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Shareholders in the SPL Private Finance fund - one of the cell funds in the former Arch Cru range - have agreed a deal returning them 42p per share.

Warren Buffett is eyeing businesses and large-cap shares in South Korea to tap into the country's growth, Bloomberg reports.

Swiss & Global Asset Management has launched the Julian Baer Health Opportunities fund to capitalise on growth potential in the global healthcare sector.

The managers of Cazenove's newly launched Diversity Income fund have warned they may prioritise downside capital protection during volatile markets, meaning they could miss their 4% yield target.

Hearthstone Investments is launching a property fund early next year seeking to track price moves in the UK residential market.

Eight in every 10 hedge funds could fold over the coming decade, according to star hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry.

A LINE IN THE SAND

Marshall Wace is proposing to close its £130m listed investment trust MW Tops Ltd and instead roll investments into an unlisted Ucits portfolio.

A diverse range of unconventional assets is available to investors unimpressed by the returns available conventionally

In a world where fixed interest, property and cash all look unattractive, clients should look to invest in something that responds to money supply. What better than the works of dead artists?