All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Asset Management & Private Banking

-  Russian sells off shares in transparent manner.-  Russian investment is not risk free.-  Invest with knowledge and review historical trends.-  Russias energy market is growing with new energy sites being discovered and brought to the market.

China's pension issues are real.The question is, "How will China's government address the pension issues?"Watch out.  Changes must be forthcoming.

The reality of pension fund management is simple:  fund managers have a fiduciary responsibility.  What that means is risk management is at the heart of managing pension funds.  Today, more than ever, risk management must go beyond the quest for higher returns. 

1. The hedge fund industry is changing in terms of rigor applied to fund selection.2. High net worth individuals may have relied more on trust. Institutional investors are asking tougher questions about risk.3. Hedge funds that have failed may have a hard time attracting institutional investors.

1. Demographics are rapidly changing around the world, including China.2. The pension issue is made more acute as people age and represent a larger percentage of the population.3. Asset allocation is an important element of retirement planning.4. The Chinese "401 (k) equivalent" - enterprise annuities...

For  some  time  now  - especially  since  September 06 when  Amaranth collapsed - the  call  for  hedge  fund  regulation  has  increased.  The  call  has  been  across  international  frontiers ...

1. Additional hedge fund regulation is likely.2. Federal regulation is favored by some in lieu of different states each doing their own thing.3. Billions of pension dollars going into alternatives has regulators worried.

Mergers  and  acquisitions  create  or  lose  value  depending  on  how  they  are  structured and  financed. The  Tata  Steel  takeover  of  Corus  is  apparently  creating  market  ripples ...

As  the  quantum of  investments  deployed  through  the  hedge  fund  model  has  grown,  so  have  the  calls  for  regulation  of  this  important  emerging  industry.This  analysis ...

Power Financial Corporation, beat out Britain's Amvescap Plc and Europe's Unicredito Italiano to purchase Putnam for $3.9 billion, after Marsh put Putnam Investments up for sale in September 2006, to reduce its debts. The deal will also give Power Financial Corporation a 25% stake in Thomas H. Lee Partners,...