Slowing growth in China has hit demand for commodities while funds have suffered outflows as investors reallocated to equities. But there are opportunities in the sector, for example in metals and timber
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Sky-high prices for prime property widen horizons
Rising prices for prime property in gateway cities are forcing investors towards secondary properties and less glamorous locations
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Asset Allocation
/ Portfolio Management
May 2, 2013
Commodities suffer as investors flock to equities
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Asset Allocation
/ ETFs
May 2, 2013
Navigating the ever-expanding ETF universe
As the range of exchange traded funds on offer continues to grow larger and more complex, private banks must ensure they have robust selection processes in place if they are to match these products to their clients’ needs
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Comment
/ Editor's Analysis
May 1, 2013
Smaller product menus appeal to Asian private banks
With the sale of mutual funds becoming ever-more complex, the benefits of slimming down the number of products on offer are considerable
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Wealth Management
/ Profiles
May 1, 2013
New culture at the heart of Old Mutual
With an ambitious target of doubling Old Mutual Global Investors’ funds, head of asset management Julian Ide claims to have “reconfigured” the sales and distribution side of the firm while preserving the investment team
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Wealth Management
/ Profiles
May 1, 2013
BNP Paribas Wealth Management mixes European flavours with French fare
BNP Paribas Wealth Management’s make-up has been forged by several mergers which gave clients stability while expanding the bank away from its French roots, stress co-heads Sofia Merlo and Vincent Lecomte
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Financial Centres
May 2, 2013
AIFMD to add an alternative string to Luxembourg’s bow
Alfi chairman Marc Saluzzi discusses the state of the fund industry and what the AIFMD directive will mean for marketing alternatives across borders
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Comment
/ Consultants' Corner
May 2, 2013
Flurry of M&A activity in wealth management driven by search for scale
The recent M&A activity surrounding Credit Suisse and Schroders is symptomatic of wealth managers’ determination to concentrate on their most profitable markets
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PWM Asia
/ Investment strategies & Markets
May 2, 2013
Wealth managers set a course for Chinese mainland
Opportunities are opening up in China, as both big institutions and private clients look to diversify assets abroad
Erwin Schoeters, head of retail and private banking channels at Belgian institution KBC, talks to PWM about segmentation of clients, structured products and returning confidence following government bailouts.
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