Alternative Investments

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ABSOLUTE return asset manager RAB Capital has announced the planned launch of the RAB Global Mining and Resources fund, which will be led by RAB chief executive Philip Richards.

GREENLAND Capital First Land, a Guernsey incorporated closed ended fund offering high net worth investors access to the land trading market, is to be listed on the AIM market.

ETF Securities has listed nine new Index Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) on the London Stock Exchange, providing access to a different part of the commodities futures curve.

METEOR Asset Management is launching two new structured products: the fourth version of its Prima Growth Plan and the latest tranche of its commodities-based product, Galaxy Protected Commodities Plan 3.

SGAM IS to make available a series of new alternative investment funds to the UK retail marketplace for the first time.

Premier Cru Fine Wine Investments has announced a tie-up with Pan-Asia Capital Management (P-ACM), which will provide the Pan-Asian market with the opportunity to invest in fine wine.

Bramdean Asset Management is to launch a fund of funds providing globally diversified investment across private equity, hedge funds and speciality asset classes.

DOMINION, a Swiss and Channel Islands-based investment manager, has launched a new open-ended vehicle, which it said is the world's first retail fund to comprehensively cover the fashion, luxury goods and services sector.

PRIVATE equity is now the most popular form of alternative investment, according to a survey from Trustnet.