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Investec Asset Management has launched its first UK-domiciled UCITS III Africa & Middle East fund.

Castlestone Management has worked with Dublin's regulators to create a Ucits commodity fund with truly active management

Octopus Investments is seeking to raise up to £25m for its latest launch, Titan VCT 3, which is designed to deliver strong returns through investment in to smaller unquoted UK companies.

Commercial property specialist Seven Dials has opened its European Property fund to retail investors by lowering its minimum investment limit to €10,000 (£7,965).

Castlestone Management is to launch a Dublin-listed UCITS III commodities fund.

A recovery in UK commercial property is not in store until at least next year, according to Reita's latest quarterly 'property investment perspective.'

Only one in 10 retirees believe equity in their home should be for children to inherit, according to research from Saga Equity Release Service.

Baring Asset Management is to follow the likes of Eclectica and Schroders in launching its own specialist agriculture fund.

STELLAR Asset Management is coming to market with a specialist fund looking to exploit opportunities emerging from Eastern Europe.