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When I saw your cover story ('25 Skills Every Man Should Know,' Oct. '07), I was hoping it would be a challenge and that there would be a new skill [...]

Information on the NICSA conference held in the U.S. in 2017 is presented. Topics discussed at the conference include the disruptors in asset management, the changes in the asset-management industry, the allocation of resources, the pressure caused by investors' demand on technological innovation, and the management of asset-class automated platform convergence.

The government's Disability Discrimination Act, which requires mainstream education providers to ensure that access to education is available to learners with disabilities, places a question mark over the future of specialist colleges. Such colleges already have the expertise which mainstream colleges are now required to provide. It is argued that mainstream colleges should work closely with specialist colleges to ensure that disabled learners receive the support they need.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for creating a wedding cake with chocolate ganache.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for designing and decorating a peony wedding cake.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including one by Ian Morris on the role of war in creating a peaceful world, one by Andy Coghlan on the role of microRNAs in the inheritance of epigenetic characteristics, and one by Colin Barras on the origin of life in water-free conditions on the planet Mars, all in the April 19, 2014 issue.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for decorating a wedding cake with wild flowers design.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for making a casino themed cake.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for crafting and decorating a cake for christening and birthday.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for making a cake of anemone flower design.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for decorating a cake with cosmos and honeysuckle flowers.

The article talks about the benefits of technology's inclusion in the growth of the managers. The topics addressed include details on the comparison of firms in terms of the growth comprising firms which invest in digital expertise and firms which do not and role of the assets under management (AUM) growth in embracing technology by the industries.

A quarter of asset management executives pin the blame on organizational culture, according to FIS research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article investigates how the asset management industry in the U.S. are meeting the demands of their middle and back-office operations, post global financial crisis of 2008-2009. Firms must seek new ways to increase efficiency due to decline in margins and fees, and in the face of growing range of regulatory and investor requirements.

The article focuses on investing in exchange traded funds (ETFs). Topics discussed include the emergence of ETFs as an attractive alternative for individual investors, a report which shows that only eight percent of fund administrators are expected to provide valuations for ETFs within an hour of the end of the trading day, and ways to manage ETFs efficiently.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "25 Skills Every Man Should Know," in the October 2007 issue, another on using language that reflects the needs and abilities of all readers without bias, and another one on specifying people's skills according to their gender.

The article discusses the U.S. money market fund industry, highlighting the benefits of shift towards the intraday valuations of price movements, and laws devised by the federal agency Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Topics include trade data flow, growth of cross-border trade, and better relationship between factors including transfer agency, fund accounting systems and pricing services.

A quarter of asset management executives pin the blame on organizational culture, according to FIS research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author discusses the Multiple Books of Record (MBOR) in accounting. He says that MBOR allows users to create approximately 10 additional views and can enhance operational efficiencies and data integrity to investment management industry. He adds that the tool can help businesses to grow without affecting their costs.

The author discusses the start, growth and popularity of "Coronation Street," the signature soap of British television network ITV. The author created the soap for ITV after working as a writer for other ITV shows. It was about theater and North England. Its initial title was "Florizel Street." It was later changed to "Coronation Street." The network executives worried about losing advertising. The author then recast the part of Ena Sharples and agreed on Violet Carson as the actress to play the role of a woman of 70 with the vitality of a girl of 17. "Coronation Street" is heading for its 45th year in 2005.

Opinion. Comments on a college in Leicester, England, that specializes in vocational education related to traditional local industries. Holding of awards evenings in the industry areas; Realization of non-recovery of employment in industries; Need for a revised view of career relevance.

Features the music performers The Aloof. Type of music; Improvements in performances; Availability of the music album `Cover the Crime.'

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "Has The Male Shortage Spoiled Black Men" in the May 1987 issue, "10 Ways To Make Love Last" in the June 1987 issue and "The en Most Beautiful Black Women In America" in the July 1987 issue.