FTfm: Fund lobby groups attacked by investors, Pension fun...

If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/5F39HH/4VN2Q5/WL8VOXD/5CJLMI/   FT.com/ftfm Sunday June 16 2013 Financial Times - FTfm   Fund lobby groups attacked by investors There is mounting concern that financial regulation in Europe is being diluted or blocked by aggressive and increasingly co-ordinated lobbying http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/XBEGRU/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   Pension funds flock to 'real assets' Pension funds are ramping up holdings of so-called 'real assets' such as property as they move to protect their portfolios against inflation http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/Q34PYW/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   The bad-weather scale of regulation Fund management professionals have started referring to impending rule changes, which they believe to be excessive, in units of bad weather http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/VTYHS9/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   Big friends needed for 'bottom fishing' John Dizard casts around for short-maturity, high-value assets that could attract some sympathy from the Fed, and which have been liquidated recently http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/20RC16/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   A dark reading of the end of hot money James Mackintosh thinks an end-of-days feeling in the markets does not indicate Armageddon just yet, and bulls might find some solace http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/HI0EZV/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   BlackRock aims to be big in Japan The US fund giant eyes 'significant' opportunities for organic growth in the retail market, as locals look for non-yen investments http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/PN53DQ/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   Big spike in 'smart beta' investments Inflows into listed 'advanced' beta funds are accelerating and that interest from investors represents just the tip of the iceberg http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/K92S4I/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   'Big three' dominate the UK LDI market BlackRock, Legal & General Investment Management and Insight Investment control 90% of market, but mid-tier companies are all beefing up their teams http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/PN53D5/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   The devastating cost of cheap outsourcing New research on the significant health and safety concerns in the global garment trade reveals companies ignore supply-chain risks at their peril http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/K92S55/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   'Fund managers need cultural revolution' Somerset Capital's Dominic Johnson believes creating employee-owned businesses is more conducive to good performance than regulation http://link.ft.com/r/5F39HH/CWP9PZ/WLXS67/B5ZIN4/CWBX02/1G/h?a1=2013&a2=6&a3=16   Exchange Traded Funds Lyxor appears shaken after chairman exit Passives becoming active choice for many Quiet convergence among benchmarks SSgA files for non-transparent active ETFs Video FTfm Lag in UK infrastructure investment Deborah Zurkow, chief investment officer of infrastructure debt at Allianz Global Investors, tells FTfm why investors in the UK seem to lag behind Canada, Australia and continental Europe in their hunt for stronger returns in asset classes. Tools Your account    Portfolio Email Briefings    Price alerts Keyword alerts    RSS feeds Subscribe to FT.com     © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. FT.com Change Briefings  •   Unsubscribe  •   Change Email Address  •   Forward this email to a friend  •   Privacy Policy  •   About Us  •   Help This email was sent by or on behalf of a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723..