ETFs: how to sort the wheat from the chaff September 29, 2010 INNOVATION is not always a good thing, or at least, that is what David Norman of TCF Investment says about the boom in exchange traded funds (ETFs): “There’s been a big rush to launch products: a lot of innovation, not all of it is good. Say you want exposure to a certain emerging market, for [...]
Rusal swings back into the black again August 31, 2010 Russia’s Rusal, the world’s largest aluminium producer, said yesterday it swung back to the black in the second quarter as sales increased, and added it plans to launch depositary receipts in Russia later this year. In total, for the six months to the end of June Rusal produced a net profit of $1.27bn (£825m), compared [...]
Indices don’t deliver growth on the frontiers September 22, 2010 WITH average pension fund exposure to emerging markets (EM) languishing around 3-8 per cent, portfolio rebalancing should be a top priority. But beyond the impressive returns offered by developing economy exposure, there is a faster-growing subset of this asset class to consider: “frontier” markets – those countries with high potential but less developed investment environments [...]
The Dorchester comes to Berkshire October 26, 2010 PARK Lane is the anchor of the Dorchester Collection, which has outposts in Beverly Hills, Milan, New York and Paris. The Collection has steadfastly represented the epitome of city centre luxury, proudly urban. Until now. The opening of Coworth Park is the group’s first foray into the countryside, and where better than the rolling polo [...]
The Dorchester comes to Berkshire October 26, 2010 PARK Lane is the anchor of the Dorchester Collection, which has outposts in Beverly Hills, Milan, New York and Paris. The Collection has steadfastly represented the epitome of city centre luxury, proudly urban. Until now. The opening of Coworth Park is the group’s first foray into the countryside, and where better than the rolling polo [...]
OUT THIS WEEKEND August 12, 2010 FILM FIVE EASY PIECES Starring Jack Nicholson, one of the greatest films of the Seventies, on re-release. THE SECRET IN THEIR EYES Argentine thriller that won this year’s Best Foreign Language Oscar. LE REFUGE Perverse romantic drama by auteur director Francois Ozon. DVD THE BLIND SIDE Sugar-coated social drama with Sandra Bullock on Oscar-winning form. [...]
BOBSLEIGH FANATIC TO INJECT CITY WITH SHOT OF ADRENALINE November 2, 2010 YEARNING for an unusual extra-curricular hobby to brighten up your working week? Addicted to adrenaline? The Capitalist might have chanced upon just the thing for more adventurous City types. Ian Barbour is best known for his position as director of financial printing group Millnet, where he runs the financial document services operations. Yet he’s just [...]
Short supply will start to push the oil price up September 22, 2010 AFTER the furore following the BP oil well disaster, it now seems like crude oil is the only commodity that people aren’t talking about. Surges in the price of cotton, wheat and even orange juice mean soft commodities are hitting the headlines on a daily basis. In contrast, movements in the oil price have been [...]
LISTED PRODUCT NEWS July 21, 2010 RBS FREE SEMINAR ON EUROPE TONIGHT Europe has never been far from the headlines and the falls in European stock markets have garnered lots of interest from investors. RBS is holding another free seminar tonight where David Stevenson will be discussing why he feels that Europe and especially Euroland could be looking good value compared [...]
Betfair to launch its own trading system August 15, 2010 ONLINE gambling group Betfair is gearing up to launch a trading platform in London later this year, becoming the latest in a line of companies to compete with the London Stock Exchange. Following approval from the FSA at the end of July, developers are working to complete the platform based on Betfair’s existing gambling programmes, [...]