From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Feb 5, 2012

New Asian dividend culture lures investors

The yield across Asia ex-Japan is now 3.16 per cent, according to the FTSE Group

A giant screen at the Swiss bourse ©Reuters From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jan 29, 2012

The pros and cons of binning benchmarks

A Fidelity paper on unconstrained investment is convincing

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jan 15, 2012

Research shows ‘new balanced’ style fails

Diversifiers have in reality concentrated portfolios, Cap Gen believes

FTfm rooster wind vane From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jan 8, 2012

‘Shift to emerging markets will persist’

Many managers think investors will shun developed world in 2012

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Dec 18, 2011

Tobin tax costs ‘would fall on investors’

Commission’s ‘Tobin’ tax would kill off some relatively safe investments

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Dec 11, 2011

Emerging markets the place to be for big pay

Survey finds war for talent is driving extravagant EM pay packages

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Nov 27, 2011

Fine time to utilise those LDI strategies

Ignoring liabilities spells trouble

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Nov 21, 2011

Would a break-up of the euro end Ucits?

Few believe the death of either the euro or the Ucits fund market is nigh

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Nov 1, 2011

Dual share structure goes under spotlight

Institutional investors face significant risk in two-tier share structures

From PENSIONS INDUSTRY Oct 16, 2011

Pensions worry QE2 will raise liabilities

QE2 could make some pension funds look too expensive

From PENSIONS INDUSTRY Oct 9, 2011

Pensions get access to long-term debt funds

Some in the industry are launching infrastructure funds

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Oct 2, 2011

Calls mount for action on executive pay awards

UK directors’ remuneration has jumped, outstripping company performance

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Sep 25, 2011

Enquiry starting into ‘empty voting’

Borrowing shares to vote at AGMs is becoming a governance issue

From PENSIONS INDUSTRY Sep 11, 2011

Investors falling short as active owners

Pension funds and insurance companies need to do more on engagement

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Sep 4, 2011

The secrets of investing in emerging markets

The question of how to best gain EM exposure is becoming more pressing

Aug 28, 2011

Investors weigh up yields vs dividends

Many think dividend yielding stocks are looking safer than bonds, but are they?

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Aug 21, 2011

Asia still wary about hedge funds

Asia’s low appetite for hedge funds looks unlikely to pick up

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Aug 7, 2011

Financial services bow to pressure to reform pay

A slew of new rules has thrown the sector into a fit of anxiety

From INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jul 7, 2011

Emerging investors cross new frontiers

Emerging market investors are looking beyond Brics and equities

From FTFM OPINION Jun 12, 2011

Questions to ask of a hedge fund flop

Poorly performing hedge funds must be asked some pertinent questions