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Assets grow in the East for Dutch fund

APG takes advantage of the growing opportunities in Asia as it creates and expands multiple teams in Hong Kong.

VIDEO & AUDIO 
FT Mandate Video Content

Click here to see Robert Parker, Nick Sykes and Colin Melvin interviewed by the FT Mandate team.

Asset Bubbles and Responsible Investing

Robert Parker, Vice Chairman, Asset Management, Credit Suisse defines an asset price bubble and explains how institutional investors with a long-term investment horizon should approach asset bubbles.

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Leader 

Illustration by Richard Allen

Hedging your bets for the new year

Investors’ hopes and qualms for 2010 are unveiled in this research, writes Henry Smith.

Scheme Spotlight 

Roger Gray

Going against the grain

The Universities Superannuation Scheme explains why it is warming to hedge funds, but leaving funds-of-funds out in the cold.

Cover Story 
Warming up to the world

Saudi Arabian assets have long been clouded in secrecy, making them difficult for foreign investors to access. Though some companies are opening up, progress on transparency must accelerate.

December - January 2010 

Young Chin

Investors look to rebalance portfolios

European institutional investors share common concerns although country-specific differences may drive investment strategies. Ceri Jones reveals the results of our investor survey.

STRATEGIES, ALLOCATION & PERFORMANCE 
Turning a profit from within the turmoil

The case for volatility as an asset class is gaining traction, as liquidity begins to return to the markets and managers turn to variance swaps.

December - January 2010 

Richard Lockwood

High prices keep the good times rolling

The appetite for natural resources, specifially in Asia, has enabled New City to exploit the rising prices of commodities.

STRATEGIES, ALLOCATION & PERFORMANCE 

Peter Cockburn

Working opportunities

Of all the asset classes, equities have suffered the most from the market downturn, yet over the past 12 months many UK funds have made a dramatic recovery. However, their future is far from certain.

OPERATIONS, TRADING & TECHNOLOGY  

Tim Wildenberg

Gremlins in the system

MTFs persisting with a fee war in an attempt to redirect equity trades from primary exchanges could be fruitless when a bourse like the LSE gets hit by a technical glitch and traders can’t go elsewhere for a better price.

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