ucis unregulated but not unnecessary
Piers Denne argues that while the FSA may be right in having its spotlight firmly on Ucis propositions, it is wrong to tar all such strategies with the same unfavourable brush.
Profiles & Comment
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discretionary not advisory investment trusts RDR
John Husselbee urges an end to the permanent debates over closed-ended versus open-ended, and active versus passive management, as the answer is "Yes" to all of the above.
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how real are risks for gold
Michael Quach gives his views on the positive and negative influences for gold given how much its price is affected by investor expectation as much as anything more fundamental.
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rules of engagement
The FSA is upping its efforts in the supervision of wealth managers, with demonstration of suitability top of the list, but this is not the only compliance headache that the industry will have to contend with in 2013
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bumpy road ahead for china
China’s slowdown may have bottomed out, but investors expecting an instant equity rally could be left disappointed.
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fidelitys spreadbury responds to bond worries
As concerns about a 'bond bubble' mount, the manager of one of the largest corporate bonds funds in the IMA £ Corporate Bond Sector is eager to have his say. Here we give him the chance…
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russia opens up to western institutional investors
Pavel Gagarin explains the possibilities for western fund managers from next year' $10bn in privatisation of currently Russian State-owned businesses.
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Low correlation advantage of alternatives
James Klempster gives the positive case for the role of alternatives in a private client portfolio, benefiting as they do from a low correlation to more traditional assets.
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online reader survey Amazon voucher one day to go
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analysis of corporate bond fund strategies
Ben Edwards and Paul Read both run corporate bond funds with very different strategies so here they explain how both look to achieve the same thing but in very different ways.
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russia undervalued but not trough level
Russia is a market that is priced on perception and sentiment rather than fundamentals. Douglas Helfer explains where the mispriced assets are and how to take best advantage of them.
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