02/22/2012
Alpcot Capital Management launches Europe's first actively managed equity ETF
The physically-backed fund Alpcot Active Greater Russia aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investing in the securities of issuers based in the 'Greater Russia' region, i.e. Russia and other CIS region states.
02/22/2012
St James Developments London Property fund added to Clara Compare
St James Developments has announced the launch of The St James Developments London Property fund.
02/22/2012
China Has a Thing for Cognac
China and Kanye West have something in common: a love for cognac.
02/22/2012
Barclays publishes FSA Complaints Data
In the Banking category there has been a 31 per cent reduction in complaint volumes for the full year 2011 compared to 2010.
02/21/2012
Morgan Stanley launches latest structured product
At maturity, investors receive 100 per cent of their initial investment, as well as any locked-in returns.
02/21/2012
Irish bankers prepare Royal Exchange sale
Among the assets being sold off are the Royal Exchange and the Finsbury Dials office tower in the City, and Great Minster Court in Victoria.
02/21/2012
Axa Wealth lifts lid on execution-only wrap
The wrap, set for launch at the start of H2 this year, will allow advisers to white label the product so clients can use it directly.
02/21/2012
Middle Eastern investors increase share of Central London residential sales market
Despite the on-going global financial crisis and continued concerns over the Euro, Central London's residential market continued to recover very strongly throughout 2011.
02/21/2012
Bank of China moves closer to LME membership
The 130-year-old metals bourse said on Friday it had received a "good number" of first-round bids ahead of an LME board meeting on February 23.
02/20/2012
Report: Humans Are Done Trading, It's Time For The Rise Of The Machines
A group of professors and researchers got together to think out exactly what that means.
02/20/2012
Former Sloane Robinson manager plans new fund
Edale will launch with partner, friends and family money.
02/20/2012
Hargreaves said the fund’s management team has built an “impressive track record” over the life of the vehicle and tipped the manager’s investment style.
02/17/2012
SRI fund providers reaffirm commitment following shutdowns
Kames Capital, which continues to offer ethical equity and bond funds, said more distinctive product ranges – for example, those that employ ‘dark green’ ethical screens to appeal to socially conscious investors – were tending to s
02/17/2012
There's a new king of hedge fund managed accounts platforms
While Deutsche Bank is now the undisputed king in terms of assets, Lyxor's platform remains the hedge fund industry's biggest in terms of assets.
02/16/2012
Plackett and Prentis' Throgmorton trust revamps fees
The trust's board has decided to cap the annual performance fee paid, amending it from 4.99% to a sliding scale based on the gross return of the portfolio, including CFDs.
02/13/2012
RBS, which is 82 per cent owned by the British government, said yesterday it was cutting up to 300 jobs in its capital markets and cash equities units.
02/13/2012
Weil Gotshal is advising administrator KPMG on the high-profile insolvency proceedings, which kicked off late last year and are the first under the UK’s new ‘special administration’ regime set up last year to protect market stability in
02/11/2012
Bestinvest has suspended the rating on the £203.5m Baring Global Bond fund following the recent departure of the portfolio’s manager.
02/08/2012
Euroclear UK & Ireland welcomes Deutsche Bank’s db X-trackers suite of ETFs
The development enables direct access for IFAs and other users of the Message System to official net asset value (NAV) based pricing for ETFs for the first time via EUI when routing their orders for settlement.
02/07/2012
Ardevora funds listed on Cofunds
Ardevora Asset Management has had its funds added to the Cofunds platform.