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Skandia Investment Group appoints new CEO, again
The asset management business within the LTS division of Old Mutual has named Paul Feeney as chief, just weeks after unveiling Phil Wagstaff in the same role. But it denies CEO ...
By Leigh Powell | 19 December 2011
Alternatives
Do hedge funds need the media (and vice versa)?
As the Alternative Investment Management Association publishes its 2012 guide to media relations for hedge funds, it begs the question: do the two really need each other?
By Simon Osborne | 16 December 2011
Markets
Asia CB pipeline likely to start flowing again: BNPP IP
With credit hard to come by and stocks looking cheap, Asian convertible bond issuance may be set to increase, says Skander Chabbi of BNP Paribas Investment Partners.
By Joe Marsh | 16 December 2011
Markets
Asset management salaries rising faster in Asia than US
Projections suggest total compensation in Asia is up 8% in fixed income and 10% in equities this year, rising quicker than in the US, although Asian professionals still earn ...
By Leigh Powell | 16 December 2011
Markets
Investors shun India, prefer China and Indonesia
Allocators are heavily favouring emerging markets and the US over Europe, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s monthly fund manager survey.
By Joe Marsh | 15 December 2011
Distribution
LGT chief talks manager selection and finding talent
Prince Max of Liechtenstein, the CEO of LGT Group, outlines his views on exchange-traded funds, big private banking brands and Asian regulation.
By Joe Marsh | 12 December 2011
Markets
Eurozone woes turn Asian debt into mainstream asset class
In the final part of our series on Asia’s crisis expectations, we hear Asian government bonds touted as a safe haven, while managers see opportunities in Europe’s ...
By Leigh Powell | 9 December 2011
Commentary
Wealth managers wising up to today’s technology
They recognise the importance of new communication methods in client interaction, and those quickest to adapt will likely reap the benefits, writes Scorpio Partnership.
By Bill Yelverton | 8 December 2011
Markets
Role of RMB in portfolios set to grow – but how?
Panellists at AsianInvestor's Southeast Asia Institutional Investment Forum yesterday discuss how the renminbi will continue to rise in importance.
By Joe Marsh | 7 December 2011
Markets
Long-term investors can survive euro crisis
As events in Europe near a climax, portfolio managers in the US try to find ways to not just survive, but benefit from structural changes.
By Jame DiBiasio | 2 December 2011
Asset Owners
For some SWFs, it ain't easy
Not all sovereign wealth funds are titans of finance. We take a side trip to Trinidad and Tobago to speak to Ewart Williams, the head of its young SWF, to understand how these ...
By Nick Lord | 30 November 2011
Markets
Global CIO Wells warns of CDS blow-up, inflation risks
Andrew Wells of FIL Investments International discusses a potential blow-up in Europe’s CDS market and argues that investors are losing sight of inflation.
By Leigh Powell | 29 November 2011
Markets
Emerging markets still often treated as a ‘monolithic bloc’
With emerging market equities increasingly a core portfolio allocation, investors should take a more targeted approach to the asset class, says Robin Thorn at PineBridge ...
By Joe Marsh | 25 November 2011
Alternatives
Market turmoil has mixed impact on Eastern Europe
The ex-Soviet republics have bounced back and there's hope Russia's WTO accession will stir investments. But the closer you go to Europe, the worse it gets, says East Capital CIO.
By Simon Osborne | 24 November 2011
Markets
Stay in quality credit as crises come to a head
Standish argues investment-grade credit is a much better place to be than high-yield bonds.
By Jame DiBiasio | 24 November 2011
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