The US and the UK have moved "substantially" closer to losing their AAA credit ratings as the cost of servicing their debt rose, according to Moody's Investors Service.
Stephan Mueller believes currency hedging is a necessity, with foreign exchange movements capable of eroding metal investments overnight
A one-year investigation into the collapse of Lehman Brothers has found evidence top executives including Dick Fuld approved misleading financial statements.
While the rise of global equity markets over the past year has been extraordinary, it is good to put it into context.
In an exclusive interview with Investment Week's sister title Credit, Pimco's chief investment officer discusses sovereign risk, regulation of the financial sector, and explains why Pimco no longer sees itself as simply the "authority on bonds"
For anyone involved in the manufacture, distribution and advice of investment funds, the latest set of statistics from the IMA make very welcome reading a month into the new decade and potentially point to a new era for the industry.
As the rest of the world's stock markets are tumbling, the Asian region looks set to pick up growth this year. The reason is China. Understanding how the Chinese market handles the problems will therefore be vital for understanding how many markets will...
What are the practical implications for providers of the FSA statements on structured investment products?
As investors came to work on September 15, 2008, we braced ourselves for the fallout from the news Lehman Brothers had filed the largest bankruptcy in history.
The administrators of structured product providers NDFA and DRL say their priority is to confirm investor funds have been segregated from the firms' business accounts.