Castlestone Management's Collection of Modern Art fund has picked up several new paintings at the London summer art auctions to bolster its portfolio.

Here we list who has moved where in another busy week in the offshore sector.

The UK property market will face fresh competition for offshore investment money as funds in the Crown Dependencies will soon be able to invest in French property without prohibitive French tax charges.

Canada Life International (CLI) has added the Julius Baer Physical Gold fund to its single and regular premium investment bonds.

The RDR will strengthen the appeal of passive funds as advisers move towards a fee-based structure, says Cofunds.

IMA chairman Robert Jenkins argues the reason for the roll-out of the EU regulation of the alternatives industry stems from a case of "mistaken identity".

The Bank of England is today set to announce plans to expand its "money printing" programme by a further £25 billion, taking the total to £150 billion, in an effort to force banks to step up lending to consumers and businesses.

The Dow Jones has risen 35.52 points (0.44%) to 8199.12 as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted worldwide economic growth will recover to 2.5% in 2010.

The Treasury today proposes reforming the way the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) is funded and announces a wide-ranging review of the role of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) in a white paper suggesting a raft of dramatic changes to...

Thames River Capital has launched a multi-manager offering designed to invest in asset classes across African and Middle East markets.