Financial Times Mandate articles from October 2007

Financial Times Mandate archives from October 2007

News & Comment: Strategies, Products & Mandates - NPE Asia fund will boost access to China private equity market.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Henry Smith NPE Asia, a subsidiary of French-based Natixis Private Equity, is gearing up to launch a new fund later this year that will allow pension schemes and other institutional investors to access mainland China's potentially...

News & Comment: Strategies, Products & Mandates - Stability and regulation top Ukraine agenda.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Nat Mankelow The pace at which Ukraine's capital markets will develop depends on pension reform and increasing investor appetite, but political stability and tighter regulation remain crucial to its progress, an event held at the...

News & Comment: The Consulting Room - Big enough to set trends.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Roger Urwin Large institutional funds continue to grow their influence on the global economy and influence investment trends in governance, investment strategy and risk management. These organisations will become increasingly...

News & Comment: The Bender Agenda - Out of the cellar.
October 1, 2007... Since Societe Generale Asset Management (SGAM) moved into its custom-built HQ in the futuristic Parisian outpost of La Defense in 2005, arrangements for entertaining key clients have changed due to logistical considerations. Previously,...

News & Comment: Market Analysis - Europe - Housing market a cause for worry.
October 1, 2007... In the past months, markets have been hit by worries about the US subprime mortgage exposure in the financial system. In our view, the subprime and credit turmoil has been correctly diagnosed as a problem that is not contained and it will...

News & Comment: Market Analysis - North America - Quant managers in loss recovery.
October 1, 2007... As September closed, returns for most US equity indices for the quarter were positive. Returns year-to-date are reasonably robust, with some sectors (mid- and large-cap growth) reaching double-digits. This belies the volatility of July and...

News & Comment: Market Analysis - South America - Mexico solid due to home support.
October 1, 2007... Mexico is a market with two faces. On the one hand, with 85 per cent of its exports sold in the US, it is probably one of the economies most exposed to a sharp slowdown in US consumer demand. On the other hand, it is one of the most dynamic...

News & Comment: Market Analysis - Asia Pacific - Inflation rise no more than a blip.
October 1, 2007... Emerging market giant China, the economic engine of the Asia-Pacific region, continues to offer investors compelling investment opportunities. The country's equity market has been assisted by very strong corporate earnings growth,...

Features & Interviews: FTM Interview - Jon Little.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Henry Smith It is easy to be blase and matter-of-fact about the massive amounts of money managed and administered by giant financial services organisations such as the merged and recently rebranded Bank of New York Mellon...

Cover Story: Structured Finance - Which direction for structured finance?
October 1, 2007... Byline: Nat Mankelow The next six months will represent a defining period for the structured finance industry in emerging Europe, as originators and investors take stock of the recent turmoil that has plagued securitisation's home market...

Strategies, Allocation & Performance: Alternative Investments - Debating the benefits of managed accounts.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Martin Steward Whenever hedge funds hit the kind of sticky patch that many did this summer, commentators look back to the industry's annus horribilis, 1998 - the year Long-Term Capital Management (LTCM) all but brought global...

Strategies, Allocations & Performance: Property Derivatives - Getting on board a growing property game while it's good.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Gerry O'Kane The past few years have seen a lot of excitement surrounding various property plays - real estate securities and real estate debt - but it has been the property derivatives market that has progressed most...

Strategies, Allocation & Performance: Private Equity - Under the microscope.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Martin Steward This July saw the publication of two important papers in the ongoing scrutiny of the private equity buyout industry. Sir David Walker unveiled his consultation paper on Disclosure and Transparency in Private Equity,...

Special Report: Exchange-Traded Funds - Anticipating growth in europe's ETF market.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Manooj Mistry When Deutsche Bank launched its range of db x-trackers exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January 2007, many people asked why would anyone want to enter the ETF market seven years after the launch of the first products...

Sponsored Report: FX - Providing a perfect platform for success.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jake Smith At the end of September this year, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published its triennial FX survey, showing that the average FX daily volume has risen from $1900bn in 2004 to a staggering $3200bn in 2007....

Sponsored Report: FX - Primed for the electronic option.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Craig LeVeille It seems many FX options industry participants are looking for clear-cut resolutions to such questions as: fragmentation or segmentation? Over-the- counter (OTC) or listed? Voice, electronic or hybrid? Banks, broker-...

Strategies, Allocation & Performance: Fund Overview - Asia-Pacific ex-Japan funds eye regional demand trend.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Martin Steward "Asia is the largest emerging markets region in the world and home to some of the fastest growing economies globally," observes Mark Mobius, managing director of Franklin Templeton and manager of its Templeton Asian...

Advertising Feature: Partnering up to generate alpha.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Jose Santamaria Absolute return strategies have proven effective at generating alpha, but as institutional money continues to fuel the sector, this continued growth is imposing new risks and responsibilities on hedge fund managers....

Advertising Feature: Offering clients a lucrative alternative.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Olivier Laurent It was not too long ago that the balanced portfolio ruled the European investment scene. Today, the never-ending search for alpha has given birth to new strategies and alternative asset classes. Equities and bonds...

Operations, Trading & Technology: Electronic Trading - Canada embraces the electronic age.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Peter Guest Ian Bandeen, Pure Trading's CEO, is inviting competition. The veteran of the Canadian capital markets came out of retirement in 2000 to take on a major role in the evolution of the country's stock exchange landscape - a...

From the Editor: Ignoring lessons of subprime crisis.(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Henry Smith, Editor "Packed like lemmings into shiny metal boxes Contestants in a suicidal race" Synchronicity II, The Police While Sting was describing the rush hour hell faced by hapless commuters, the lyrics also bring...