Central banks’ policies can wreak havoc

Not for the first time, a central bank’s mistaken pursuit of price stability threatens to end with a bad case of debt deflation writes Edward Chancellor

• More to credit crisis than ‘irrationality’
• Is writing on the wall for bonds?

Let the unco-operative nations stand up

Almost 10 years on, the European Commission will again consider Ucits with provisions for a simplified prospectus and a management passport to allso management of Ucits funds by operators from other European countries

No smooth route to the European pension

There are fewer than 50 cross-border European pensions schemes and Europe seems to be far off a solution that would work across all 27 member states (PDF)

Passport hopes in Paris

Commissioner Charlie McCreevy has asked the Committee of European Securities Regulators, based in Paris, to work out what they need for a management company passport

Managers get guide to broker dealings

Fund managers worried about how to relate to brokers will have a blueprint document to guide them through the complexities of contractual dealings that could end years of argument over their respective responsibilities

Shareholder democracy is on hold

The credit crisis is just one reason for a weakening in the crusade to reform boardrooms

Call to regulate trade in US life policies

The growing trade in US life policies raises ethical and regulatory issues, according to a report from the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School

Bankers signal change of mood over fair value

The banking industry is going forward to looking for guidance on what the model should be for valuations where there is no observable market