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Regulation Jan 27, 2012
Regulators given power to vary permissions ‘on initiative’
New regulators will be able to vary firms’ permissions on their own initiative by reference to their threshold condition codes.
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Regulation Jan 27, 2012
Chancellor given power to step in over Bank of England
Financial Services Bill gives chancellor “limited statutory power” of direction over the Bank of England in a time of financial crisis.
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Regulation Jan 27, 2012
FCA to have increased competition focus
New competition-focused objectives will give the Financial Conduct Authority a higher priority to resolve competition-related problems.
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Investments Jan 27, 2012
ECB must function as ‘last resort lender’
The European Central Bank (ECB) must function as a lender of last resort as austerity measures will fail, Carmignac Gestion’s Didier Saint-Georges ...
Investments Jan 27, 2012
Mam’s Callow doubles Europe weighting
Mam Funds’ £224.4m CF Midas Balanced Growth fund manager Simon Callow has doubled his Europe weighting to 6 per cent.
Investments Jan 27, 2012
Swip’s Harris and Wood bide time to buy equities
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership duo Mark Harris and Simon Wood have said they are still waiting for a good entry point to buy equities.
Investments Jan 27, 2012
SLI’s Bambos Hambi hunts for equity buying point
Standard Life Investments’ (SLI’s) Bambos Hambi has said he is looking for an opportunity to boost his equity exposure in 2012.
Investments Jan 27, 2012
Insight Investment ups alpha position
Insight Investment multi-manager Steve Waddington has increased his weighting in actively managed funds.
Investments Jan 27, 2012
Chinese property ‘not heading for collapse’
China’s housing market is not heading towards total collapse, according to Carmignac Gestion’s Eric Le Coz.
Analysis & opinion
Pensions Jan 26, 2012
Retirement planning in volatile markets
Against a backdrop of tumultuous markets and a faltering economy, decisions over retirement saving and income options have come into focus.
Pension investors could be forgiven for breaking into a cold sweat and calling their advisers telling them to pull out of equities
Regulation Jan 26, 2012
In Depth: The shift of power to the Bank of England
FTAdviser looks at the powers and responsibilities of each of the new bodies that will be housed within the Bank of England.
Ashley Wassall on IFA Industry Jan 25, 2012
Ashley Wassall: Weak surveys add nothing to fees debate
Studies produced by Which? and Coredata simply obfuscate adviser charging challenges ahead of RDR.
Regulation Jan 23, 2012
In Depth: Will new reforms prevent credit union failures?
Trade body says new FSA rules will help prevent unions going bust but emphasises that failure rate “isn’t that large” compared to other small ...
Funds & data
Alt - Long/Short Equity - Global
| Fund And Share Class | 1 Year |
|---|---|
| Gartmore SICAV Japan Absolute Return Y1 | 5.3% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits USD D Acc | 4.8% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits USD B Acc | 3.4% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits GBP D Inc | 3.4% |
| MLIS CCI HlthC L/S Ucits GBP D Acc | 3.4% |
| Fund And Share Class | 1 Year |
|---|---|
| LTIF Alpha | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II USD Acc | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II CHF Acc | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II GBP | -20.2% |
| LTIF Alpha II EUR Acc | -20.2% |
Performance to: 31/12/2011
All data shown on this page, unless noted otherwise is Data Source and Copyright: Morningstar, Inc. 2011.All Rights reserved.
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Changes to the listing rules, which set out the requirements for companies listed in the UK, have been proposed in a 173-page FSA consultation paper.
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