INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jan 27, 2013

Scandals dent Swiss asset hunt

A Zurich facade ©Alamy

New mandate wins fall sharply in the past two years

Industry trends

A clearing house ©Bloomberg
The future slowly becomes clearer
– Special report
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Many Americans have no idea how to plan for retirement
– Special report
FTFM OPINION Jan 27, 2013

Fund industry has a bad week

Insider dealing has dented trust in the fund management sector

Face to Face from PEOPLE IN FUND MANAGEMENT Jan 27, 2013

Good governance delivers good value

Sacha Sadan of Legal & General dispels some myths about the recent upsurge in shareholder power

INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jan 27, 2013

Half of money funds alter strategy

Negative short-term yields are forcing money market funds to make changes

Movie set ©Getty Jan 27, 2013

‘French must stop City bashing’

Carmignac calls for home improvement and tells the government to end London griping

Alchemy
Cayman Islands ©Dreamstime REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Jan 27, 2013

Reality dawns for alternatives sector

Managers face a mass of work to comply with the EU’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive

FTFM OPINION Jan 27, 2013

Responsible capitalism is not about taking sides

We need a deeper level of engagement with companies

PENSIONS INDUSTRY Jan 27, 2013

Final salary closures at record high

Just 13% of UK final salary pension schemes were open to new joiners in 2012

INVESTMENT STRATEGY Jan 27, 2013

Buyout prices and debt levels soar

Rebound is attributed to ‘a sense of urgency to deploy capital’ on the part of private equity funds

KBC ©Bloomberg FTFM OPINION Jan 27, 2013

Investors’ hunger for yield helps banks

Banks’ contingent capital bonds are being snapped up

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