Protection of money market investors at risk
Investors in loss-making money market funds are less likely to be bailed out by fund sponsors in the future, increasing the risks of a run on the $5,000bn sector, according to Moody’s, the ratings agency.
Sustainability draws the wealthy
Rich people are increasingly convinced they should manage their investments in an environmentally and socially sustainable way, according to the Eurosif Wealth Report 2010.
Beware the ending of a bond epic
Over in the bond markets a near 30-year bull market remains, for the moment, firmly intact. But it is not hard to predict that this trend, however long it still has to run, is not going to end well, writes Jonathan Davis
How huge houses consume fortunes
John Dizard has noticed a strange rise in prices of the most desirable properties in the US, but thinks the buyers are misguided. History shows huge houses don’t preserve fortunes, he says, they consume them
African equity vehicle seeks investors
Alquity Investment Management is fundraising for an African equity fund boasting retail-friendly daily liquidity – a year after the previous such attempt ended in tears.
Hard lessons for business wealth managers
Wealthy individuals and families who directly own businesses are are risk because there is inadequate expertise in the wealth management industry to advise them