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Future Capital Partners (FCP), the £6 billion alternative investment boutique, has struictured a private equity deal that will allow UK investors to engage in the rapidly growing Renewable Transport Fuels (RTF) sector for the first time.

International Asset Management Limited, one of the oldest fund of hedge funds managers in Europe, has opened a branch office in Spain to enhance the service it offers to clients in Iberia.

The Stonehage Group, which advises high net worth families, has launched Stonehage Investment Partners Geneva to complement its existing Stonehage Investment Partners (SIP) business in London.

Industry experts discuss the commodities market and how ETFs and ETCs can efficiently tap this asset class

Susan McDonald, chief executive of Calculus Capital, says now we are out of recession, investors should consider the benefits of EIS funds.

"Making the step from visiting the bottle bank to investing in ethical funds is a big one..."

A ex-BlueBay hedge fund manager has been fined £140,000 and banned by the FSA for misleading investors and the regulator.

"Property is likely to increase in 2010 as investors seek alternative sources of income and ways of hedging against the threat of inflation," says Threadneedle's Don Jordison

Jorma Korhonen has run the Fidelity Global Special Situations fund for the last three years during a turbulent time for world markets.

Magnus Spence, director at Spence Johnson, says a growing DC market in the UK could open up opportunities for advisers.