Managers of Wealth Offshore

Hedge Fund Index Ends May On Sour Note

The Dedicated Short Bias and Fixed Income Arbitrage sectors experienced the largest asset inflows on a percentage basis in May, with inflows of 1.39% and 0.59% from April 2012 levels

Hedge funds eyeing some exotic alternatives

How exotic? How about portfolios betting on Chinese companies embroiled in fraud probes? Or funds looking to arbitrage prices in the electricity market?

Guinness powers up for sales push

Guinness has a range of seven well-established funds and is keen to widen its profile among IFAs.

LaSalle strengthens parks portfolio with £7m Technopole buy

LaSalle said the park would bring in more tenants as a result of joining its portfolio of six UK science parks.

Gold Stocks, How Undervalued?

This article is really about potential energy.

ABN AMRO Private Banking moves to Overweight on hedge funds‎

Underweight allocations are held for commodities and fixed income, with high-quality corporate bonds preferred – particularly in Asia. The bank remains wary of safe-haven government debt, with record low yields vulnerable to interest-rate rises.

Golden boy Anthony Bolton's China fund nurses big losses

The confession by legendary fund manager Anthony Bolton on Tuesday – tucked away in the second annual report of Fidelity’s China Special Situations fund – was as stark as it was honest.

Macquarie Private Wealth Reports on Uranium Market

Over the course of a year, a one million kilowatts (1,000 MWe) coal-fired power station consumes about 3.2 million tonnes of black coal; to produce the same amount of power, a nuclear power plant consumes only about 24 metric tonnes of uranium.

Emeralds seek the 'De Beers' treatment

In Colombia, the world's largest producer of raw emeralds, the story told by Casas is no anomaly.

Old Mutual signs United Nations-backed Principles of Responsible Investing

The move reflects Old Mutual's commitment to sustainability and its strategy of being a leading international provider of long-term savings, protection and investment products.

Co-operative and Standard Life vote against WPP pay

The level of discontent over the pay packages of chief executive Sir Martin and fellow directors is such that “the working assumption” is that a substantial proportion of the shareholder vote could go against WPP’s remuneration report, a

Which is the world's most expensive city? Cost of living survey 2012

Tokyo is the world's most expensive city for expatriates according to the latest ranking by Mercer.

Demand for cognac in Asia lifts Remy profits

Western Europe, where cash-strapped consumers in austerity hit Greece, Spain and Italy are cutting down spending, accounts for around 20 per cent of group sales.

Sustainable Wealth Management Launches North American Oil Sands ETF (SNDS)

First U.S. Listed ETF to focus on global energy companies involved in Canada's oil sands

Northern Trust Launches Pooled Index Fund to Invest in Asian Equities

Northern Trust has launched The Northern Trust All Country Asia ex-Japan Equity Index Fund for institutional investors seeking diversified exposure to companies in Asia's developed and emerging markets, excluding Japan, and including India.

Japanese Gold Bullion Drops 3.1%

Don’t tell that to the Asian gold markets just yet, however.

Goldman nears hedge fund admin unit sale

The combined business would oversee funds of close to $700 billion, although no formal agreement has been reached, the source added.

Investcorp seeks $500 mln-plus refinancing - sources

The firm has done some high-profile deals in the past, including flotations of luxury brands Gucci and Tiffany & Co, but like other private equity houses in the region has been hit by unfavourable global market conditions.

Qatar's QIIB mulls sale of Islamic Bank of Britain

IBB confirmed it had received an approach by QIIB, which currently owns a controlling 88.41-percent stake, to take over the remaining shares with a view to a possible sale as it considers the strategic future of the UK bank.

James Caan boutique Insynergy closes fund range

Investors in the Insynergy Odey fund, managed by star manager Crispin Odey, will be transferred into a similar product with the same strategy run by Odey.

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