14 November 2016
Investment groups are facing a corporate governance crackdown as pressure mounts on the way asset managers vote on pay and monitor issues such as board independence and company strategy.
13 November 2016
Compliance with the corporate governance code among
30 October 2016
In the unlikely event of ever being asked to name an economist on the TV quiz show Pointless, one could do worse than nominate either of the wonderfully obscure
28 October 2016
It is no coincidence that as part of his fightback against the asset management "system",
Once maligned and dismissed as a nerdy, old-fashioned way to invest, the world's oldest collective investment vehicles have undergone a reinvention as vehicles for esoteric and disruptive new asset classes.
12 October 2016
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Shareholder activists have targeted far fewer companies so far this year, yet they have won a record number of board seats as they focus more on changing companies from within, according to
17 September 2016
Funds that promise to shelter investors from volatile markets can charge high fees
Absolute Return funds have exploded in popularity over the past two years as retail investors have flocked to invest, drawn by the promise that these funds will provide returns in all market conditions.
17 July 2016
By Stephen Foley, Source: FT.com
To an audience of financial advisers who had come to hear the hottest stock tips from the big stars of the fund management industry, it was a startling thing to say: "If somebody asked me to make the argument for active management, I would find it difficult given the statistics."
25 May 2016
The hedge fund industry, which promised stellar returns in exchange for hefty fees, has ballooned over the past decade thanks to pension funds. Now institutional investors are taking a second look at the costs. By