Peter Knight
- Features
Keeping their edge
Risk is a growing problem that has yet to be properly addressed by many cash investors. At the bottom of the economic cycle, investors would usually be expected to reduce risk, as rising corporate defaults and business failures significantly increase the chances of a loss of capital. But, because of ...
- Features
Wake-up call for cash holdings
We live in risk-averse times. Consumer confidence in the major economies is either weak or falling, risk premiums have risen following the terrorist attacks of 11 September and the IMF has warned of a global recession. In such a difficult economic environment the management of low-risk asset classes, such as ...