Industry Summits
Fund execs see prolonged crisis, shades of 1929
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Top fund executives are resigned to the probability of a credit crisis lasting many months or even years, with some looking back as far as the Wall Street crash of 1929 for a possible comparison. Full Article
Small banks gain as investors go back to basics
By Douwe Miedema, European Wealth Management Correspondent Full Article
Fund industry eyes investors from Chile to China
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The funds industry is eyeing significant growth in years to come from investors in new markets from Chile to China. Full Article
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EU states, watchdogs reach deal on cross-border bank failures
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union states and central banks have agreed how to handle a cross-border bank failure but were unable to detail what a state would have to pay towards a bailout, a top regulator said on Wednesday. Full Article
Investors bearish on dollar, but cut hedges
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Professional investors are betting on a weak dollar but many have reduced dollar hedges as the U.S. currency has hit a series of record lows. Full Article
Ratings agencies face tougher oversight
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Credit rating agencies, under fire for being slow to warn investors about financial turmoil, face much tougher scrutiny and even new laws, a top market regulator said on Wednesday. Full Article | Video
Sparinvest undeterred by crisis, sees value
By Douwe Miedema, European Wealth Management Correspondent Full Article
EU funds reform raises watchdog concern
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Centralizing administration of the European Union's 6 trillion euro mutual funds industry needs further study to resolve concerns over supervision, a top market regulator said on Wednesday. Full Article
Time to be contrarian-Fortis Investments
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Fortis Investments is telling its wealthier clients that now is the time to buy into some of the assets that have taken the worst beating since the subprime mortgage crisis hit financial markets last year. Full Article
Flight into cash good for banks too: Schroders
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Banks may have thought of their own pockets more than their clients when telling them to move money into safe cash deposits, in a bid to shore up liquidity and boost profit margins, a senior banker said. Full Article
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