alternative investments

Chancellor fires warning shots over Brexit

Yield-hungry investors have been flocking to specialist property trusts this year, against a backdrop of falling demand for more generalist property funds.

Gubriy appointed head of global REIT funds

Joins from BNY Mellon subsidiary

Multi-asset managers reveal how they are turning to 'hedge fund-like' liquid alternative strategies in 2016, in a bid to protect portfolios and generate returns across the market cycle. Hardeep Tawakley reports

Runs real assets fund

Hardeep Tawakley takes a closer look at the evolution of specialist funds and speaks to buyers about their favourite offerings.

Sector boomed after Autumn Statement announcement

I am in Sydney for a conference and as I write, all I can hear is the sound of drills and building site construction along the harbour side.

Property funds have been key beneficiaries of investors' hunt for yield in recent years, with the IA Property sector in the top five most popular investment classifications for the past two years. A record £3.8bn of flows was taken in 2014, backed up...