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Investors should switch from gold miners to bullion because the asset provides a stable alternative to currencies and a buffer against ongoing economic uncertainty, says Barings.

Skandia has appointed Cohen & Steers to manage its $300m Reits Global Property Securities fund in place of La Salle Investment Management, which had run the fund since its launch in 2005.

The European Union is considering imposing tough new measures to curb the pay of private equity and hedge fund managers in a further clampdown on the sector.

IFAs are being warned to take a cautious approach to commercial property and ensure the asset class is not mis-sold to clients as fears of a bubble grow.

Two Bear Stearns hedge fund managers have been found not guilty of fraud.

The AIC thinks the EC's proposed Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFD) will result in an increased climate of risk - but is "cautiously optimistic" that it can be overturned.

Deutsche Bank investment director Paul Wharton examines the drivers for the commodities market.

Confidence amongst IFAs towards property investment has shot up to its highest level in two years, a Reita study concludes.

Property Investment Plan is launching a series of free property workshops for IFAs across the UK.

Hedge funds are not typically viewed as major institutional users of ETFs. Yet the ability to utilise them for enhanced liquidity and rapid trading manoeuvres is attracting greater hedge fund uptake, as Helen Fowler reports