Alternative Investments

05/15/2012

Ashcourt Rowan picks Cofunds to power platform

It will include an entry-level execution only proposition, a service for investors who do not need on-going financial advice but want guidance and a proposition for clients receiving full advice.

05/14/2012

Film investment could lose tax breaks

Thousands of investors who have pumped billions of pounds into film finance schemes face an anxious wait to find out whether a recent court decision signals the end of lucrative tax breaks.

05/14/2012

Warba Bank's $33 million UK property deal‎

The building enjoys excellent characteristics and is distinguished by its unique and award-winning design. It provides long-term income and a security of a world class covenant for Warba Bank.

05/11/2012

Schroders’ Turner cautiously bullish after difficult 2011

Jane Turner, manager of Schroders’ multi-manager funds, is cautious about the near-term outlook for markets following a difficult 2011 and a rally in which she was held back by exposure to US high-yield debt and defensive shares.

05/10/2012

Vulture funds eye longer timescale

But some bankers argue that the European Central Bank’s €1tn of emergency bank loans – dubbed long-term refinancing operations and initiated by its president Mario Draghi – have at least partially weakened their investment thesis.

05/10/2012

Jupiter chases high income with Bezalel bond launch

The offshore fund, which is a sub-fund of the firm’s global sicav, has a ‘go anywhere’ strategy, allowing Bezalel to invest across the debt spectrum in any country and without being restricted by ratings.

05/09/2012

Where Does the Real Value Lie for Fixed Income?

Whether the recent shift in Treasury yields reflects a short-term event or the beginning of a real reversal, Mr. Popp suggests that the time may be right for investors to evaluate how an eventual rise in interest rates may impact their portfolios.

05/09/2012

Bucharest and London Stock Exchanges ink tie up

‘The new Economy Minister has already announced intentions to continue the privatization of the four state companies Transgaz, Romgaz, Hidroelectrica, Nuclearelectrica and of Tarom.