Pareto - EMEA White Papers

EMEA White Papers

Pareto's thought leadership publications are authored by senior members of the firm. Below is a list of our current publications.

April 2009 - New Approaches to Currency Management

International investors hold two types of currency risk: currency translation risk and currency alpha risk. Confusion between these different types of risk can result in significant currency losses. In this paper, Gavin Francis, Pareto's Head of Client Portfolio Management discusses the importance of distinguishing between the two types of currency risks and highlights the necessity of an active currency risk management programme.

February 2009 - Currency Boost for UK Pension Funds

Currency moves do have an impact on performance at the total plan level. In this paper, Gavin Francis, Pareto's Head of Client Portfolio Management investigates the impact of currency movement on UK Pension Pooled funds over 2008.

January 2009 - Emerging Markets Currency: Better than Bonds

Attractive emerging market bond returns can be credited largely to currency exposure. Investors in emerging markets should separate the currency from the debt to achieve a more desirable risk-adjusted return.

Pareto's Emerging Currency team discusses the opportunities in emerging currencies in this paper.

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