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Experts agree that the Nordic region’s private banking industry will explode over the next few years. But how long will it take to catch up with Europe, and what models will it follow? Elisa Trovato reports

Managing risk in investments is obviously important to the bottom line, but it is also a fundemental to the health of the human mind, which associates it with physical pain or fear. Franklin Templeton’s Luxembourg-based SICAV range consider managing risk as an important part of their investment process

The booming economies of Brazil, Russia, India and China show no signs of slowing down in 2007. BNP Paribas Asset Management, which oversees more than $30bn in emerging market securities, looks at how the markets will develop and why ‘BRIC’ isn’t just a marketing concept