Asset management
Fund administrators welcome competition
Round Table
A new generation of risk
The UK government recently committed to a new generation of nuclear power stations - the first in the UK for 13 years - funded by the private sector. Roderick Bruce examines the financial and regulatory risks facing potential stakeholders
Back to basics: non-determinant deposits
Liquidity and Deposits
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…
The best of both worlds
Hybrid Capital
Tree of Knowledge
Technology
Calling time
Pension Buyouts
'Boom cycle' for US power prices
With input costs surging and demand growth currently outpacing supply additions in the US power market, analysts are expecting the space to tighten further. David Watkins reports
Cashing in on coal
Special Report: Coal
Blue Sky unveils third Protected Income Plan
Blue Sky Asset Management (BSAM) investment boutique has launched a third tranche of its six-year Protected Income Plan (PIP), which offers a fixed 10% income per year and 100% capital protection. The PIP III plan is linked to a portfolio of five UK…
Future for algorithmic trading on energy markets
Currently, the penetration into energy markets by hedge funds and algorithmic trading desks is far below that of other asset classes. James Davies, head of trader systems at Trayport, looks at the issue from a service provider point of view.
Getting information flow right
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Russian economic revival attracts hedge fund and investor interest
Russia, rich in commodities and with a large population, could be poised to become the place to be for hedge funds looking for new opportunities to exploit.
Libra Europe Fund: Libra Equity
Libra focus is fixed on euro zone mid cap companies and controlling risk
Emerging and frontier markets continue to offer value for investors
Over the last few years emerging markets were the big investment story, in particular Brazil, Russia, India and China, known as the BRIC countries. Are emerging markets, however, now being challenged by the opportunities offered in frontier markets?…
Performance persistence
Academic Paper
Distressed debt strategies need to wait for opportunities to emerge
The liquidity crisis continues to claim casualties. Although forecasts of company closures and bankruptcies across the board are increasing, now may not be the best time to start a fund focused on distressed debt.