Women forced to take on more investment risk
Women could be pressured into taking more long-term investment risks than men to compensate their low pay, according to a study by UBS Wealth Management.
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Risk-parity creates risks of its own kind, say fund managers at Expert Investor Monaco
Funds which aim to achieve positive returns regardless of market direction have enjoyed unprecedented inflows over the past year. While the main driver behind this trend is the increased investor need to dampen their losses when markets fall, risk-parity funds engender risks of their own kind.
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IA issues core guidelines on manager conduct
The Investment Association has issued a list of core principles that should be followed by money managers to maintain client confidence.
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PA ANALYSIS: Lift-off in Japan or false dawn?
With the Nikkei 225 breaking through the 20,000 point level yesterday and Japanese stocks broadly having put on around 15% this year, many investors will be trying to ascertain whether that is as good as it gets or a sign of things to come.
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Man Group rolls out four UCITS quant funds
Man Group is adding four new ‘systematic strategies’ to its UCITS fund range.
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7IM targets pure value play with ‘smart passive’ range
7IM has unitised its in-house smart beta approach with the launch of a range of value-focused funds investing in low-priced equities across the UK, Europe, US and emerging markets.
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PA ANALYSIS: Why fund managers must underweight Shell/BG Group
While Royal Dutch Shell’s £47bn acquisition of BG Group is something of super-sized deal for the FTSE, it promises to be a weighty problem for active and passive funds alike.