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

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

China offers promising opportunity

Investors prepared to ignore the negative connotations of investing in China could reap the benefits in 2009, according to Mike Kerley, fund manager at Henderson Far East Income investment trust.

  • Date published: 06.01.2009

Low Carbon Accelerator ups stake in Proven Energy

Low Carbon Accelerator has increased its stake in Proven Energy after investing a further £800,000 into the wind-turbine manufacturer.

  • Date published: 05.01.2009

Low Carbon makes investment in gas specialist Vaperma

Low Carbon Accelerator, an AIM-quoted investment fund specialising in low carbon products and services, has made a £1.2m follow-on investment in Vaperma, an advanced gas-separation specialist for the clean energy sector.

  • Date published: 15.12.2008

Underperformance sets off alarm bells

Winterflood says widening discounts symptomatic of diminishing pool of buyers

  • Date published: 15.12.2008

Trust launches cut in half by global crisis, says AIC

The downturn in the wider global economy made its mark on the investment trust sector in 2008 as the number of new trust launches halved from the previous year.

  • Date published: 15.12.2008

VCTs set to regain millions in back VAT

Venture capital trusts stood to regain millions of pounds paid in VAT after the UK government decided to allow claims over the past three years.

  • Date published: 15.12.2008

JPMorgan raises funds

und of private equity funds hopes to earn millions with longer-dated share class

  • Date published: 08.12.2008

Hotchkis joins Alternative Investment Strategies

Richard Hotchkis has been appointed non-executive director of the Alternative Investment Strategies fund of hedge funds.

  • Date published: 01.12.2008

Features

We start every product by thinking where would we want our money invested

Jamie MacLeod, chief executive of Skandia Investment Group, talks to Girlie Garduce about its simple approach to business and his bugbear about the investment management industry.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 16.10.2008

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So long Barney, and break a leg

From advising to acting, Chelsea Financial Services' Barney Hart Dyke makes the switch.

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 02.10.2008

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Good news from the negative headlines

Bad sentiment for investment trusts can prove good for multi-managers as high-quality trusts with flexible gearing can trade on big discounts

  • Time published: 00:01
  • Date published: 15.09.2008

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