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An opportunity too good to miss?
28 April, 2010
Emerging markets should form a bigger allocation in client portfolios according to a number of private bankers, but there are several ways in.
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Daniel Truchi, CEO of Société Générale Private Banking |
Ultra wealthy lose faith in advisers
28 April, 2010
Stung by the recent crisis, wealthy individuals are looking to take more control over the management of their portfolios, writes Elisa Trovato.
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Asset managers and Apac drive M&A; valuations surge
28 April, 2010
Europe may be struggling with low growth expectations, but merger and acquisition activity in the Asia-Pacific region is on the rise, pushing up valuations and creating a seller’s market, writes Stephen Wall.
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Alex Neve, Robeco |
Robeco reaping rewards of an internal market
28 April, 2010
Robeco’s Alex Neve explains the importance of identifying investors’ true exposure to emerging economies, and discusses the fund house’s relationship with owner Rabobank. Yuri Bender reports.
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Aïda Molineux, Northern Trust |
Northern trust aims to put families first
28 April, 2010
Aïda Molineux talks to Yuri Bender about Northern Trust’s family office service, which aims to provide wealthy clients with a greater control over investments, while offering them a custody and trading platform.
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Unmasking advisers
28 April, 2010
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Anne Buchardt, Danske Bank |
Word of mouth recommendations and referrals from within banking networks can help client-adviser relationships to start off on the right foot, writes Elisa Trovato.
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Renewed appetite for structured solutions as worries disappear
28 April, 2010
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Andy Halford, Kleinwort Benson |
With equity based investments back in demand, structured products are once again attracting investors, although concerns about liquidity mean transparency and simplicity are at a premium, writes Ceri Jones.
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Counterparty risk: lesson learned?
28 April, 2010
Matthew Robinson, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, looks back at how the structured product market has evolved over the past 18 months in relation to counterparty risk concerns.
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Property sector bounces back
28 April, 2010
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Joe Harvey, Cohen & Steers |
Clients have been moving back into property funds, but asset managers are treating the recovery with caution, writes Ceri Jones.
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European retail property recovery spells welcome news for investors
28 April, 2010
There are still plenty of opportunities in the retail property sector, writes Vicky Watson, Investment Director at Scottish widows investment partnership.
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Emerging markets: from satellite to core investment
28 April, 2010
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Richard Carlyle, Capital International |
PWM invited eight leading thinkers in private banking and asset management to comment on the currently popular emerging markets investment theme, to discuss the drivers behind performance and to assess the risks lurking on the horizon in an asset class, that despite common perception, is far from homegenous and much more fragmented than many commentators care to admit
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The back door to developing economies
28 April, 2010
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Guy Monson, Sarasin & Partners |
Private investors looking to access growth in Asia’s emerging markets should consider investing in global funds, therefore taking advantage of Western companies looking to source increased profits from the region, writes Elliot Smither, although some local specialists remain unconvinced.
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Panel investment
28 April, 2010
Each month in PWM, 12 top European asset allocators reveal how they would spend €100,000 in a fund supermarket for a fairly conservative client with a balanced strategy.
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