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MSCI update on emerging markets

MSCI Barra takes a close look at the stock performance in various emerging markets, examining the differences to developed market stocks in the performance of particular sectors and styles.
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Counterparty risk prompts changes in sec lending

More than two thirds of the institutions that made changes to their securities lending programmes on the back of the global financial crisis cited less confidence in counterparty stability as the driver, research has revealed, however less than 20 per cent suspended participation following the market volatility.
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RogersCasey: in defence of active management

While recent manager performance has raised concerns about active management, US consulting firm Rogerscasey believes that active management is often called into question at precisely the wrong time. And while passive investing has proven to be a cost effective way for some investors to access some portions of the capital markets, there are situations where […]
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FRR joins oil payments transparency initiative

France’s 28.8 billion ($41.7 billion) Fonds de Reserve Pour Les Retraites (FRR) has joined more than 80 institutional investors globally in becoming a signatory to an initiative aimed at strengthening transparency in the extractive industries sector through disclosure around company payments and government revenues from mining, oil and gas.
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