However there has been no real  "follow through" in terms of volumes traded in stocks with all the good news this morning.<

Harcourt Investment Consulting’s assets under management in the first half of 2006 increased by 29% from USD 3.1 billion to USD 4.0 billion.  

The positive sentiment was not carried over into Asia however with the nikkei down 120 points.  Hang seng up around 10 and the  Aussie markets off  50 points plus.  London finis

At the time of publication the Index was trading lower at one point versus the opening call of up 15  We have made up some ground however and as we write this report we are u

The financial environment continues to change rapidly as asset managers and investment banks devise new products and techniques to meet the evolving market demand.

Steven Solmonson explains how Park Place delivers through its strategy of remaining long-biased, moderating exposures and ongoing diversification. Steven Solmonson served as a non-executive advisory director of Park Place from 1994 to 1999. In January 2000, he joined the firm

Will Flanders at Merrill Lynch examines the implications for investors of the recent presidential election in Mexico and the forthcoming election in Brazil.

Robin Bowie, founder of Dexion Capital, outlines the trend towards listed closed ended investment companies and highlights Dexion’s unique position in this expanding sector.<

Zug-based Tiberius Asset Management Ltd has set up a commodity equities subsidiary, and plans to launch a commodity exploration fund this autumn.

Morningstar, Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire the institutional hedge fund and separate account database division of InvestorForce, Inc. Pennsylvania-based InvestorForce is a financial software and data integration company. The acquisition will strengthen Morningstar’s institutional offering, adding 450