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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:25:08 +0100Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/markets/fundfocus(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a184ee6a-9a52-11dd-bfe2-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a184ee6a-9a52-11dd-bfe2-000077b07658.htmlAsset managers cannot help but wonder how their industry will be affected by the banking crisisWed, 15 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a82cf296-9988-11dd-9d48-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a82cf296-9988-11dd-9d48-000077b07658.htmlFunds within the IMA UK Smaller Companies sector have been among those that have suffered most over the course of the credit crunchTue, 14 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e8ecdbc-96f7-11dd-8cc4-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e8ecdbc-96f7-11dd-8cc4-000077b07658.htmlTony Lanning of Gartmore Investment Management explains his defensive strategySun, 12 Oct 2008 21:06:13 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8a35bdc-9665-11dd-9dce-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8a35bdc-9665-11dd-9dce-000077b07658.htmlInvestors need to start investing in large-caps if they are to take advantage of the next market cycle, according to Aaron Barnfather, manager of Lazard Asset Management's £178m European Alpha fundFri, 10 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1479c042-959b-11dd-aedd-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1479c042-959b-11dd-aedd-000077b07658.htmlWith the global markets becoming ever more volatile investors are turning to God. This time, though, they're not praying, but investingThu, 9 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f88fe76c-94d2-11dd-953e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f88fe76c-94d2-11dd-953e-000077b07658.htmlBeing part of a multinational group has proved a double-edged sword during the credit crisisWed, 8 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a377f556-9407-11dd-b277-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a377f556-9407-11dd-b277-0000779fd18c.htmlWith UK investors by and large still showing a preference for domestic funds it is little surprise that the UK All Companies sector, with 330 constituents and £96bn in assets under management, is the largest in the IMA retail universeTue, 7 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec4e282c-90e2-11dd-8abb-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ec4e282c-90e2-11dd-8abb-0000779fd18c.htmlThe outlook for Europe may be sluggish but that has yet to hit BlackRock's £215.4m Continental European fundMon, 6 Oct 2008 12:25:48 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5ea6fce-917a-11dd-b5cd-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5ea6fce-917a-11dd-b5cd-0000779fd18c.htmlThe M&G European Loan fund, managed by Dan Gardner, aims to gain from pessimism in the leveraged loan marketSun, 5 Oct 2008 20:49:21 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c14dc98-901a-11dd-9890-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c14dc98-901a-11dd-9890-0000779fd18c.htmlCorporate debt may nominally belong to the same asset class as government bonds but, in current conditions, that is where the similarities endThu, 2 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/430c5254-8f50-11dd-946c-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/430c5254-8f50-11dd-946c-0000779fd18c.htmlDaniel Freedman, chief executive and founder of the multi-manager boutique London & Capital, believes one must adopt a top-down view to stay afloat in these choppy timesWed, 1 Oct 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dadf6bc6-8e87-11dd-9b46-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dadf6bc6-8e87-11dd-9b46-0000779fd18c.htmlIt is unusual for a group of funds to experience such dramatic highs and lows over a relatively short space of time that the IMA technology and telecoms sector has seen so far this decadeTue, 30 Sep 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1855cbd6-8dbf-11dd-83d5-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1855cbd6-8dbf-11dd-83d5-0000779fd18c.htmlWhile other funds may be floundering in the current market turmoil, the increased volatility has proved beneficial for the Baring Directional Global Bond TrustMon, 29 Sep 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48b1e236-8b64-11dd-b634-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48b1e236-8b64-11dd-b634-0000779fd18c.htmlAfter the market volatility of the past two weeks and the barrage of negative press focusing on banks, most investors remain wary of financials. But not Rebecca Seabrook, manager of F&C Investments' £74m Ethical Bond fund.Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:00:00 +0100http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/74eea73a-8a9c-11dd-a76a-0000779fd18c.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/74eea73a-8a9c-11dd-a76a-0000779fd18c.htmlThe FSA's ban on short selling financial stocks is not the first time the practice has come under fire.Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:00:00 +0100