Ted Wilson, Associate Partner with the UK-based wealth manager St. James’s Place, examines the role of investment bonds as a portfolio diversification and tax structuring tool for investors. Wealthier and more sophisticated investors in the UK, particularly those working in
The principal sectors of Jersey’s finance industry showed strong growth in the first three months of 2011, with rises in new fund launches and the value of funds under administration providing particularly positive news for Jersey’s funds sector. Geoff Cook,
The value of investment funds in Guernsey increased by GBP2.7bn, or 1.5 per cent, during the final three months of last year. The second successive quarter of growth takes the total value of funds business in the Island to GBP184.2bn
Amidst ongoing Eurozone concerns and uncertainty surrounding Spain, Schroders’ Head of Global Macro, Bob Jolly, discusses his tactical approach in light of his outlook for the global fixed income markets… The risks to growth expectations could go either way, so we expect markets
Jersey Finance has officially launched its office in Hong Kong to support the promotion of Jersey as an international finance centre in the Asia Pacific region. The main role of the Hong Kong office is to act as a hub
Hedgeweek spoke to Lisa Corvese, MD Global Product Marketing, PerTrac following the recent release of the company’s eighth annual hedge fund database study entitled: Sizing the 2010 hedge fund universe.
The Lyxor Hedge Fund Index gained 0.2 per cent in September (+2.2 per cent in 2012), with 11 Lyxor Strategy Indices out of 14 ending the month in positive territory. The rise was led by the Lyxor Event Driven Special
The Ucits Alternative Index Global rose by 0.24 per cent in February, bringing its year to date performance to -0.29 per cent. The Ucits Alternative Index Fund of Funds increased by 0.25 per cent. Commodities and macro were the best
As of the end of May 2011, the total volume of assets in the investment funds covered by the statistics compiled by Swiss Fund Data AG and Lipper stood at CHF 653.6 billion, with Swiss funds for institutional investors accounting
