Tag Archives: Hedge Funds

Why funds should be free!

Posted on August 10, 2018 by

My friend Robin Powell has produced a series of disruptive info graphics around comments he’s garnered following Fidelity’s announcement of “free funds”. He’s also written a good blog on the subject. Of course “free funds” is a disruptive idea and … Continue reading →

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Britain leading the way (at last)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

The balance of regulatory geo-politics has changed (did I really write that!) I guess most baby boomers like me grew up thinking that (at least in matters financial), Britain could look to America for progressive policy and practice. This is no … Continue reading →

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“Why does the garbage man not understand his pension”- Tom Hibbard- KAS Bank

Posted on June 1, 2016 by

“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university” – Albert Einstein   This quote has really resonated with me of late as I find myself reading more and … Continue reading →

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Protecting against losses is not the same as generating a profit – guest blog from Ralph Frank

Posted on January 28, 2015 by

  The Swiss National Bank’s (“SNB’s”) decision to abandon the currency ceiling of the Franc relative to the Euro has drawn attention to risk management and hedging. The losers from the SNB’s actions, including retail leveraged trading platforms, investment banks … Continue reading →

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Is the game up for active fund management?

Posted on May 3, 2014 by

The Department for Communities and Local Government announced yesterday that £85bn of actively managed assets could be transferred to passive management and that the fund of fund structures could be collapsed into a collective investment vehicles. This is very significant … Continue reading →

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