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• Intellectual Property Is The (Contested) Foundation Of The Global Liberalization Trade And Investment

  BNET - 2005-11-14

  The causes of global economic liberalization are commonly located in technological change, hegemonic leadership, or a combination of the two. This paper argues that the technological imperative for global liberalization, and the commercial power and thus the hegemony of the United States, both now rely on the prevention of free...

  Tags: Intellectual Property, Investment, University Of London, Liberalization, Bundling Measure, Free Trade, Finance

• IFA talent runs in family.(Sarah Speirs joins Buckles Investment Services)(independent financial advisers)(Brief Article)

  - 2005-07-14

  IF THERE is a gene for a career in the IFA business the Speirs family seem to have it. Nigel Speirs, chief executive of Buckles Investment Services in North Wales, has been recently joined by daughter Sarah Sarah graduates with a first...

  Tags: advisor, CAREER, FINANCE, financial, investment, talent, University of London

• Canales Clariond visits London.

  - 2004-09-22

  MEXICO CITY, Sep 21, 2004 (Notimex/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- In order to promote British investments in Mexico, strengthen the economic ties and boost friendship with the United Kingdom, the Secretary of Economy Fernando Canales Clariond has carried out a working visit...

  Tags: FINANCE, Investment, Mexico, secretary, University of London

• Does Inward Foreign Direct Investment Boost The Productivity Of Domestic Firms?

  BNET - 2004-05-01

  Are there productivity spillovers from FDI Foreign Direct Investment to domestic firms, and, if so, how much should host countries be willing to pay to attract FDI? To examine these questions it uses a plant-level panel covering U.K. manufacturing from 1973 through 1992. Paper estimates a significantly positive correlation between...

  Tags: Spillover, University Of London, Foreign Direct Investment, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Currency & Foreign Exchange, Investment, Finance

• News: GSAM wins oe200m SAUL mandate.(Brief Article)

  - 2004-03-15

  Goldman Sachs Asset Management GSAM has been appointed to manage a GBP200m currency mandate for the SAUL Trustees, who oversee the pension scheme of the University of London's non-academic staff. The mandate will overlay the overseas equity assets in the SAUL portfolio and seek...

  Tags: asset, FINANCE, Investment, Strategy, University of London

• Saul keeps close eye on liabilities.

  - 2004-02-29

  Byline: Mike Foster Most UK pension schemes are determined to maintain hefty weightings in equities, despite suffering from a significant reduction in their solvency. Some are happy to diversify into strategies such as currency overlay or enhanced indexation while they push up fixed-income...

  Tags: asset, equity, FINANCE, Investment, strategy, U.K., University of London

• Valuing Defined-Benefit Plans

  BNET - 2003-06-01

  This paper examines the issues surrounding the valuation of defined-benefit pension plans including benefit formulas, integration with Social Security, post-retirement benefit increases and default risk. It obtains a reasonable valuation with three key estimates - the level of retirement benefits, the growth rate of post-retirement benefits and the discount rate....

  Tags: Valuation, University Of London, DB Valuation, Benefits, Asset Management, Investment, Human Resources, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance

• GBP1 billion funding injection for scientific excellence.

  - 2003-02-12

  M2 PRESSWIRE-12 February 2003-UK Government: GBP1 billion funding injection for scientific excellenceC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:02122003 Universities and higher education institutions received a cash boost as Science Minister Lord Sainsbury announced their share of a GBP1bn investment in scientific excellence. The...

  Tags: allocation, Government, Institute, investment, MUSIC, University of London

• What Has the Fund Manager Done for Me? A Value-Based Approach to Investment Performance Measurement

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  In many circumstances, it is unsatisfactory to measure portfolio performance using time-weighted rates of return. There are well known problems with performance attribution analysis using time-weighted returns in a multi-interval context, and it is impossible to measure the contribution of a portfolio's manager to the wealth of an individual investor....

  Tags: Performance, Investment, University Of London, Performance Management, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance

• Institutional Investors, Corporate Governance and the Performance of the Corporate Sector

  BNET - 2002-05-01

  Proportions of equity held by institutional investors are rising across all OECD countries. Paradigms of corporate governance involving a key role for institutions are market control via equity the takeover sanction, market control via debt LBOs and direct control via equity corporate governance activism. This article present result for the...

  Tags: Performance, Equity, University Of London, Investor, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Financial Services, Investment, Business Operations, Finance