Latest Special Reports – Page 106
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Carried away
Market volatility and central bankers racing each other to zero have beaten up the carry trade. Does this make the case for a diversified exposure to currency absolute return strategies? Martin Steward reports
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‘We ate all the nuts’
Liam Kennedy interviewed PIMCO’s Bill Gross and Mohamed El-Erian at their offices in Newport Beach, California
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ESG alphabet soup
The plethora of ESG programmes and plans has resulted in a confusing alphabet soup. Nina Röhrbein sought industry views
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Seed capital
Global demographics are driving agricultural returns for both financial and real assets, writes Martin Steward
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Natural assets
The equity of natural-resource producers is not perfectly correlated with commodities, but that is why they represent a useful, diversified exposure to the long-term commodity story, finds Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Prepare for inflation shock
Thomas Thygesen looks at how best to ease into an optimised and diversified exposure to an inflationary scenario
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Special ReportShining the light of transparency
Efforts are increasing to stamp out corruption and to restore confidence in global capital markets. Nina Röhrbein reports
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Credit crunch reshapes custody
Demand for custodians’ services is rising as the credit crunch forces trustees and pension boards to pay attention to previously neglected areas of risk, finds Iain Morse
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Special ReportGetting a grip
The financial crisis has uncovered the shortcomings of traditional asset-class and market diversification. Martin Steward asks whether there is a better way
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Boost your hedge
Supplementing index-linked bonds with alternative investments in the liability-matching portfolio can take some pressure off of the return-seeking portfolio – thereby improving risk management, argues Lionel Martlellini
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Maintaining the flow
Last year’s multi-faceted liquidity crunch will change the way funds of hedge funds manage their clients’ money, writes Beverly Chandler
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Back to basics
Years of under-investment in risk management cannot be solved simply by buying the hottest new technology, warns Lynn Strongin Dodds
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Sting in the tail
Extreme Value Theory and stress testing, in combination with factor-based risk models, can help investors around the shortcomings of VaR, says Jennifer Bender
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Identify the true risks
Mean-variance optimisation’s static focus at the asset class level should be augmented with a dynamic management of risk factors, argues Crispin Lace
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Time to be active
Market cycles must be managed dynamically and liabilities kept under control, says Paul Kemmer
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Diversification isn’t dead…
… it’s just more complex than many of us thought. Haitse Hoos argues that fiduciary management can help solve the challenges of active correlation-risk management
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Microfinance reaches crossroads
Not yet significantly hit by the global financial crisis, there are signs that the microfinance sector may be about to enter a period of slower growth, finds Nina Röhrbein
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Special ReportIssues around healthcare
Opinions differ on the reputational issues of companies in sectors like healthcare and mining. Nina Röhrbein asks if investors really need to abstain
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Special ReportOutperformance claims in doubt
Recent research into the French SRI market finds no evidence of outperformance, says
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Take a position
The UK buyout market is providing good opportunities for consultants with the right experience. But there is room for more players. Gill Wadsworth reports
