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ETF Securities has added 29 short Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) to its range.

Retail investor access to funds of hedge funds has moved a step closer with the announcement from the Financial Services Authority that it intends to pursue its aim of introducing regulated funds of alternative investment funds (Faifs).

2008 will be the year for long-term property investors to get back into UK commercial arena, John Cartwright, head of funds at Prudential Property Investment Managers (PRUPIM), part of M&G, has advised.

iShares has launched two new ETFs on the LSE, including Europe's first emerging market bond fund.

THE FSA is preparing to issue an update on its proposals for regulating retail-oriented Funds of Alternative Investment Funds (FAIFs) in the next few weeks, irrespective of the resolution of outstanding taxation issues.

UK commercial property is set to remain in the doldrums through the first half of this year, before signs of recovery begin to appear, according to the Real Estate team at Credit Suisse Asset Management.

THE NDF Administration's House Price Secure Growth plan is set to mature with a return in excess of 70pc on March 6.

OPTIMISM as to the prospects for property funds in 2008 was the surprising finding from Standard & Poor's Fund Services' latest round of fund manager interviews.

Close Investments has announced it is to suspend dealing on its Closepip property fund in order to s...

Sarah Godfrey looks at how Austin Forey and his team have steered the JPMorgan Emerging Markets fund towards returns of over 300% in the last five years