From CAPITAL MARKETS 9:22pm

Borrow longer on low rates, Treasury told

Even a 50-year security has been proposed to lock in low costs

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
Feb 10, 2013

Investors diversify against stock falls

Hedge funds and private markets selected

The sign for the Virgin Media headquarters is seen, in Hook, Hampshire, U.K., Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. Virgin Media Inc., the second-largest U.K. cable-television service, is pushing fast Web access to stem customer losses and reverse this year's 26 percent stock slide. ©Bloomberg From COMPANIES Feb 10, 2013

Equity and debt markets reawaken M&A

Stirring of ‘animal spirits’ among dealmakers

Locals take in the view of the city of Doha ©Getty From WORLD Feb 10, 2013

Global deals put Qatar debt in spotlight

Financing structures are rarely made public

William Macaulay, CEO and Chairman of First Reserve., at his ofice in Greenwich, Connecticut ©Pascal Perich The Monday Interview from MANAGEMENT Feb 10, 2013

A go-to commodities dealmaker

Reserve chief fell into sector to become one of its key figures

Alchemy
Feb 10, 2013

Vanguard and BlackRock keep gun stakes

Chicago mayor calls for end of investment in gun makers

Feb 10, 2013

Fund fees are ‘not sustainable’

Management charges will have to fall as long as low interest rates drive down returns

An illustration of Thijs Coenen Face to Face from PEOPLE IN FUND MANAGEMENT Feb 10, 2013

‘When the sun shines, we buy an umbrella’

APG’s Thijs Coenen believes the success of the pension manager is due to its willingness to do something different

From FTFM OPINION Feb 10, 2013

The fittest adapt to evolutionary pressures

Fund managers must adjust to a changing environment to survive

Feb 10, 2013

Investors apply ESG to assess bond risks

Pension investors are using environmental, social and governance criteria to try and determine the creditworthiness of sovereign bonds

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