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Investment trust industry may not survive without reform

Story by: Nick Rice, Investment Adviser

Mark Mobius, one of the UK's top investment trust managers, has said neither his trust nor the industry will survive without regulatory reform.

• Time published: 00:01
• Date published: 25.08.2008
• Published in: Investments

Radicle Projects expands with two new acquisitions

Radicle Projects, the Aim-quoted company set up to acquire and manage Australian agribusiness assets, has bought stakes in two further managed investment schemes for £1.9m.

• Date published: 26.08.2008

Collins Stewart funds add healthcare stocks

Collins Stewart Fund Management's multi-manager, multi-asset funds are adding healthcare stocks as a longer-term defensive play.

• Date published: 26.08.2008

Julius Baer offers Local Emerging Bond fund to UK investors

Swiss wealth manager Julius Baer is continuing its blitz on the UK market by making its $1.82bn (£981m) Local Emerging Bond fund available for UK investors.

• Date published: 26.08.2008

Swip Select Boutiques fund outperforms downturn

The £2.8m Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (Swip) Multi-Manager Select Boutiques fund has used a special capital protection technique to outperform the downturn, according to the asset manager's fund of funds team.

• Date published: 26.08.2008

Standard Life FundZone available through Sipps

FundZone, Standard Life’s mutual fund supermarket, is now available through its retail and group Sipps.

• Date published: 25.08.2008

New Star hires new chief for international fund business

Greg Jones, UK sales director at New Star, has been appointed managing director of the company’s international fund business from 1 September, responsible for its activities in Hong Kong, Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and the US.

• Date published: 25.08.2008

Meteor builds on commodities range

Meteor Asset Management has launched Plan 7 of the Galaxy Protected Commodities range, which is based on an equally weighted portfolio of eight commodities, including Brent crude, copper, corn, milk, natural gas, soybeans, wheat and WTI crude.

• Date published: 25.08.2008

F&C fund range in distribution boost

F&C’s Lifestyle range of funds has been added to the Simply Biz and Compliance First Capital Reward scheme.

• Date published: 25.08.2008

Morgan Stanley acts on rising product demand

Morgan Stanley has re-launched five structured products after demand for them rose by 85 per cent since May.

• Date published: 25.08.2008

Fund targets London's top properties

London Central Portfolio is launching its London Central Property Portfolio fund II on 1 September.

• Date published: 25.08.2008