Professional Wealth Management
F&C stepping out into brave new world
02 September, 2010

F&C had been on the lookout for a hedge fund manager for some time, and CEO Alain Grisay explains how buying Thames River Capital has opened up new sales channels for the group. Yuri Bender reports.

FEATURES & INTERVIEWS 

Laurent Ramsey, Pictet Funds

Pictet targets cash conversions for funds
02 September, 2010

Laurent Ramsey is looking to build on Pictet Funds’ post-crisis experience, bringing it into direct competition with the industry’s biggest names. Yuri Bender reports on the Swiss bank’s ambitious plans.

FEATURES & INTERVIEWS 
Time for a change
02 September, 2010
Amin Rajan, Create-Research

Changes in long-term savings products are set to bring about a massive restructuring of asset management models, and while capital protection and liquidity will top client agendas, there will also be huge opportunities for active managers willing to follow riskier strategies. Yuri Bender reports.

Roundtable video 
Return of the quants: Systematic investing to beat the market
27 July, 2010

PWM's round table discussion with Professor Robert Haugen, inventor of the Minimum Variance concept, highlights the importance of quantitative investing in the post-crisis climate. Private banks and institutions, requiring predictable returns for their clients and long-term savers, are increasingly incorporating systematic investment processes in their portfolio construction models.

AWARDS 
Global Private Banking Awards 2010
06 July, 2010

Elisa Trovato, Deputy Editor

Private banks and wealth managers in the world are invited to take part in the Global Private Banking Awards 2010, supported by PWM magazine and The Banker magazine.

MULTI-ASSET INVESTING 

Dr Magne Orgland, Wegelin & Co

Flexibile solutions in asset allocation
02 September, 2010

Multi-asset funds that combine risk diversification with a total return approach are finding their way into client portfolios, although private banks view them with some scepticism, writes Elisa Trovato.

PRODUCTS 

Eli Koen, Union Bancaire Privée

Resurgent Turkey broadens horizons
02 September, 2010

The Turkish economy has shrugged off the effects of the downturn, with the banking sector leading the recovery. However both the government and Turkish companies are increasingly looking eastwards rather than towards Europe as they have in the past. Elliot Smither reports.

FROM THE EDITOR 
M&A push expected in hedge fund arena
02 September, 2010

Hedge fund providers are struggling, hit by the desertion of wealthy families and the increased regulations promised by the AIFM directive.

PRODUCT PARADE 
Value abounds despite fears of double dip
02 September, 2010

Adrian Brass, Fidelity

Uncertainty over whether we are in a double dip recession or a mid-cycle slowdown is spooking the markets, but the valuations of solid US companies are extremely attractive to investors. Ceri Jones reports.

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