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View from the US 6:53pm

There is a rational basis for buying junk

John Dizard examines a range of trading strategies in high yield bond markets

View from the US Egyptian spring could be European storm
View from the US Hunt is on for sovereign debt holdouts
View from the US Asset managers must lobby Washington
View from the US Hard work ahead to save euro area capital markets

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OTC derivatives

A clearing house

The future slowly becomes clearer

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Many Americans have no idea how to plan for retirement

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The Last Word Feb 10, 2013

Equity expectations hail from cloud cuckoo land

Optimism about potential returns from all asset classes looks dangerously overdone, says John Plender

The Last Word The end may be nigh but don’t bet on it
The Last Word Pre-school lessons for the bankers

Feb 10, 2013

‘Free lunch’ accusations bite down

Investors allege fund managers charge excessive fees for securities lending

Feb 10, 2013

The fittest adapt to evolutionary pressures

Fund managers must adjust to a changing environment to survive

View from the US Feb 10, 2013

Egyptian spring could be European storm

Desperate people can behave badly, warns John Dizard

View from the US Hunt is on for sovereign debt holdouts
View from the US Asset managers must lobby Washington

Special Report: Exchange traded funds

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Sights set on $3tn assets milestone

Special Report: OTC derivatives

A clearing house

The future slowly becomes clearer

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Feb 10, 2013

Disclosures about hedging must improve

The complexity of derivatives means the use of these instruments can make it hard for investors to estimate risk

Hedge fund buys extra help
The Big Picture Hedgies fall short but investors happy

London Stock Exchange

©Bloomberg Feb 10, 2013

Appetite for smart indices increases

More investors are adopting alternative weighted indices

The Last Word Feb 3, 2013

The end may be nigh but don’t bet on it

The world is trapped in a debt supercycle, but future income streams to repay the loans are set to shrink, says Edward Chancellor

The Last Word Pre-school lessons for the bankers
The Last Word Is Japan about to come in from the cold?

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Feb 3, 2013

No brand, no chance, say investors

Fund managers may wonder what’s in a name, but if they do not advertise, they had better perform, finds Chris Newlands

Feb 3, 2013

Big themes for this year’s new crop

The absolute return space must be a top pick for the year

Columnists

View from the US

John Dizard

A ‘pretty big shark cage’ would be needed to protect restructuring sovereigns from holdouts, but John Dizard believes it shows free capital flows are becoming restricted

Opinion

Chris Newlands

©FT Fund managers may wonder what’s in a name, but if they don’t advertise, they will soon find that investors could decide ‘no brand, no chance’, finds Chris Newlands

The Last Word

Edward Chancellor

The world is trapped in a debt supercycle, but as the stock of debt becomes ever larger, future income streams to repay the loans are set to shrink, says Edward Chancellor

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