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Aug 31, 2014 FTFM OPINION Fish for lunch provides investment advice Some fund managers are using lifestyle data to enhance their performance Mantra of passive dominance is dangerous 90% of UK active managers beat market ©Getty Aug 29, 2014 View from the US from FTFM OPINION Stuck in the re-election waiting room Even though Dodd-Frank makes no sense, Congress will not be moved to act quickly, says John Dizard Railpen fund fees ‘only a fifth’ of total SEC widens mutual hedge fund review Aug 31, 2014 REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Big US rating agencies get European rival Scope plans ‘viable alternative’ to Fitch, Moody’s and S&P European fund houses fear SEC’s reach Helena Morrissey takes aim at the IMA Aug 31, 2014 Face to Face from PENSIONS INDUSTRY Minister’s Nordic noir for AP funds Peter Norman is a longstanding critic of Sweden’s pension system Fund houses, unto the pensions breach Ontario Teachers keen to board HS2 Columnists Comment Fish for lunch and a timely dose of pessimism could enhance fund managers’ performance, writes David Oakley The Last Word Dodd-Frank financial reform makes no sense, but John Dizard is not optimistic that US legislators realise this THE LAST WORD John Plender believes rational investment is impossible in a market comprehensively rigged by central bankers More stories Investment strategy US bond bull run wrongfoots Wall Street Ditch the hokum on asset diversification Debt fund trio raise $73bn in five years Big Tesco shareholder reduces stake Regulation & governance Broker inefficiency costs clients £4.2bn Shareholders must embrace commitment Wells Fargo chief warns on mortgage loans US banks try to find a pattern in settlement talks Pensions Bond fund sales on track for record Ontario Teachers keen to board HS2 Fund houses, unto the pensions breach Phoenix chief warns on insurance probe People Movers & shakers: September 1 Veil lifted on Brevan in Rokos court duel Movers & shakers: August 25 Keith Skeoch dispels myths circling SLI Hedge Funds Ditch the hokum on asset diversification Big Four step up services to hedge funds Co-op Bank slashes first-half losses US hedge funds seek European success Private equity Carlyle enlists Rake for RAC flotation Carlyle settles to avoid trial by jury Private equity’s oil interests go global Buyout groups invest in UK North Sea oil Offers Executive Appointments Global executive jobs Register today for free job alerts JOIN THE BUSINESS ELITE More people at the top read the FT* *FT has grown in every major readership survey FT Subscription Subscribe to the FT today Subscribe now for complete and unrestricted access ABOUT FTfm FTfm is the voice of the global fund management industry, providing must-have news and sharp analysis to the world’s top asset managers and professional investors. 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