From EQUITIES 6:15pm

Hedge funds raise equity bets

Sentiment has shifted from fear of losses to fear of missing out

Industry trends

A clearing house ©Bloomberg
The future slowly becomes clearer
– Special report
retirement greeting card
Many Americans have no idea how to plan for retirement
– Special report
From COMPANIES 3:28am

Singapore underwrites Laxfield’s £1bn fund

Highlights growing role of alternative finance in UK property

John Shedd, 85, loads a container with Bt-corn harvested from his son's farm October 9, 2003 near Rockton, Illinois ©Getty From COMPANIES 6:55pm

Investors wary of going back to the land

Amid the caution, appetite is strong

A Zurich facade ©Alamy Jan 27, 2013

Scandals dent Swiss asset hunt

New mandate wins fall sharply in the past two years

Jan 27, 2013

Half of money funds alter strategy

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

Alchemy
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

The Last Word from FTFM OPINION Jan 27, 2013

Is Japan about to come in from the cold?

There is hope for an equity market renaissance in the Asian country, but structural problems linger

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Jan 27, 2013

Edhec tries to redefine risky funds

Research body says moves to label Ucits ‘complex’ won’t protect investors

Barnardo's ©Alamy From PENSIONS INDUSTRY Jan 27, 2013

Charities struggle with pension fund deficits

Sector-wide fear as Barnardo’s axes scheme

KBC ©Bloomberg From FTFM OPINION Jan 27, 2013

Investors’ hunger for yield helps banks

Banks’ contingent capital bonds are being snapped up

FTFM VIDEOS