02/29/2012
Absa cuts African precious metals sector to negative
South African platinum producers face the dual challenges of sustained high levels of unit cost inflation and weak metal prices, Absa said, cutting its price target on Impala Platinum, Anglo American Platinum and Northam Platinum.
02/27/2012
Deutsche Bank Publishes Tenth Annual Alternative Investment Survey
Deutsche Bank today announced the results of its tenth annual Alternative Investment Survey, which was conducted in December 2011 by the Bank's Global Prime Finance business.
02/27/2012
‘Gold prices may hit $5,000’
The metal may trade between $1,500 and $2,500 this year, ending 2012 at about $2,250, Christopher Wyke, London-based product manager for emerging-market debt, commodity and currency funds, said at a briefing in Singapore.
02/27/2012
Schroders to launch European Total Return fund
Schroders will launch an offshore fund targeting European equities for one of its new recruits next month.
02/26/2012
Paulson Said to Tell Clients Gold Fund Will Top Others
Paulson also cited gold as a hedge against the euro currency, as a breakup may occur, and an eventual increase in inflation.
02/22/2012
St James Developments London Property fund added to Clara Compare
St James Developments has announced the launch of The St James Developments London Property fund.
02/22/2012
Veteran Hong Kong hedge fund closes after 28% loss
A veteran Hong Kong hedge fund has joined the ranks of Asia's shuttered hedge funds.
02/22/2012
China Has a Thing for Cognac
China and Kanye West have something in common: a love for cognac.
02/20/2012
Pictet launches Pictet-Global Bonds Fundamental fund
The fund will invest in global government bonds using a fundamental framework to determine an issuer’s ability and willingness to honour its debt obligations.
02/17/2012
China set to become biggest gold market
India has for decades been the world’s largest gold market, but in the final quarter of 2011 demand tumbled by almost half from a year earlier as a collapse in the value of the rupee made gold more expensive for Indian buyers.
02/17/2012
Gold and Silver Eagle Bullion Sales Slower After Brisk January
For the month of February 2012 to date, the US Mint has recorded sales of 835,000 of the one ounce American Silver Eagle bullion coins.
01/31/2012
The fund, which will focus on investing in growth companies in the service sector in German speaking Europe, reached its successful final closing in early December 2011.