Global

UK - A leading consultant has warned Threadneedle Investments that derogatory remarks by its chief executive about investors could have an adverse impact upon its business.

GLOBAL - European markets are still attractively priced despite the strength of the euro and the pace of downgrades, according to the latest projection from Barclays Global Investors.

GLOBAL - Real estate returns across all world markets stayed in positive territory in 2002 as investors sought refuge from battered stock markets.

ISRAEL - Asset manager GAIM Paragon has appointed Jonathan Dollberg as chairman to its Israel office.

AMERICAS/EUROPE - AXA Investment Managers has launched a market neutral hedge fund that takes advantage of statistical anomalies in the stock market.

GLOBAL - Short biased managers are prepping themselves up for a comeback after posting the worst performance so far this year, according to the latest data from hedge fund advisory group, Hennessee.

GLOBAL - Brown Brothers Harriman Foreign Exchange has launched the web-based version of FX IndexLink, BBH's currency-trading tool.

GLOBAL - Institutional private equity investors are increasing their appetite for the asset class as the turmoil in listed markets continues.

GLOBAL - The traditional view of emerging markets is of volatility, risk, instability, and illiquidity. But it make be time to revise this view. Christine Senior takes a closer look at some emerging market highlights.

GLOBAL - Fortis Investment Management achieved GIPS compliance as of the end of 2002.