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Contents<br />
COVER STORY<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
MARKET LEADER<br />
INDEX REVIEW<br />
IN THE MARKETS<br />
REGIONAL REVIEW<br />
FACE TO FACE<br />
COMMODITY REPORT<br />
SIBOS REPORT<br />
DATA PAGES<br />
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING <strong>BGI</strong> ..............................................................................Page 67<br />
Laurence Fink, chairman and chief executive of BlackRock, long coveted Barclays Global<br />
Investors and its iShares family of electronically-traded funds. Now he looks to have<br />
secured it. After the deal closes later this year, BlackRock will become the world’s largest<br />
manager of investment assets. Art Detman describes why BlackRock will likely grow and<br />
thrive, and how this acquisition may affect the money-management business.<br />
CAN THE US REALLY SAVE ITS AUTO SECTOR? ..................................Page 6<br />
Ian Williams surveys the status of the US automotive landscape.<br />
TURNING JAPANESE ......................................................................................................Page 12<br />
Simon Denham, managing director, Capital Spreads, takes the bearish long view<br />
ASIAN INDEX DREAMS ................................................................................Page 14<br />
<strong>FTSE</strong> Group’s tie-in with MCX-SX and the implications for Indian investors<br />
FAST AND LOOSE <strong>WITH</strong> PRIVATE EQUITY......................................Page 16<br />
Private equity looks set to make a comeback – albeit a slow one. Neil O’Hara reports.<br />
INTEREST RATES MAKE THE RUNNING ............................................Page 24<br />
David Simons on the vagaries of interest rate management in a potentially deflationary arena<br />
RISK MANAGEMENT IN HIGH-FREQUENCY TRADING ........Page 28<br />
Dan Hubscher of Progress Apama looks at real-time risk management<br />
NORTHERN LIGHTS: THE NORDIC WAY FORWARD ..............Page 32<br />
Why Nordic markets are worth another look<br />
NEW APPROACHES TO OLD PROBLEMS ................................................Page 40<br />
Tarek Anwar, Standard Chartered, explains the new business dynamics<br />
THAT DUBAI FACTOR..................................................................................................Page 42<br />
Jeff Singer, CEO of NASDAQ Dubai, on the promise of the near east.<br />
THE GOLD BUG ................................................................................................................Page 70<br />
Vanya Dragomanovich meets Aram Shishmanian, the new CEO of the World Gold Council<br />
NEW APPROACHES TO CASH MANAGEMENT ................................Page 75<br />
Lynn Strongin Dodds reports on new approaches to money market funds<br />
THE RISE OF THE COLLATERAL MANAGER ..........................................Page 78<br />
Neil O’Hara on the rising stars in collateral management following Lehman’s demise<br />
DTCC HARNESSES A NEW WAVE OF BUSINESS ..............................Page 82<br />
David Simons reviews the DTCC’s new wave of business in clearing and settlement<br />
ASIAN DREAMS ................................................................................................................Page 86<br />
Lynn Strongin Dodds on the potential for a cross-Asian clearing and settlement platform<br />
Fidessa Fragmentation Index ......................................................................................Page 90<br />
Market Reports by <strong>FTSE</strong> Research ..............................................................................Page 92<br />
Index Calendar ..............................................................................................................Page 96<br />
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 0 9 • F T S E G L O B A L M A R K E T S
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