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Dealing with the inflation beast
Inflation is once again becoming an issue – Eurozone inflation hit a record high of 4 per cent last week, double the European Central Bank’s target, while the US consumer prices index has risen above 4 per cent in recent months, but experts are divided over how much we need to worry (PDF)
Index innovation keeps on rolling
Investors seeking new markets and strategies are driving the proliferation of benchmarks covering all kinds of asset classes (PDF)
Top jobs disappear as credit crisis bites
Global asset managers are cutting costs through restructuring top management and culling some highly paid senior executive roles PDF
Push to put Vienna on the finance map
An unusual cross-party alliance is promoting a new role for Austria in investment management and private banking in central and eastern Europe (PDF)
Brazil’s new status wins admirers
Two ratings agencies have lifted Brazil’s long-term sovereign debt to investment status – the move has major implications PDF
A close-knit business you can bank on
The multi-family office model that has grown swiftly in the US is set to spread across Europe as an alternative to private banks (PDF)
UK takes shine to structured products
Investors’ desire for a degree of capital protection coupled with big product launches, is helping to raise take-up, to the detriment of traditional funds PDF
Italy and Spain’s funds feel the heat
The asset management industry in the two countries is taking a beating as volatile equity markets make it harder for fund managers to achieve high returns PDF
Biotech outflows belie industry hype
Across Europe, biotech funds have seen their assets under management shrivel from €12.15bn at the end of 2001 to just €3.17bn as of February (PDF)
Gulf opening up to foreign investors
The fund management industry in the Gulf is expanding thanks to rising wealth from the oil-rich states, fast growing economies, regulatory reform and increasing investor appetite for the region PDF
