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On Wall Street: Hedge fund storm is no reason to panic
Investors should brace themselves for a steady drip of hedge fund horror stories over the summer as the credit market fall-out filters through, writes Thorold Barker
On Europe: IKB bail-out faces criticism
The multi-billion rescue package to save IKB has prompted serious questions about the competence of the Geman banking sector, writes Ivar Simensen.
On London: Property funds show signs of subsidence
This year is shaping up to be one that investors in the listed property sector may prefer to forget, writes Jim Pickard
On Asia: Renaissance gives Shenzhen added stature
China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange continues to come up with new strategies to justify its existence, writes Jamil Anderlini
Mark Sellers: Tend to overanalyse stocks? Bring out the dart-wielding monkey
Should you spend countless hours researching a stock before buying it, or just a few hours?
Tweaks in indices that boost gains
Enhanced indexing is not automatically a better way to invest. Making portfolio adjustments pushes up fund expenses by as much as seven times the cheapest index funds. So these strategies must generate alpha that more than covers this additional cost
Insight: Subprime woes produce some unexpected casualties
IKB admitted incurring vast losses on its credit portfolio but could this yet end up being truly good news for Germany?
The Short View: Fed’s priority
Nobody expects the Fed to change the Funds rate next week. It will stay at 5.25 per cent. But the market does now believe the Fed will cut rates by the end of the year
The Short View: An end to the carry trade?
The ‘yen carry trade’ – selling short the yen, at its low interest rates, and buying high-yielding currencies such as the New Zealand dollar – looks as sickly as the credit market
Insight: Hedging bets is lucrative in the Gulf states
Gulf markets are undervalued, under-owned, underpinned by robust cash flows and offer strong growth, writes Anais Faraj
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