SPECIAL REPORTS ARCHIVE » 2006 » FRANCE
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Camerlynck (left): hoping to take a significant amount of money from new Bric fund --- Roy (centre): forecast to end up at the helm of one of Europe’s biggest funds players --- Masson: Anglo-Saxon brands make it easier to sell to retail banking networks |
French banks opt for multi-fund
01 April, 2006
Against a background of expected consolidations, French providers are continuing to innovate within their product ranges, particularly through multi-manager funds which have provided a back door into open-architecture. Yuri Bender reports
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Roland Lescure (right), deputy CIO in charge of active asset allocation --- Christophe Morel, head of tactical asset allocation |
New lease of life for active asset allocation
01 April, 2006
Despite being generally ignored throughout the 1990s – as equities and bonds performed in line with investors expectations – the death of active asset allocation has been greatly exaggerated, say Natexis Asset Management’s Roland Lescure and Christophe Morel
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Absolute return provides in fair and foul weather
01 April, 2006
With the current low interest-rate environment and with equities performance making investors rather cautious the absolute returns style is proving its worth as fund inflows are booming
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Using forex fluctuations to best advantage for clients
01 April, 2006
Nicolas Boitout, fund manager-currency specialist at Crédit Agricole Asset Management in London, speaks about predicting exchange rate fluctuations, building a diversified portfolio and current market conditions
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Bourdeix: pure exposure to volatility |
The effects of volatility
01 April, 2006
Emmanuel Bourdeix, head of convertible bonds and derivatives at Crédit Agricole Asset Management in Paris, speaks about the effect of volatility on equity markets and how to seize opportunities for investors
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