alternative investments

As the alternative investment market reaches its 20th anniversary this week, managers highlight some of the most impressive company successes - as well as the major failures on the junior market - over the past two decades.

An event highlighting the opportunities, challenges and risks for financial advisers and wealth managers accessing alternative investments returns to London later this year.

P2P Global Investments has raised £400m from its latest C share issue after receiving backing from a number of high-profile shareholders.

Thomas Miller Investment has launched a Diversified Assets fund in a bid to offer uncorrelated returns to investors.

Dexion Capital has been acquired by Australian boutique fund manager Fidante Partners for £19.6m.

TwentyFour Asset Management's UK Mortgages investment trust has raised £250m during its initial public offering.

Analysts have expressed concerns about the disclosure policies of some specialist investment trusts as investors continue to pile into alternative assets.

A recent report (March 2015) from Morgan Stanley found that there is a positive relationship between corporate investment in sustainability and stock price and operational performance. We are not surprised by this result.

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