who will fund higher levels of bank capital
Chris Iggo looks at the complications over how banks will fund the higher levels of capital regulation is forcing them to hold.
Author: Portfolio Adviser
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barings appoints new chief operating officer
Baring Asset Management has appointed John Burns to take over from John Misselbrook who will retire at the end of the year after a decade with the firm.
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pursglove joins goldman sachs asset management
Ex-Gartmore head of retail, Richard Pursglove, has joined Goldman Sachs Asset Management as head of the third party distribution business in the UK.
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does em debt offer a defensive play
Emerging Market sovereign debt should increasingly be seen as a defensive play because of the countries’ low budget deficits compared to developed nations, according to Pimco.
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global regulators discuss high frequency trading
The FSA and SEC hosted a roundtable discussion on market structures on Friday, looking at the impact of automated trading strategies such as high frequency trading (HFT).
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pa analysis sec fsa dialogue nothing more than hot air
At the latest SEC-FSA Strategic Dialogue meeting the two watchdogs restated their commitment to working together on regulation, which showed no change from the last meeting, or the one before that.
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ubs rogue trader fails to dent etp desire
Recent scandals surrounding the ETF market have not dented investors’ appetite for the products, but risk-off sentiment in the past month has led to portfolio repositioning.
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overly optimisic forecasts will lead to year end disappointment
As the Q3 reporting season has now kicked off, James Butterfill looks at corporate earnings forecasts that he suggests are too generous.
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gilliat structured products deliver on kick out
Structured products specialist Gilliat Financial Solutions has announced the maturity of four autocall products launched last year, which offered a defensive approach.
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hmrc chases 6000 swiss bank account holders
HMRC is on the tails of 6,000 HSBC Geneva bank account holders, in pursuit of past unpaid taxes.
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rudolf wolff launches building society income fund
Rudolf Wolff has launched a fund targeted at investors looking for income in a low interest rate environment and aiming for a net return of 7% per year.
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swip expands real estate arm
With assets under management now topping £8.5bn, SWIP has announced five new recruits for its real estate arm.