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Exchanging places?

Assets under management in European-domiciled mutual funds have plunged more than EUR60 billion this year, while exchange-traded funds have seen healthy capital inflows of over EUR20 billion. With the pattern repeated in the US as traditional asset…

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Lehman Brothers losses loom large

The collapse of Lehman Brothers has shocked investors in structured products. Previously immune to the financial crisis in the immediate markets that surround them, those that bought products from the defunct US investment bank are now contemplating…

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Fund farewells to leverage

After the heydays of 2005 and 2006, the structured funds space is showing signs of strain. Liquidity shortages and worries about the future of some hedge funds have taken their toll, leading some banks to withdraw or make big cuts in investment in this…

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Brief encounter

Unstable financial markets are pushing risk-averse retail investors in the direction of shorter-tenor products, with some forex notes lasting only a week. An example of the interesting opportunities thrown up by today's volatile landscape, perhaps. But…

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