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Jury out on top fund persistence
Cass Business School and Aviva both found clues to future performance in historical data, but unfortunately, their findings conflict with one another
Norway to curb risk to SWF
Norway has moved to tighten risk controls over its sovereign wealth fund but has rejected calls for an end to active management
Regulated sports betting fund unveiled
Centaur Corporate unveils world’s first regulated sports betting fund
Shorting government bonds gets thumbs up
Shorting government bonds is a sensible investment option according to GMO
Switch from equities continues
UK pension schemes are increasing their exposure to alternatives
Investment trusts need better governance
Investment trusts are not being run properly and need better governance to create conditions for the industry to thrive
Small team goes for big equity sector
Majedie Asset Management is working on a global equity push
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Investors like clarity on pension liabilities
Current accounting standards have been damaging to defined benefit pensions, which has prompted the UK’s NAPF to hold a summit to try to find a better way to calculate fund liabilities
Face to face
Richard Wohanka: aims to repaint UBP’s marked canvas
Union Bancaire Privée’s Richard Wohanka says the Swiss bank is well placed to reclaim its mantle as the world’s largest manager
View from the US
Treasuries are for losers – you decide
The bounceback in commodities and stock prices look promising, but John Dizard has to concede there are compelling arguments in favour of deflation and the value of owning Treasuries
Last word
Ask not what to cut, but what to keep
There is an international precedent for taking a bolder approach to reducing a budget deficit, writes Vince Heaney, and the UK could take some tips from Canada
Comment
Act on private shareholder solution
Improving participation by private shareholders would improve governance, but some discriminatory hurdles must be removed first, writes Pauline Skypala
