The Biotech Growth trust is planning to raise up to £50m through a new share offering.

Thames River Capital has raised more than $200m for its Credit Select and Global Credit funds, both launched one month ago.

Standard Life Investments' Corporate Bond Sicav has broken through the €1bn assets under management barrier.

Henderson Global Investors and Gartmore were the two big winners in last night's annual Investment Week Investment Trust of the Year Awards.

Gartmore has confirmed it intends to float on the London Stock Exchange next month.

PSigma's Neil Cumming has increased exposure to defensive integrated oil companies in his UK Growth fund on the belief investors currently have a ‘too rosy' view of the future.

Leading structured product providers and distributors have created the UK Structured Products Association in a bid to give a unified voice to an industry that has come under fire in recent years.

Octopus Investments is hoping to raise £25m through Octopus Titan Venture Capital Trust 4, its latest VCT launch.

First State has introduced a new income share class to its £3.03bn Asia Pacific Leaders and £767m Asia Pacific funds.

Triodos Renewables is launching a new share issue with the aim of raising up to £7m to invest in energy projects.