Opinion

It's a sad world when you can't even take a cake along to a party without people thinking you have an ulterior motive

Hedge funds have never been short of critics. They have been accused of overcharging, underperformin...

Stockpickers are the toast of the town but it is far from clear how many of them are really generati...

The Debate

Which European country has the most ferocious house-price inflation? You may think it was the UK, wh...

Nothing can deter the chairman from making his annual pilgrimage to Cheltenham - not even Gordon Brown

What's the difference between a hedge fund and a private-equity fund? Easy. One speculates in bonds...

The funds of funds space is clearly becoming a tougher place to play in than many of those who launc...

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