Financial wonks and porn … read all about it

Wonk books, financial instrument porn, mea culpa books and prosaic condemnations – these are all part of the financial crisis sub-genre which emerged in the past two years.

The latest, All the Devils Are Here, by Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, features in a ‘financial crisis book map’ on the contrarian investor Can Turtles Fly? Blog, an eclectic blog chronicling a slow-moving turtle’s attempt at gaining financial independence.

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US housing stuck in the doldrums

Like investors the world over, Americans thought property was gilt-edged, then along came CDOs. Meanwhile, corporate debt just keeps on keeping on. John O’Brien, van Eyk’s head of research, spoke with Philippa Yelland.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

The rise and rise of Chinese consumerism

The Golden Week holiday period in China ended last week with record tourism numbers at all popular destinations, such as Westlake in Hangzhou (pictured), underscoring the investment theme of Asian domestic demand driving the region’s sharemarkets.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Investors’ group challenges EU on climate change

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change will present a position paper to the European Commission this week, giving momentum to the dialogue between investors and policy makers, and offering a united institutional investors’ voice on the requirements for the successful mobilisation of private investment in climate change mitigation. Amanda White talks with the chair

Maryland applauds departing CIO

The US$587 million Maryland State Retirement and Pension System (Maryland SRPS) has confirmed the departure of its chief investment officer, Mansco Perry III (pictured), to the position of CIO of the endowment fund of Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Few stars in the bleak venture capital universe

For venture capital investors, the days of receiving 100-plus per cent internal rates of returns (IRRs) from a broad sweep of managers are gone. But this doesn’t mean investors should give up searching for the few remaining outperformers.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

Government funds get behind AIA Group’s Asian float

A glittering array of institutional investors is believed to have become seed investors in this week’s fund-raising for the float of American Insurance Group’s Asian business.mrec4inarticleinline Sponsored Content scnative1 scnative2 scnative3

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