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THE Fitzwilliam Commodity Plus fund, advised by BDO Stoy Hayward Investment Management Limited, has been awarded the European Fund of Hedge Funds award for Best Energy/Commodities fund.

FITCH Ratings has published new Real Estate Asset Manager rating criteria.

ABSOLUTE return asset manager RAB Capital has announced the planned launch of the RAB Global Mining and Resources fund, which will be led by RAB chief executive Philip Richards.

Pressure on Alistair Darling to rethink his sweeping changes to capital gains tax (CGT) was growing last night as it emerged that attempts will be made to defeat them in the Commons, The Times reports.

James Hay's wrap proposition is rapidly approaching 1,250 funds after additions from BlackRock Merrill Lynch and Scottish Widows.

GREENLAND Capital First Land, a Guernsey incorporated closed ended fund offering high net worth investors access to the land trading market, is to be listed on the AIM market.

ETF Securities has listed nine new Index Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange, providing access to a different part of the commodities futures curve.

SOME 3.2 million people, or 7pc of UK adults, are relying on property investments to fund their retirement, according to research from Baring Asset Management.

THE UK and European mortgage markets could be set for a US sub-prime style meltdown, according to SG Asset Management.

LONDON and Capital (L&C) has taken a stand against the negative view on UK commercial property and adapted its UK Real Estate fund, in order to continue to make returns from the country's property market.