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Property derivatives hold firm as real estate values fall
Trade in property derivatives increased in the second ... According to the Investment Property Databank, £1.9bn was ... The majority of the trades were in the ... However, the increase in trade in property derivatives ... In the second quarter of the year, there ... Capital values fell -4.0% for the three months,...
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Short biased hedge funds extend winning streak
Short-biased hedge funds had their best month since ... According to data provider Lipper TASS, hedge funds ... In comparison, last year, short-biased equities funds made ... Short sellers have continued to profit despite US ... In the UK, the Financial Services Authority now...
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Super-prime properties continue to shrug off downturn
Nearly a year into the global downturn, and ... The latest monthly survey from top-end London-based estate ... Liam Bailey, head of residential research at Knight ... Properties under £3m however, are now worth up ... Bailey added that sales volumes have been a ... Nevertheless, despite prices having fallen by 4.7% over...
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RAB Capital's flagship fund drops 13%
RAB Special Situations, the flagship vehicle of London ... The net asset value of RAB Special Situations ... The value of RAB Special Situations, the $1.5bn ... RAB Special Situations Company is listed on London's ... RAB Special Situations invests largely in shares of ... The FTSE All Share Mining Index of mining-related...
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It's San Marino vs. Barclays
San Marino, an independent republic surrounded by Italy, ... The suit, brought by Cassa di Risparmio della ... The San Marino bank alleges that Barclays sold ... The San Marino bank is seeking damages totalling ... A Barclays spokesman declined to comment. ... Several institutional investors, banks and other financial firms...
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Analysts predict further falls in property values
Meltdown for the real estate sector is approaching, ... The situation in the UK, Spain and Ireland ... Real estate indices across the world are hitting ... The global residential mortgage crisis, which has led ... City Lofts, an inner-city property company, became a ... Property veteran Nigel Kempner, appointed City Lofts non-executive...
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Sants defends FSA staff from 'out of touch' accusations
The chief executive of the UK’s Financial Services ... Chief executive Hector Sants said, in his opening ... He added that the market should be in ... “I have already said that the standard of ... Sants said that the FSA has already made ... However, Sants defended criticism surrounding the quality of...
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UK Revenue to launch new crackdown on offshore accounts
UK offshore bank account holders who haven’t revealed ... A spokesman from the Revenue said: “Revenue & ... The Revenue is believed to be in touch ... The spokesman was not willing to reveal the ... Under UK law the Revenue can apply to ... “Although the Revenue has no sanctions over foreign...
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Irish banks sober up to souring property markets
Ireland’s three largest banks may need to set ... Allied Irish Bank, Anglo Irish Bank and Bank ... Hank Calenti, an analyst at RBC in London, ... RBC forecasts “a peak to trough decline” in ... However, RBC added that while it foresees stress ... Calenti said: “Anglo Irish is purely a commercial...
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Property investors continues global push with hires
CB Richard Ellis Investors, the real estate fund ... The property fund manager, which had $42.2bn (€26.5bn) ... Gleeson joins from Morley Fund Management where he ... Gleeson and Savidge will both be based in ... Jeremy Plummer, managing director in the global multi-manager...
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Rothschild-backed hedge fund plans US and Japanese expansion
Millennium Global Investments has established a presence in ... Mark Astley, Millennium Global's chief executive, said the ... Astley said there was "huge demand" in Japan ... "There has been a huge demand for currency ... Lord Rothschild, via investment vehicle RIT Capital Partners,...
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Wage restraint begins at the office
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King turned down ... King got a 2.5% automatic pay bump in ... A 2006 compensation review carried out by the ... European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet earned €345,252 ... The committee recommended a higher salary but lower ... King, upon appointment to his second term as...
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Bramdean Alternatives posts modest first year gain
Bramdean Alternatives, the London Stock Exchange-listed fund of ... Gains from hedge fund investments offset losses from ... Major shareholders in Bramdean Alternatives, since it raised ... In April and May, Bramdean Alternatives' net asset ... The fund of funds' sterling-denominated shares were trading...
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Guy Hands fights £17m tax loss from film investment scheme
Guy Hands, the chief executive of UK buyout ... Hands is one of 75 investors who claim ... The investors were encouraged to invest in a ... However, Hands said he had to repay more ... Through a company called Little Wing Films, Hands ... Giving evidence yesterday, Hands said in a witness...
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Hedge funds suffer worst first half in 18 years
Hedge funds suffered their worst first half performance ... Industry data provider Hedge Fund Research recorded a ... The fall is only the second time hedge ... In the first half of 1999, a period ... David Aldrich, managing director at Bank of New ... The FTSE 100 index of shares in the...
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Man Group posts $5bn asset rise
Man Group, the world's largest hedge fund manager, ... Jon Aisbitt, Man Group's chairman, attributed this asset ... Speaking at the firm's annual general meeting and ... In the corresponding quarter last year Man Group ... Aisbitt said the latest period's sales comprised $2.2bn...
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Wealthy individuals back private equity fund from ex-UBS rising star
Former UBS managing director Jason Katz is going ... Working with former UBS colleague Hugo Robinson, he ... Katz, a Financial News rising star in 2006, ... To secure more money, he has asked networking ... Pi Capital founder David Giampaolo said private equity ... Giampaolo is planning trips to India and Dubai...
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RAB Capital sees 10% fall in share price as board member quits
Shares in RAB Capital, the listed hedge fund ... George Philips, co-founder of the Asian hedge fund ... Philips' resignation took effect immediately, and preceded a ... Philips joined RAB Capital's board of directors last ... While on the board, Philips continued to manage...
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Russell Investments European chief quits
Frédéric Jolly, Russell Investments' chief executive for ... Jolly, who joined Russell in 1995 and was ... According to Jolly, he has quit the firm ... He plans to raise between $2bn (€1.2bn) and ... "I understand that this is quite an ambitious ... Jolly plans to build a 20-strong team consisting...
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Volatility brings threat of client exodus
A year into the credit crunch, wealth advisers ... Industry sources say a period of poor investment ... Mark Rayward, deputy chief executive at UK-based Newton ... “This, combined with a difficult market outlook, could ... Edward Jewson, chief executive of private client consultant...
