When Danske Bank made the all-important decision to plump for open architecture, Danske Capital knew that some investment activities would inevitably have to be outsourced. Elisa Trovato investigates

Convincing a client adviser in the private banking world to experiment in new product areas can be a difficult undertaking. Elisa Trovato examines why steering the sometimes sceptical distributor is certainly worth the effort

Foreign firms have made significant inroads into what was once the domain of German funds managers. Yuri Bender reports on an ­industry sector that has historically been seen as protectionist

The tremendous growth in the hedge fund industry over the past decade has encouraged many investment firms to consider the potential benefits of short positions as part of more traditi­onal long-only investment strategies. 130/30 is one of the latest innovations in the asset management industry and has produced a lot of interest among German ­investors lately

The safety of money market funds is proving attractive to investors, and they have been delivering positive returns during the credit crunch, writes Simon Hildrey

Private individual and family office investors stress the importance of the qualitative – even the ‘emotional’ – when it comes to identifying ­investment needs. Martin Steward investigates

Structured entrepreneurial products, offering diversification across ­several asset classes, are among innovations introduced by the team reporting to José Barréiro in the Spanish bank’s new look funds and wholesale banking division, writes Nat Mankelow