All Features articles – Page 429
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No need to shy away
European pension funds are not the most prolific users of derivatives. However, for some, options, futures and swaps form an integral part of the asset management process. This article provides a broad overview of the use of derivative instruments in several European markets and, more importantly, how these instruments can ...
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Merger the best way
Attempts to create a pan-European stock exchage stole the limelight last year and overshadowed the equally important consolidation of clearing and settlement in Europe. With Clearstream, Euroclear and Crest expressing interest in a cross-border system and the LSE, London Clearing House and Crest forming a central counterparty, it appears the ...
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Good time for the buy decision
In times of high risk aversion and fears of global recession investors tend to overlook the opportunities offered by emerging markets, it is a pity, as this is usually the best time to buy. Recent results may help to put through this thesis. In the year to date the MSCI ...
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A useful tool, but handle with care
Pension fund trustees increasingly agree that derivatives, used correctly and with adequate controls, can provide benefits to their funds by lowering costs and allowing for the efficient implementation of investment strategies. At times, they can also boost performance and lower risk. Paul Myners, chairman of Gartmore Investment Management, suggests that ...
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Setting standards to deal with risk
We are all, at last, coming to realise in these volatile times that risk cannot be avoided. Indeed, for any serious investor in the equity market, the acceptance of risk has always been essential to the earning of a reward. Ignoring risk is never an option – the question is ...
