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Amendments to listing rules published in the FSA's Consultation Paper 06/21 would allow closed-ended funds to control companies in which they invest.

Nomura International has launched a fund of funds property portfolio that is 80% capital protected. ...

The Alternative Investment Management Association (Aima) has criticised a European Commission white ...

A VCT investing in the live entertainment sector is set to be launched following close on the heels of the Edge Performance trust.

THE net asset value per share of the Aberdeen Growth Opportunities VCT 2 has risen from 100.06p to 109p following the sale of three holdings.

M&G fund manager John Cartwright has forecast that prime commercial property in the UK will continue to provide positive returns in an uncertain property environment.

BERINGEA is seeking to raise £15m in a C share offer for the ProVen VCT.

SCOTTISH Widows Investment Partnership is overhauling its £7.8bn property division with the creation of separate UK and international property teams.

COMPANIES once linked to "unethical practices" deserve a second chance to be included in ethical funds, according to the 10th anniversary edition of the Standard Life ethical investor survey.

Reports show alternative investments are on the up and the public is more aware of the possibilities of using more esoteric investments to diversify their portfolios. But are IFAs shovelling hedge funds, ETFs and three hundred year old sofas into client...