FTfm: UK pension funds ‘turn gold into lead’, Chinese fund...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday October 21 2013     Financial Times - FTfm   UK pension funds 'turn gold into lead'   Schemes are 'wasting' more than £6bn a year by investing in actively managed equity, bond and property funds rather than cheap passive funds       Chinese fund groups hear London calling   Chinese fund groups plan to establish a presence in London after the UK announced measures to cement the city's status as a global hub for renminbi     Billy the Kid is not a role model   Well-meaning regulators should beware of becoming trigger-happy about applying new rules after the financial crisis     Searching for a Nobel for common sense   The Nobel Prize in economics offers a handy guide to who is the most famous, but good luck to anyone trying to invest on the basis of it     Almost 20 money market funds bailed out   The SEC is expected to announce radical reforms to improve stability, as it was revelead that parent companies provided 'top-ups'     US authorities slay second Swiss bank   Bank Frey is the latest victim of the US investigation into whether Swiss institutions helped Americans evade taxes, but more closure could follow     Fight against Brussels bonus rules begins   The European Fund and Asset Management Association will battle proposals to restrict bonus payments at meeting of Ucits V working group     Fold or hold as Woodford exits Invesco   News of Neil Woodford's departure from Invesco Perpetual poses a dilemma for investors in the companies that his funds have invested in     NAPF chairman: discuss pensions in pub   Ruston Smith is passionate about retirement provision and wants to junk the jargon for simpler, more flexible and better-value pensions         Video   Increasing appetite for ETFs   Financial advisers have been driving the growth of exchange traded funds in the US while in the UK, they are dealing with changes to regulations. Nick Blake, head of UK retail at Vanguard, discusses ETF demand with FTfm's Chris Flood           Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.