Conquering one's fears
Series: Estates Gazette ; (0225) 22 June 2002, 59-62(4)Publication details: 2002Subject(s): Summary: Looks at UK institutions who are seeking higher returns by investing abroad. Notes they are very cautious of these new opportunties as many are keen to avoid the bad experiences they may suffered from the last recession. Advises investors should choose indirect vehicles and spread their investments across core, core plus and opportunity funds. Standard Life is about the only UK institution to have a direct pan-European portfolio with other firms considering other indirect vehicles such as limited partnerships. Warns that UK institutions are likely to face higher costs abroad as the European markets are different and investors lack local knowledge. Concludes by arguing that UK firms may have missed the main opportunity to invest in Europe and face strong competition from German funds who have been investing all over Europe.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS65662 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 118763-1001 |
Looks at UK institutions who are seeking higher returns by investing abroad. Notes they are very cautious of these new opportunties as many are keen to avoid the bad experiences they may suffered from the last recession. Advises investors should choose indirect vehicles and spread their investments across core, core plus and opportunity funds. Standard Life is about the only UK institution to have a direct pan-European portfolio with other firms considering other indirect vehicles such as limited partnerships. Warns that UK institutions are likely to face higher costs abroad as the European markets are different and investors lack local knowledge. Concludes by arguing that UK firms may have missed the main opportunity to invest in Europe and face strong competition from German funds who have been investing all over Europe.