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Barclays Wealth is hoping to correct the retail investor's "materially underweight" exposure to commodities with a new protected investment suite.

EUROPEAN property stocks recovered from their year-end lows in 2007 while investor confidence in emerging markets' property finally stalled during Q1 2008, according to the latest global property and REIT report from Standard & Poor's.

DEUTSCHE Bank has become the first company to list two ETFs linked to money market rates on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

DEUTSCHE Bank has become the first company to list two ETFs linked to money market rates on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

M&G has unveiled the M&G Global Real Estate Securities fund with a view to taking advantage of rapidly-growing markets in listed real estate securities worldwide.

TRI Investments is planning to launch an Asian Real Estate fund focusing on both the residential and commercial property markets.

PARENTS will increasingly need to factor in financial assistance for their dependents in their fiscal planning, according to Heartwood Wealth Management.

THE VCT sector surpassed market expectations at the end of the last tax year, according to research from the AIC.

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) has leapt to the defence of hedge funds as the industry comes under fire following recent market movements.

Skandia Investment Group (SIG) has announced a unique plan to create a multi-manager vehice comprising of 10 alternative asset classes.