Economics / Markets

SEVEN Investment Management plans to launch an ethical fund in the New Year.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 42.3 points, or 0.68%, to 6,160.3, as DSG International revealed disappointing figures.

The FTSE 100 is up 16.8 points, or 0.27%, to 6,219.4, with miners giving a strong performance in early trading.

THE International Biotechnology trust has revealed it is considering increasing its size through a C Share issue as part of the company's investment strategy.

A QUARTER of IFAs are still not properly informed about UK REITs, raising concerns they will be ill-equipped when the products are introduced in the UK in January.

BARCLAYS Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has launched a note linked to GAM's flagship fund of hedge funds, GAM Diversity.

STANDARD Life Investments' (SLI) gross fund sales have broken £1bn in nine months, the company said.

THREADNEEDLE Investments has given an optimistic assessment on the UK equity market citing factors such as the strength of corporate balance sheets and ongoing M&A activity.

PETER Lucas, Ashburton's global investment strategist, has warned the effects of May's market correction are still being felt.

ALLIANZ Global Investors has predicted an increasing role for environmental technology companies within the economy.