INVESTMENT STRATEGY Oct 17, 2010

Controls on currencies ‘doomed’

Brazilian currency and bonds

Emerging market currency controls ‘doomed to fail’

Industry trends

LME week
The Big Picture
– By Steve Johnson
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EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS Oct 17, 2010

SIX Swiss Exchange to list metal ETPs

Launch of first base metals ETPs before year-end

Face to Face Oct 17, 2010

Bill Gross reveals lessons from blackjack

Even with odds in your favour, too much leverage is too risky

INVESTMENT STRATEGY Oct 17, 2010

SRI funds popular in Europe

SRI funds popular in Europe

INVESTMENT STRATEGY Oct 17, 2010

Timberland plans to run European forest fund

European institutional investors will shortly be able to buy forests

Alchemy
Oct 17, 2010

Doubts over insurance adequacy

Fund management companies may not have the appropriate insurance

Oct 17, 2010

Institutional investors demanding excellence

The emphasis is now on partnerships with exemplary external managers

INVESTMENT STRATEGY Oct 17, 2010

Concern over China’s ‘job-hoppers’

Fund managers in China are switching jobs too frequently

The Big Picture Oct 17, 2010

Renminbi reforms help China open up

More renminbi-denominated funds are expected in the very near future

INVESTMENT STRATEGY Oct 17, 2010

Equal weighted portfolios perform better

Simple, equal-weighted portfolios will beat cap-weighted over time