In Depth – Page 35
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Ahead of the Curve: There’s gold in currency trading
Christopher Cruden makes the case for investing in gold by treating it as a major currency
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ESG: The circle of life
Susanna Rust delves into the circular economy and why it matters for long-term institutional investors
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Proxy access: Flexing muscles
Big US public pension plans want listed companies to include shareholders’ director nominees in company proxy statements
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Private Equity Fees: Standardisation still elusive
A string of initiatives has attempted to resolve the complexity and opacity of private equity fees. One of latest such initiatives has received mixed reviews from European investors
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Behind Chinese walls
Liyu Zeng and Priscilla Luk analyse the challenges in designing a benchmark to measure the performance of both offshore and onshore listed companies
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Strategically speaking: Nikko Asset Management
From a European perspective the story of Japanese finance over the decades seems to be one of dramatic rise followed by spectacular fall
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Ahead of the Curve: The investment conundrum
Alan Porter argues that investors should favour businesses that prioritise long-term capital investment rather than simply seeking out those paying high dividends
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Investment: Convex protection
With record-low corporate spreads and volatile equity markets, is it time to take a closer look at convertible bonds?
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CEE equities – Middle ground promise
David Turner assesses why Central and Eastern European equities are catching the eye of many investors
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Commodity Prices: If only we could blame China
Niels Jensen argues that the strong dollar and rising debt levels among emerging market corporates bear some of responsibility for the slump in global commodity prices
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ESG: Investment in society
Jonathan Williams reports on niche bonds that are growing in prominence as they move into areas previously filled by charities and the government
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Strategically speaking: Capabilities for adapting
When Colin Clark, director of the global client group at Standard Life Investments, entered finance in 1980 he could not have predicted he would be part of some dramatic shifts in global asset management
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Ahead of the Curve: The deflationary impacts of web 2.0
Edward Shing examines the deflationary effects of the emerging ‘sharing economy’ on traditional companies
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Capital Flows: Capital flees emerging markets
Capital flight from emerging economies is an important part of the story of global stockmarket volatility and plummeting bond yields
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Asset Management Fees: What’s the going rate?
Despite calls for a greater level of alignment between asset managers and pension funds, alternative fee models have not yet taken off
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Strategically speaking: SCOR Investment Partners
It took François de Varenne, CEO of SCOR Global Investments and SCOR Investment Partners, two years to convince the group to hold insurance risk on its own balance sheet
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Ahead of the Curve: MiFID II starts to bite
Mark Croxon looks at the impact the new EU directive is likely to have on the workflow of investment firms
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Opportunities in Solvency II
What kind of opportunities and challenges does Solvency II, the new regulatory regime for insurance companies, create for pension schemes?
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Financial technology: big data, greater expectations
In an age of big data, investors are making increasing demands on their managers, who are also faced with rising security and regulatory challenges, writes Vanessa Drucker
