Alternative Investments

Are BRICs reaching their targets? There is no mistaking the buzz around BRIC. So why is there such a reluctance by other fund houses to leap on the bandwagon? Kate Saines scrapes the BRIC surface...

TILNEY has begun adding soft commodity exposure to its client portfolios.

The Financial Services Authority is proposing to allow retail consumers access to retail funds of hedge funds, but appears to suggest they should only be distributed with financial advice.

THE FSA today unveiled its consultation paper on fund of hedge funds for retail investors, increasing the likelihood the products could be included in portfolios by the end of 2007.

BARCLAYS Global Investors has expanded its iShares range after adding three new exchange traded funds (ETFs).

OCTOPUS Investments has called on FTSE International to create three new AIM indices to provide greater transparency in what it believes is a varied and negatively perceived market.

Contract for differences: Using CFDs within a SIPP may not be an obvious strategy but with disciplined and controlled management they can be profitable, says Simple CFDs' Renato Rufus...

MORE than two thirds of people planning to use their ISA allowance ahead of April 6 are considering investing ethically, new research has revealed.

COMPANIES once linked to "unethical practices" deserve a second chance to be included in ethical funds, according to the 10th anniversary edition of the Standard Life ethical investor survey.

Reports show alternative investments are on the up and the public is more aware of the possibilities of using more esoteric investments to diversify their portfolios. But are IFAs shovelling hedge funds, ETFs and three hundred year old sofas into client...