While a breakup of the European Monetary Union (EMU) should not be ruled out, it is unlikely to occur. Such an event would not be economically optimal for any member state. The associated costs of a breakup are significant and would outweigh the benefits of exit.
Andrew Kaplan, Director of Systematic Alpha Management
Quantitative
Quantitative versus qualitative? Having been an investor in the markets for close to 30 years, I have seen a pretty good sampling from both sides of the pendulum. Clearly both schools have their pros and cons, but from what I have personally witnessed, and the current global environment in which we trade, quantitative trading appears to me as the more stable.
Lars Kalbreier, Global head of investment funds & ETFs, Credit Suisse Private Banking
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have most probably been the biggest success story in financial markets over the last five years. Despite the difficult market environment, the total assets under management of global ETFs have almost tripled since 2006 to close to $1,500bn (€1,042bn).
Guillaume Prache, Managing Director at EuroInvestors
EuroInvestor's Guillaume Prache and Kim MacFarland from Investec Asset Management discuss the increasing levels of regulation facing the financial world
Chris Godding (left), EMEA CIO at Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management and Paul Marson, CIO at Lombard Odier Private Bank, debate whether to favour allocations to developed or emerging markets
In the first of a new series of polarised debates on key issues, two leading figures in asset management discuss what the year ahead may hold for the embattled UK economy, and what this means for investors
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Swiss M&A expert Ray Soudah and private banking headhunter Sarah Dudney debate the relative merits of wealth management cultures in Zurich and London
