Writing off the full cost of two investments

FTAdviser latest:Bramdean writes off Madoff investments

Story by: Rob Langston, Investment Adviser

Bramdean Alternative's investment trust has announced it will be writing off the full cost of two investments it had in hedge funds run by Bernard Madoff.

  • Time published: 13:35
  • Date published: 08.01.2009
  • Published in: Investments

Oil supply is set to fall below demand

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has estimated that over $26trn of new energy investment is needed in the oil industry between 2007 and 2030, with over half of that needed just to maintain current supply capacity.

  • Date published: 08.01.2009

Commodity sector could face supply shortages: BlackRock

The commodity sector could face supply shortages when demand picks up again as companies make hard decisions against a backdrop of low demand and falling prices in 2009, according to fund manager Richard Davis.

  • Date published: 08.01.2009

Invesco fund gets top scores in FundsNetwork popularity

Invesco Perpetual High Income was the best selling fund sold through Fidelity FundsNetwork in 2008, the platform announced.

  • Date published: 08.01.2009

Rock shareholders plan protest ahead of hearing

Disgruntled Northern Rock shareholders plan to tour London on a hired bus this month drumming up support for their legal action for compensation against the government.

  • Date published: 08.01.2009

Heart of Africa fund to remain suspended

New Star has no timetable in mind for reopening its Heart of Africa fund, after new FSA rules allowed it to remain suspended indefinitely.

  • Date published: 08.01.2009

Bond yields to rival UK equities in 2009, says Maia

Retail investors seeking an income in 2009 will not be spoilt for choice, according to Simon Mungall, partner for specialist multi-manager boutique Maia Capital.

  • Date published: 08.01.2009

FSA considers disclosure of all short positions

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is mulling over whether to force investors to disclose all significant short positions in all stocks, not just banks and insurance firms, it said today (7 January).

  • Date published: 07.01.2009

Investor charged with insider dealing

A investor has been charged with four counts of insider dealing and four counts of money laundering

  • Date published: 07.01.2009

FTSE 100 suffers first major losses of New Year

The FTSE 100 index has lost more than 50 points in trading this morning (7 January), as the energy and banking sector dragged the index lower.

  • Date published: 07.01.2009

Features

If you could do it all over again...

With the fog still clouding the short-term effects of the crisis, things might be a little clearer for the longer term

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 08.01.2009

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New Star's folly is hurting retail investors

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  • Date published: 08.01.2009

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Get out there and spend, spend, spend

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  • Date published: 08.01.2009

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