All Investment Briefing articles – Page 9
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Securities Services: Evolutionary pressures rise with new demands
Key challenges facing securities services include margin pressure, regulatory change and technological development
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Non-performing Loans: A market in full swing in Europe
A stockpile of nearly €780bn worth of non-performing loans weighs on the European economy
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FeaturesBrexit is no simple break
The implications of the UK’s EU departure will be complex and wide ranging for asset managers
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Selection is key in EMD
Anxiety is growing about emerging market debt. US rate rises and the potential for a stronger dollar mean that EMD may be heading for turbulent times
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Asset Allocation: Mirages and safe havens
Creeping tensions have appeared in the interbank market that, in the past, sowed the seeds of economic downturns and financial crises
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UK Equities: The pariah asset
No one wants UK equities. The influential global fund manager survey published by Bank of America Merrill Lynch reported that they were the most unpopular asset in April
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Macro Matters: Populism is far from dead
Few words are as visceral, and yet as ill-defined, as populism. It has become a catch-all phrase for the sense of malaise sweeping the world
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Briefing: Avoiding nasty tax surprises
Taking a consolidated view of taxation not only removes compliance headaches for asset managers but can also give them an edge over other industry players
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Financial Crises: Awaiting the Minsky moment
The bout of marked market volatility in February prompted a heated debate: were financial markets close to a Minsky moment?
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Briefing: Commodity super cycle
The internet can in some ways be said to define globalisation.
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Derivatives: Pros and cons of central clearing
While there is uncertainty over exemptions for pension funds, compliance with EMIR could bring benefits
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FeaturesCryptocurrencies and the state
Digital currencies dominate the media and water cooler conversations these days
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Mortgages: Safe as Dutch houses?
The Dutch residential market offers good opportunities in fixed income, but foreign investors should do their research
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Two sides of the bitcoin
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have attracted as many fans as critics
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FeaturesTake care with precious metals
Gold has been a byword for trust and value for millennia. For many investors today this still holds true
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Looking towards a new Japan
The Japanese stock market recently hit a 26-year high. This achievement is even more remarkable when considered against the geopolitical backdrop
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Briefing: The return of carry
The carry trade may be making a comeback, after a decade in the doldrums, laid low by the global financial crisis
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Briefing: ‘Ill’-liquidity?
The changing financial services landscape raises doubts about the belief that publicly traded investments are more liquid than private ones
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ESG: Cadbury, a governance legacy
Published 25 years ago this month, the Cadbury Report introduced the first comply-or-explain corporate governance code
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FeaturesInsurance-linked securities: Embracing catastrophic risks
Insurance-linked securities (ILS) are an asset class based upon insurance events. They provide an element of diversity to portfolios. Put simply, a market collapse is unlikely to be correlated to a natural disaster.
