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Turmoil in gilts shows governments will have to work harder to keep markets on-side
Names known for bets against Wirecard and Steinhoff hope markets downturn will help them replicate earlier successes
Another £20mn to be paid out but value of remaining holdings in former star stockpicker’s fund slashed
Universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College advised £90bn USS of ‘significant risks’
Pension funds should invest in assets with the likely greatest return over the long term
A normally quiet corner of finance takes centre stage amid wider market turbulence
LDI strategies threatened to unravel after Kwarteng’s mini-Budget tax cut hit gilt prices
Alphabet soup of LDI and ESG puts BlackRock and others in the financial hot seat
Michael Platt’s private investment group outperforms peers with bets on interest rates
Hidden risks revealed by crisis may prompt ‘buyout’ deals that shrink world of defined benefit schemes
How an accounting tweak and a radical actuarial theory created a trillion pound asset class
Mismatch between redemptions and hard-to-sell holdings presents ‘major potential vulnerability’
A strategy to focus on retirement scheme liabilities is facing tough questions
FTSE 250 fund manager known for its contrarian bets has lost out recently
Share price has fallen 50% this year on darkening outlook and rise of cheaper alternatives
Government bonds including Treasuries accounted for 60 per cent of inflows, up from 20 per cent in August
Prominent tech investor seeks $6bn for new private equity vehicle less than half the size of predecessor
Mad Money for stable returns
ETFs and mutual funds have hit the market despite regulatory concerns about retail access
UK insurer says it is on track to deliver earnings in line with guidance
‘Flash crash’ in gilts is latest episode of over-reliance on risk metrics begetting greater swings in price
Schroders, BlackRock and Columbia Threadneedle impose restrictions on redemptions from institutional real estate funds
Shift to safety comes after market turmoil triggered by UK mini-Budget
World’s largest asset manager has come under fire for its stakes in large companies and ESG strategy
There are clear parallels with many of the issues that led to the financial crisis
Plus, Odey bets against the UK, emerging market outflows and Lucian Freud’s centenary
Bond investors tread a perilous path. Plus: can ‘K-pop’ deliver a global ETF hit; crypto inflows defy crash in values; tech stock falls test weighting risk
Hedge fund increases stake in British company after previous scepticism of extraction method
Institutions have shifted positions after repricing of fixed-income assets
Strategy that drove last week’s market crisis helps ‘immunise’ funds against interest rate and inflation moves
Even deliberately diffuse funds can still be caught by overexposure to once-fashionable companies
Investor interest in bitcoin and other alternatives remains strong despite a torrid market performance
ETFs have built a reputation for being able to operate through any emergency — until now
Growing overseas interest in Korean music supports launch of entertainment fund
Product launches are becoming more esoteric but inflows have slowed for many special categories
Asset managers cite pitfalls at FT conference as ‘alts’ look beyond institutions for growth
Current turmoil is the culmination of policy mistakes made a generation ago
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