Equity returns were poor in 2011 during a rollercoaster year for markets, but there were a number of bright spots in the alternative investments space.
Capita Financial Managers, which wants Arch Cru investors to accept a payoff linked to the sale of assets from the suspended fund range, has admitted that three-quarters of the remaining value of the cells is uncertain.
Real estate is one of the few asset classes to provide reasonable positive returns year to date, but is this sustainable? asks Simon Kinnie, senior real estate analyst Standard Life Investments.
Kames Capital has poached three property multi-managers from ING Real Estate Investment Management.
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) has boosted its real estate offering with the hire of five investment managers.
Tim Mycock, head of real estate at Future Capital Partners, explores the investment potential of Montenegro.
CLIMATE CHANGE: AN INVESTMENT ISSUE?