View from the Bridge: Investment biker
Being a long time motorbiker, I am very conscious of the ever present threat that comes from being unaware of what is in front of you.
Gosling's Grouse: Baying for blood
When a phlebotomist sticks a needle in a vein you pay attention. He or she has you just where they want you.
FDR, Reagan, Clinton or Obama: When were markets strongest?
Three years into Barack Obama's term as US president, how do equity market returns under this administration compare with those seen under previous leaders?
The bigger issue is whether hedge fund type funds should be allowed to be UCITS at all. The UCITS brand is now recognised around the world as a well regulated safe investment structure for consumers. There have been almost no failures - impressive given the last 2 years. This is not the same for hedge funds. We risk poisoning the UCITS brand and all the potential that it has to capture the mass of Global pension and savings dollars by allowing hedge fund type mandates into UCITS product structures. This will end in tears.