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MFS Investment Management: Smoothing out the bumps
As seasoned investors will tell you, putting your money in emerging markets can be a rough ride. The highs may be high, but the lows can be even lower. The emerging markets debt team at MFS Investment Management are aiming to give their investors a…
Mexico dances to a different tune
With US structured finance markets in the grip of the subprime squeeze, close neighbour Mexico might be expected to have suffered a similar fate. But strong investor demand for securitisation and homeowner-friendly government initiatives are combining to…
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Can the Icelandic meltdown be avoided?
Fears over the strength of the Icelandic banking system have caused the wholesale system to shut on Icelandic banks, prompting the country’s central bank to hike interest rates to record levels. At first sight, the initiative appears to have worked, with…
Isda AGM: Regulatory scrutiny of derivatives likely, says Moulds
The derivatives industry faces a period of heightened scrutiny by regulators, mirroring the supervisory review in the wake of a series of mis-selling scandals in the 1990s, said Jonathan Moulds, president for Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia at…
Paulson regulatory shakeup looks unlikely
US Treasury secretary Hank Paulson’s long-awaited proposals to overhaul the US financial regulatory system have received a tepid response from the market, which is enthusiastic about the intent of the proposals but sceptical that they will ever be…
The big freeze
The US subprime crisis has shown how market illiquidity can affect trading. Yet liquidity risk is a fact of life for commodity firms. William Rhode looks at how to mitigate it
Suppliers fight for green
A shortage of green power in the US has left some states struggling to meet mandatory renewables supply targets. Long-term supply contracts could help producers build new plants, but utilities and competitive suppliers are feuding over who gets to sign…
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Talking Point - Regulation through the credit crisis
The role of the regulator has been highlighted by the ongoing turmoil in the credit market. What response can we expect from regulators in the months to come?
Profile - Nic Pifer
The portfolio manager and sector leader, global fixed income, at RiverSource Investments talks to Dalia Fahmy about what's behind the fund manager's rise up the rankings
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