Threadneedle has announced the shortlist for the sixth annual Threadneedle Prize, a competition for figurative and representational painting and sculpture.
Sir Paul Ruddock, head and co-founder of hedge fund Lansdowne Partners, is to step down from his role at the end of June.
The art market posted stellar returns in 2011, with the Mei Moses All Art index returning 11%, outpacing leading equity indices.
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?
Journalists love art and collectibles as alternative investments - trees, pieces of art and funky hedge funds are much more fun to write about than boring old recovery funds or the passive vs active debate.