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Fund execs see prolonged crisis, shades of 1929

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Top fund executives are resigned to the probability of a credit crisis lasting many months or even years, with some looking back as far as the Wall Street crash of 1929 for a possible comparison.

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Small banks gain as investors go back to basics

By Douwe Miedema, European Wealth Management Correspondent

Fund industry eyes investors from Chile to China

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - The funds industry is eyeing significant growth in years to come from investors in new markets from Chile to China.

EU states, watchdogs reach deal on cross-border bank failures

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - European Union states and central banks have agreed how to handle a cross-border bank failure but were unable to detail what a state would have to pay towards a bailout, a top regulator said on Wednesday.

Investors bearish on dollar, but cut hedges

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Professional investors are betting on a weak dollar but many have reduced dollar hedges as the U.S. currency has hit a series of record lows.

Ratings agencies face tougher oversight

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Credit rating agencies, under fire for being slow to warn investors about financial turmoil, face much tougher scrutiny and even new laws, a top market regulator said on Wednesday. | Video

Sparinvest undeterred by crisis, sees value

By Douwe Miedema, European Wealth Management Correspondent

EU funds reform raises watchdog concern

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Centralizing administration of the European Union's 6 trillion euro mutual funds industry needs further study to resolve concerns over supervision, a top market regulator said on Wednesday.

Time to be contrarian-Fortis Investments

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Fortis Investments is telling its wealthier clients that now is the time to buy into some of the assets that have taken the worst beating since the subprime mortgage crisis hit financial markets last year.

Flight into cash good for banks too: Schroders

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Banks may have thought of their own pockets more than their clients when telling them to move money into safe cash deposits, in a bid to shore up liquidity and boost profit margins, a senior banker said.

Polar picks up stocks from distressed hedge funds

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) - Fund boutique Polar Capital said on Tuesday it has been buying up mid and small-cap stocks from hedge funds forced into distressed sales, and sees further forced selling this year as tough conditions prevail.

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