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08:00 | 03 Jan 2009
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David Campbell
December 2008 marked the 30th anniversary of China’s first steps toward market reform but also found the country, now the undisputed powerhouse of the Asia Pacific region, at an uncomfortable juncture.
11:01 | 22 Dec 2008
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Drazen Jorgic
Standard Life small-cap specialist, Harry Nimmo, says there are signals UK may see a recovery in 2009.
10:51 | 19 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
Fabian Romania has agreed an exit deal with Romanian billionaire Dinu Patriciu at significantly above share price but well below full portfolio value.
16:20 | 18 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
Almost half of all trust managers expect to increase debt in next year says annual AIC poll.
13:45 | 15 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
The board of the M&G Recovery Trust has published initial proposals on winding up the company, offering shareholders full-cash redemption or a roll-over into other M&G funds.
14:06 | 12 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
Nicola Horlick's Bramdean Alternative has admitted indirect exposure to a hedge fund company which saw its director arrested by the FBI yesterday over an alleged $50 billion fraud.
10:58 | 10 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
Alliance Trust has announced another stage in its transition to multi-manager boutique with the closure of its Hong Kong office and new cost controls at Alliance Trust Savings.
13:52 | 09 Dec 2008
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Maryrose Fison
Alliance Trust will cease new business on its full Sipp product from Friday, due to concerns over its administration.
09:51 | 04 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
Midas Capital stock picker Alan Borrows of the Midas Balanced Income fund and Income and Growth trust has doubled his holding in the City Merchants High Yield trust.
13:46 | 02 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
Peter Buckley, former chairman and chief executive of Caledonia Investments, has died suddenly after a short illness at the age of 66, the company has announced.
12:23 | 01 Dec 2008
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David Campbell
The Scottish Investment trust saw its net asset value fall 31.2% over the year to the end of October compared to a 28.9% in the FTSE All-World index.
11:58 | 28 Nov 2008
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David Campbell
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust (FCIT) has been forced to mark down the value of the fund’s private equity investments by a fifth.
13:56 | 27 Nov 2008
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David Campbell
Colin McLean has taken another blow as his SVM Global fund returned a dire set of figures for the year.
13:59 | 25 Nov 2008
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David Campbell
Colin McLean, managing director of SVM Asset Management, has called the market on selected UK financials saying that all potential downside has finally been priced in.
10:39 | 25 Nov 2008
| By
David Campbell
Bramdean Alternative saw its net asset value fall more than 10.5% over the six months to the end of September, from $256,400,905 to $229,472,145.
16:20 | 20 Nov 2008
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David Campbell
Shareholders have blocked plans to turn the Eaglet investment trust into a directors’ dealing mandate, throwing the new ownership’s plans for the fund into disarray.
12:38 | 20 Nov 2008
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David Campbell
Colin McLean’s SVM UK Active trust has filed a painful set of results for the six months to the end of September, down 18% compared to a 13.5% FTSE All-Share benchmark.
14:16 | 14 Nov 2008
| By
David Campbell
The Standard Life Equity Income trust saw its total assets fall almost a third over the year to the September 2008, falling from £145.7 million to £99.9 million.
11:40 | 13 Nov 2008
| By
David Campbell
Liontrust managed to increase its profit before tax by 10% during the first half of the year but admitted that the second would be much tougher after a 28% fall in assets under management.
11:04 | 13 Nov 2008
| By
David Campbell
Martin Gray of Midas has called time on the commercial property downturn and has started building an initial stake in listed property vehicles.
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