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Alpcot Capital Management launches Europe's first actively managed equity ETF
02/22/2012
The physically-backed fund Alpcot Active Greater Russia aims to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investing in the securities of issuers based in the 'Greater Russia' region, i.e. Russia and other CIS region states.

St James Developments London Property fund added to Clara Compare
02/22/2012
St James Developments has announced the launch of The St James Developments London Property fund.

China Has a Thing for Cognac
02/22/2012
China and Kanye West have something in common: a love for cognac.

Barclays publishes FSA Complaints Data
02/22/2012
In the Banking category there has been a 31 per cent reduction in complaint volumes for the full year 2011 compared to 2010.

Morgan Stanley launches latest structured product
02/21/2012
At maturity, investors receive 100 per cent of their initial investment, as well as any locked-in returns.

Irish bankers prepare Royal Exchange sale
02/21/2012
Among the assets being sold off are the Royal Exchange and the Finsbury Dials office tower in the City, and Great Minster Court in Victoria.

Axa Wealth lifts lid on execution-only wrap
02/21/2012
The wrap, set for launch at the start of H2 this year, will allow advisers to white label the product so clients can use it directly.

Middle Eastern investors increase share of Central London residential sales market
02/21/2012
Despite the on-going global financial crisis and continued concerns over the Euro, Central London's residential market continued to recover very strongly throughout 2011.

Bank of China moves closer to LME membership
02/21/2012
The 130-year-old metals bourse said on Friday it had received a "good number" of first-round bids ahead of an LME board meeting on February 23.

Report: Humans Are Done Trading, It's Time For The Rise Of The Machines
02/20/2012
A group of professors and researchers got together to think out exactly what that means.

Former Sloane Robinson manager plans new fund
02/20/2012
Edale will launch with partner, friends and family money.

Hargreaves Lansdown adds Legg Mason fund to Wealth 150 list
02/20/2012
Hargreaves said the fund’s management team has built an “impressive track record” over the life of the vehicle and tipped the manager’s investment style.

There's a new king of hedge fund managed accounts platforms
02/17/2012
While Deutsche Bank is now the undisputed king in terms of assets, Lyxor's platform remains the hedge fund industry's biggest in terms of assets.

SRI fund providers reaffirm commitment following shutdowns
02/17/2012
Kames Capital, which continues to offer ethical equity and bond funds, said more distinctive product ranges – for example, those that employ ‘dark green’ ethical screens to appeal to socially conscious investors – were tending to s

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index Up 2.34% in January
02/16/2012
Performance for the Broad Index and its 10 sub-strategies is calculated monthly.

Plackett and Prentis' Throgmorton trust revamps fees
02/16/2012
The trust's board has decided to cap the annual performance fee paid, amending it from 4.99% to a sliding scale based on the gross return of the portfolio, including CFDs.

LV= launches low cost Sipp in response to FSA concerns
02/14/2012
The pension has an annual asset-based fee of 0.25% and can transfer into LV=’s full Sipp, the flexible transitions account, which is charged at the standard fee structure.

Ropes & Gray hires White & Case partner for City funds launch
02/14/2012
Judd resigned from White & Case today after just over five years at the firm and will rejoin former colleagues Maurice Allen and Mike Goetz, who run Ropes’ City office.

Danish bank law gets backdoor overhaul to accelerate mergers
02/14/2012
The Business Ministry last month let two troubled lenders tap state support reserved for healthy banks buying struggling peers, broadening legislation that had failed to spur consolidation.

End of the road for Riada Stockbrokers
02/13/2012
RBS, which is 82 per cent owned by the British government, said yesterday it was cutting up to 300 jobs in its capital markets and cash equities units.