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FM round-up: Are hedge fund databases trustworthy...

A report from Ibbotson Associates indicates that the returns reported in hedge fund databases are often much higher than they should be because of backfill bias and survivorship bias.

Helen Avery, April 01, 2006

Best practice: Disclose and explain

A CULTURE OF TRANSPARENCY What information do fund managers need to disclose to their clients about how their portfolios are managed? CFA's John Barrass reports on an issue troubling regulators.

April 01, 2006

Foreign Exchange

Exchanges: Donohue says CME is leading the market

Chief executive of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange thinks pressure is building for exchange-traded model.

Lee Oliver, April 01, 2006

Latin America market round-up: Hugo Chávez watch

Venezuela’s president is planning to buy assets in Uruguay, according to the local media. Hugo Chávez is considering investing in Pluna, a small Uruguayan airline, through a state-owned Venezuelan airline. Conviasa is mulling over buying Brazilian airline Varig’s 49% stake in the Uruguayan outfit.

Sudip Roy, April 01, 2006

Opinion

Why Gulf markets have hit a wall

Further reformis essential if the region’s stock exchanges are to come under the steadying influence of institutional investors.

April 01, 2006

CAPITAL MARKETS

FIG Watch: Freddie Mac moves onto the offensive

Freddie Mac’s new treasurer, Tim Bitsberger, marks a break with agency tradition in being an outsider. But he reckons his US Treasury experience can only enhance Freddie’s transparent approach to raising money and its stringent risk management standards. Bitsberger’s hope is that these will serve it well as it builds out its retained portfolio again. Kathryn Tully reports.

Kathryn Tully, April 01, 2006

CAPITAL MARKETS

Asia Pacific (ex Japan) ECM - End of Q1 2006

April 01, 2006

BANKING

Mortgage finance: Have sub prime lenders missed the boat?

Rising personal bankruptcy levels and an uncertain economic outlook in the UK might suggest that non-conforming and sub-prime mortgage lending is not the smartest business line to jump into at the moment. Try telling that to the succession of new entrants now preparing to try their luck in this sector – one in which veterans might suggest that they are already 10 years too late.

Louise Bowman, April 01, 2006

BANKING

Qatar’s grand ambitions

Sheikh Mohammed Al-Thani has many roles. As Qatar’s economy and commerce minister he presides over the world’s fastest-growing economy. He is also chairman of the Qatar Financial Centre and the Doha Securities Market. Al-Thani is considered one of Qatar’s most forward-looking policy-makers, a man who has great ambitions for the Gulf state. Talking to Sudip Roy in Doha, he outlines the economic progress of Qatar and argues that it will become the financial services hub for the Middle East.

Sudip Roy, April 01, 2006

BANKING

ECB Watch: Decision-makers fly by the seat of their pants

The ECB’s March 2 rate rise is contra-indicated by the prevailing data, which are apparently distrusted by the central bankers. In their view, recovery is well established in eurozone countries.

John Arrowsmith, April 01, 2006

BANKING

Equity round-up: The month in numbers

52 The percentage growth in Lehman Brothers’ equities business, the investment bank’s fastest-growing sector. After slashing costs and investing in more automated trading during the lean bear market years, investment banks are now making more money from equities than ever before.

Peter Koh, April 01, 2006

Opinion

Getting a mental grip on Citigroup

While rivals’ share prices roar ahead, Citigroup’s languishes. Investors love stocks that are easy to understand. So is it time for Citi to develop a clearer strategy?

April 01, 2006

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