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		<title>FTfm Alchemy – the place to air your views</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/10/19/ftfm-alchemy-the-place-to-air-your-views/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/10/19/ftfm-alchemy-the-place-to-air-your-views/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Boyde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We have launched FTfm Alchemy a new discussion forum focusing on issues affecting the fund management industry. Find out what experts are talking about and add your voice to the debate at http://discussions.ft.com/alchemy]]></description>
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		<title>Facts schmacts! We just want a good story</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/15/facts-schmacts-we-just-want-a-good-story/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/15/facts-schmacts-we-just-want-a-good-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Grene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wealth management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[equity research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sellside research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wealth managers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wealth management clients might well ask what they are paying for, and whether they are getting value for money. Although traditionally wealth managers have prided themselves on inhouse research, they are starting to concede they may not be quite up &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/15/facts-schmacts-we-just-want-a-good-story/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"Facts schmacts! We just want a good story"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Churn, churn and churn again</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/09/churn-churn-and-churn-again/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/09/churn-churn-and-churn-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ruth Sullivan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pensions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[portfolio churn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short-term investing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6161</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do fund managers do what they say? Well, it seems not. At least when it comes to the frequency they change portfolio stocks. Some equity fund managers have higher portfolio turnover rates than they claim, according to Investment Horizons, a &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/09/churn-churn-and-churn-again/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"Churn, churn and churn again"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>AIFM directive – creeping protectionism?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/04/aifm-directive-creeping-protectionism/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/04/aifm-directive-creeping-protectionism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:09:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Boyde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative investment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Spain raises protectionist fears &#8211; FT Hedge funds and private equity groups have raised concerns about the risk of creeping protectionism in proposals made by Spanish diplomats to re-write European Union legislation to regulate their industries, report Nikki Tait and &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/04/aifm-directive-creeping-protectionism/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"AIFM directive &#8211; creeping protectionism?"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Angelien Kemna: Woman on a pensions mission</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/03/angelien-kemna-woman-on-a-pensions-mission/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/03/angelien-kemna-woman-on-a-pensions-mission/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Boyde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Angelien Kemna will effectively be responsible for the pensions savings of a quarter of all Dutch employees. FTfm&#8217;s Face to Face interview looks at the task ahead of APG&#8217;s new chief investment officer. Angelien Kemna has been hailed by the &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/03/angelien-kemna-woman-on-a-pensions-mission/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"Angelien Kemna: Woman on a pensions mission"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Artemis deal underlines the upside of owning fund managers</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/01/artemis-deal-underlines-the-upside-of-owning-fund-managers/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/01/artemis-deal-underlines-the-upside-of-owning-fund-managers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Skypala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Affiliated Managers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mark Tyndall]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6121</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has often been observed that investors can make more money by buying shares in fund management companies than by buying their funds. On this basis, Affiliated Managers Group, a US quoted company with $231bn under management, could be a &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/02/01/artemis-deal-underlines-the-upside-of-owning-fund-managers/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"Artemis deal underlines the upside of owning fund managers"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Vanguard goes all alternative</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/29/vanguard-goes-all-alternative/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/29/vanguard-goes-all-alternative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pauline Skypala</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[absolute return]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bogle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hedge fund]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vanguard]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6091</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bogleheads forum is buzzing with news that Vanguard has set up an Alternative Strategies Fund in Dublin and filed for &#8220;exemptive relief&#8221; to allow its US Managed Payouts Funds to invest in the newfangled creature. Vanguard is cherished by its &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/29/vanguard-goes-all-alternative/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"Vanguard goes all alternative"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Active vs passive</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/27/active-vs-passive/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/27/active-vs-passive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Boyde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6081</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FTfm&#8217;s Steve Johnson looked into the debate over active vs passive management in our last issue, with reference to Norway&#8217;s state pension fund. He also interviewed Yngve Slyngstad , chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, the arm of Oslo’s &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/27/active-vs-passive/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"Active vs passive"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Future constructions</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/26/future-constructions/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/26/future-constructions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emma Boyde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/?p=6071</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FTfm&#8217;s new forum is under construction, but some of the fine details are taking longer to iron out than originally thought. So, rather than leave the blogosphere altogether, we will be continuing with our old format until we&#8217;re ready for &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/26/future-constructions/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"Future constructions"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s not easy being alternative</title>
		<link>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/26/its-not-easy-being-alternative/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/26/its-not-easy-being-alternative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophia Grene</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternative investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fund management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hedge funds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AIFM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brussels]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[private equity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently more than a thousand amendments have been tabled for the Alternative Investment Fund Management directive, Brussels&#8217; attempt to bring private equity and hedge funds under its loving control. This unprecedented level of rewriting during the legislative process is a &#8230;<div class="entry-meta"><a href="http://blogs.ft.com/ftfmblog/2010/01/26/its-not-easy-being-alternative/">Continue reading: <span class="meta-nav">"It&#8217;s not easy being alternative"</span></a></div>]]></description>
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