FTfm: Boys’ club still rules asset management, Funds told ...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Monday November 25 2013     FTfm   Boys' club still rules asset management   Almost a third of female asset management staff have experienced sexual harassment at work, and more than half have endured regular sexist behaviour       Funds told to cut fees or lose business   Hargreaves Lansdown is playing hardball on pricing with asset managers that want their funds included on its influential Wealth 150 buy list     97% think regulation can't stop a crisis   Financial services professionals do not think enough has been done to prevent a future crash, despite many recent regulatory changes     Germany blocks Caribbean hedge funds   Country refuses to sign co-operation agreements with three offshore alternative fund hubs: Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands     They came, they saw, they invested   David Oakley compares the Caesar (Martin Gilbert of Aberdeen Asset Management) and Cicero (Michael Dobson of Schroders) of European fund management     Libor case strengthens for big investors   Large fines for banks involved in the cartel to rig the benchmark have strengthened the case for other investors to take legal action     FCA guilty of 'mixed messages'   The UK financial regulator's decision not to prosecute asset managers for apparent wrongdoing regarding 'corporate access' is controversial     Threat to money funds in Europe   European politicians have called for the abolition of the continent's €450bn fixed-value money market fund industry and an immediate retail CNAV ban     A better member of the EM acronym club   It is not fashionable to talk about a financial sector offering an international competitive advantage, but that is the case for South Africa     Nigerian SEC fights 'culture of impunity'   Arunma Oteh, director-general of Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission, faces many enemies in her battle against corruption in the country         Video   Making financial products more consumer-friendly   European policy makers want to make it easier for consumers to make informed decisions when choosing retail investment products. Rhodri Preece, director of Capital Markets Policy at the CFA Institute, shares his proposals 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.