• March 17 2022
  ETF HubDave Baxter

  Ukraine crisis exposes ETF investors to the perils of herding

  The funds are so easy to trade they are frequently used to establish positions in response to events

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• March 17 2022
  Hugo Cox

  Why I’ll never buy an active investment fund again

  I began to doubt whether there was any such thing as skill when it came to picking stocks

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• March 17 2022
  John Redwood

  Cash is king in uncertain times

  Investors should play safe in the face of war and inflation

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• March 17 2022
  Special Report

  FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

  The fourth annual ranking of growth champions in the region is the most competitive to date. See the 2022 list here. The full report publishes on April 7

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• March 16 2022
  FCA eyes measures to ease pain for investors in funds with Russian assets

  ‘Side pockets’ move will allow investors to enter funds without gaining exposure to Russia

  
• March 16 2022
  LexEQT Corp

  EQT/BPEA: Asia deal boosts global ambitions for Swedish private equity Premium content

  Group aspires to catch US rivals in a region where plentiful opportunities are attracting foreign asset managers

  
• March 16 2022
  Moral Money

  Biden team hits stumbling blocks in greening the US financial system Premium content

  Plus, a preview of a new biodiversity framework and the ECB gets tough with banks on climate

  
• March 16 2022
  Private equity

  EQT ramps up Asia presence with €6.8bn Baring deal

  Stockholm-based group to acquire Hong Kong private equity business as buyout deals surge in region

  
• March 16 2022
  Adventurous InvestorDavid Stevenson

  Investing in a lower-carbon future

  The drivers behind higher carbon prices seem unstoppable

  
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• March 16 2022
  Hedge funds

  Hedge funds make retreat from US stocks after big swings hurt returns

  Prime brokers report cuts to long and short positions in a ‘nowhere to hide’ market

  
• March 16 2022
  ESG investing

  BlackRock to move €1.4bn corporate bond ETF to ESG index

  The iShares € Corp Bond ex-Financials Ucits ETF will switch in May, subject to shareholder approval

  
• March 16 2022
  News in-depth2 min

  Will older investors ever embrace crypto?

  The FT’s Matthew Vincent explains how established institutions are offering more access to crypto but face challenges

  
• March 16 2022
  Tobacco

  Indian cigarette giant ITC bets on tobacco even as it touts ESG push

  Group’s chair forecasts growing market but public health experts challenge sustainability claims

  
• March 15 2022
  Commodities

  Trafigura and Blackstone discussed investment of up to $3bn

  Talks come as commodity markets are rocked by volatility and effects of war in Ukraine

  
• March 15 2022
  Nielsen Holdings Plc

  Elliott and Brookfield near $15bn deal to buy TV ratings group Nielsen

  A takeover would signal faith in network audience measurement despite rise of streaming video services

  
• March 15 2022
  Woodford investors face further repayment delay

  Equity Income Fund clients must wait beyond the end of 2022 for closure, says administrator

  
• March 15 2022
  Helen Thomas

  Ninety One chair’s Russia role is a governance failure for City asset manager

  Active stewardship at the FTSE 250 investment house does not appear to extend to its chair Gareth Penny

  
• March 15 2022
  Helen Thomas

  Stay or sell? Russia’s war shows the difficulties of nuance in responsible investing

  From domestic fossil fuels to defence, the ESG movement is grappling with shifting priorities

  
• March 14 2022
  LexLatin America

  Latin America: region benefits from new commodity supercycle Premium content

  LatAm countries gain from Western sanctions on Russia and disruption to Ukraine’s agriculture

  
• March 14 2022
  LexTelecom Italia SpA

  Telecom Italia: company break-up brings KKR back in play Premium content

  Private equity group made its offer in November — a lot has happened since then

  
• March 14 2022
  Moral Money

  Is it time to separate ‘E’ from ‘S’ and ‘G? Premium content

  Plus, Starbucks’ pay problem and investors demand corporate lobbying disclosures on climate

  
• March 14 2022
  ESG investing

  Goldman accused of breaching coal pledge with Peabody deal

  Activists claim $150mn loan goes against vow to curb fossil fuel financing

  
• March 14 2022
  News in-depthETF Hub

  Once cheap ETFs lose market share as relentless price war continues

  Investors flock to challengers charging even lower fees on rival products

  
• March 14 2022
  News in-depthPrivate equity3 min

  How private equity firms can resemble the empires they once broke up

  The FT’s Mark Vandevelde reports that bringing companies together under common ownership hasn’t died, it has a new name - private equity

  
• March 12 2022
  Emerging market investing

  Latin American stocks shine in gloomy year for global markets

  Shares in the region have been buoyed by surging commodity prices and cheap valuations