Specialist

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...

OLD Mutual Asset Managers (OMAM) has hired a new European investment team to run the company's forthcoming European Equity long/short fund.

PROPERTY funds have taken "unprecedented" inflows in 2006 particularly during Q3, according to IMA quarterly figures.

CLOSE Investments is considering opening up the Latvian and Lithuanian property markets to UK investors through its new fund.

PROPERTY funds have taken "unprecedented" inflows in 2006 particularly during Q3, according to IMA quarterly figures.

THE global REITS market is expected to receive a healthy injection of funds which will see it soar to the $1trn mark when introduced into the UK in January.

THE Government has moved to address industry concerns that offshore multi-tiered fund of funds' rules are overly complex.

ASSUREWEB has linked with a Home-Loan Partnership to provide an online protection panel to the mortgage network.

A LACK of investor risk-taking has been blamed for a tumble in the net asset value of First State's AIM VCT, which plunged 4.77pc between March 1 and August 31.