institutional investment
Outlook 2009: Emerging market opportunities and realities
Jerome Booth, head of research at Ashmore Investment Management, says he believes there are opportunities for recovery in emerging markets although equities be slower than other opportunities.
Finding a long-term solution to the financial crisis
Colin Melvin, the chief executive of Hermes Equity Ownership Services, one of the world's largest institutional advisors with assets worth £50bn under stewardship, says pension funds and institutional investors failed in their responsibility to rein in banks' excesses or catch Madoff. He outlines what needs to be done to stop this happening again.
Stupidity and negligence: do they explain Madoff's risky business
Here we go again, ‘there shall be a weeping and gnashing of teeth' heard globally as pension funds, charities and banks lament the loss of billions ...
State Street Weekly Research: Home comforts
It's Safety First under State Street's analysis and money is being repatriated to the safe and familiar terrain of fund managers' home markets. In this respect flows and prices are in agreement. The US and UK markets have posted a positive return since the start of July, while emerging markets have slumped by 14% because the US has slashed rates and markets have priced in 100 basis points of easing by the Bank of England in the next 12 months. Jeremy Armitage examines the indicators.
State Street Weekly Research: Home comforts
It's Safety First under State Street's analysis and money is being repatriated to the safe and familiar terrain of fund managers' home markets. In this respect flows and prices are in agreement. The US and UK markets have posted a positive return since the start of July, while emerging markets have slumped by 14% because the US has slashed rates and markets have priced in 100 basis points of easing by the Bank of England in the next 12 months. Jeremy Armitage examines the indicators.
The Bottom Line:If Mr Cable has his way...
"If Mr Cable had his way, all the big banks would be broken up and bonuses would be virtually eliminated - a sure-fire way in my view of guaranteeing an end to the UK’s ability to compete as an international financial centre. Let’s not forget that this is a man who is on record as saying that everyone who works in a bank has an ‘aristocratic lifestyle’ clearly demonstrating his lack of understanding of the sector." A tough line on bankers’ bonuses could make a brain drain of financial talent a distinct possibility, warns Paul Marsden. Read more