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Morning Line-up: London quant funds, end of QE, death of stock-picking

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

London funds seek an edge in ‘quant’ market – FT

Could ending QE lower long-term rates?

Stock-picking, dead or alive? – Financial News

Morning Line-up: Smaller hedge funds, state meddling and board diversity

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Average fund of hedge funds size drops by half – Financial News

Rising state meddling in EM companies irks investors – Reuters

International diversity of UK boards grows – FT

Morning Line-up: Investors get picky with emerging markets, BlackRock sets sights on U.S. retail

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Warier investors seek specialized emerging market funds – Wall Street Journal

BlackRock aims to double U.S retail funds by 2014 – Reuters

Austerity? Not in the emerging markets – Financial News

Morning Line-up: Hedge funds flatline, investors vet banker pay

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Hedge funds failing to handle choppy markets – Reuters

Spain’s bank rescue hits headwinds – WSJ

Investors turn spotlight on bank staff paycheques – Reuters

Morning Line-up: Japanese ETFs, UK non-doms, Swiss hedge fund

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

U.S. investors place record wager on Japanese funds – New York Times 

UK wealth industry relief at new rules on non-doms – Reuters

Switzerland approves its first hedge fund – Financial News

Morning Line-up: Hedge funds & oil, commercial property, banker bonuses

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Hedge Funds ditch oil – Financial News

Insurers and pension funds poised to embrace REITS – Reuters

HSBC proposes pay shake-up – FT

Morning Line-Up: London taxes, Glencore’s IPO, emerging market ETFs

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Hedge funds told to accept higher London taxes – FT

Glencore seen pushing on with May IPO: investors – Reuters

Investors wary of emerging market ETFs – Financial News

Morning Line-Up: Tchenguiz, Galleon, Investors Vs Hedge Funds

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

 Vincent  Tchenguiz eyes debt restructuring – FT

Rajaratnam trial latest – NYT

How investors turned the tables on hedge funds – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: Wellcome Trust, Libor probe, Britons’ money woes

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Wellcome Trust  invests in Olympic site – FT

LIBOR probe – Telegraph

Brits worry about their finances – Reuters

Morning Line-Up: pension poverty, BNY currency trade, hedge funds, Kazakhstan sukuk

News and views on the asset management industry from Reuters and elsewhere:

Pension poverty warning – FT

BNY currency trading dispute with LA pension fund – WSJ

 Funds of hedge funds cut returns – FT

                                       Kazakhstan revisits $500 mln sukuk – Reuters