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REGULATION FEATURE

How will FATCA affect you?

Investment Week | 21 Nov 2011

While RDR and MIFID II have taken centre stage in recent months, one topic that hasn’t gained enough attention yet is the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act or FATCA.

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Three years on: Fallout from a bankruptcy

In the first part of a special report, Maria Merricks examines how the collapse of Lehman Brothers has affected investment processes.

Investment Week | 09 Sep 2011

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The Ucits umbrella

The adoption of Ucits III by absolute return managers has coincided with a period when confidence in offshore investment funds has never been lower, writes Merchant Capital's George Cadbury.

Investment Week | 01 Apr 2010

MORE REGULATION FEATURE

A balancing act

The AIFM directive was drafted by the EU in response to what it saw as an absence of common regulatory standards for non-Ucits investment vehicles and there are six key issues that specifically affect the UK-listed closed-ended fund sector.

Investment Week | 23 Nov 2009

Reviewing the situation

What are the practical implications for providers of the FSA statements on structured investment products?

Investment Week | 09 Nov 2009

Undermining accounting rules

What are the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s recent rule changes and what are their implications and potential risks for investors?

Investment Week | 19 Oct 2009

Cracking the Combined Code

Following the recent failures of the banking system, the Walker Review rightly recommends greater transparency and engagement

Investment Week | 24 Aug 2009

Fair-value accounting for private-equity funds

As the worlds of accounting and politics collide how can we ensure greater transparency in the private-equity industry? Are fair value standards exacerbating the credit crunch?

Investment Week | 06 Jul 2009

Reform of banking regulation - Where are we now?

As 2009 dawned, many expected swift and decisive changes to the regulation of the banking system.

Investment Week | 06 Jul 2009

The evolution of Sipps

In the 20 years since self-invested personal pensions were first introduced, legislative change and market movements have transformed a once niche concept into a mainstream 21st century investment

Investment Week | 25 May 2009

'If it's a duck it should quack'

The marketing of cash or money-market funds in Sipps and personal pensions has been called into question recently. Advisers need to review the money market funds they recommend to make sure clients get no nasty surprises

Investment Week | 02 Mar 2009

Hedge fund manager fined £52,000 for market abuse

The FSA has banned former hedge fund manager Steven Harrison from trading and fined him £52,000 for ...

Investment Week | 15 Sep 2008

Ladies and gentlemen - the wrap has arrived

The arrival of wrap is an opportunity to create a radically improved service model

Investment Week | 08 Sep 2008

How might the ETF market evolve?

As spectators of the ETF industry have looked to the US to understand how the European ETF market mi...

Investment Week | 26 May 2008

The opportunity for protected rights

For a long time, protected rights and Sipps have been seen by many as being at opposite ends of the ...

Investment Week | 05 May 2008

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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.

Jupiter tops Alpha Manager provider list

Jupiter Unit Trust Managers employs the most FE Alpha Managers with 12 on the newly revealed list for 2012.

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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.

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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?

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