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It may be a dreadful piece of jargon to many, but the outsourced model is simply a mixture of two well-established fund of fund management techniques

The group is now focusing on specialist products beyond traditional Asian and emerging expertise

The effects of the US sub-prime mortgage crisis spread through Europe, damaging investor confidence. While this dislocation must be resolved for markets to have a positive 2008, it is too early to be calling it a bear market

A year of volatility ended with a festive slump, yet the US equities market still managed to make modest returns. However, the turbulence is set to continue in 2008

In 2008, investors in Latin America will need to balance the contradictions of the softening US economy and the strengthening commodities market

Equity markets will not flourish until the financials sector has recovered from the sub-prime crisis...

How will water issues play for investors? As global demand rises and pressures on water resources increase, will water be the next oil?

Investors need to buy sovereign bonds or invest in funds that can short corporate debt if they want ...

F&C's Barthelemy believes opportunities will continue to emerge in the hedge fund sector, regardless of a probable recession in 2008

German, French and British premiers will draw up new proposals on the self-regulation of hedge funds...