Alternatives

Alternatives | 22 Nov 16

Ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement, alternative assets platform CoInvestor has urged UK chancellor Philip Hammond not to backtrack on pensions freedoms.

Alternatives | 28 Oct 16

A Malta-listed fund, which invests mainly in fine French wines and top class Scottish whisky, said it has generated a cumulative net return of 32.2% since its inception four years ago.

Alternatives | 27 Oct 16

With investors facing increasingly poor returns from traditional investments, the case for putting your money in alternative investments such as wine, classic cars, stamps and whisky is getting stronger, says Adam Benskin, executive director at international IFA firm Strabens Hall.

Alternatives | 19 Oct 16

Returns from alternative Ucits funds have been disappointing over the past couple of years. But perhaps fund selectors have to blame themselves for this.

Alternatives | 5 Oct 16

The current low growth, low inflation economic environment is likely to persist for a number of years and is what investors must bear in mind when choosing where to put their money, says Invesco Perpetual’s Georgina Taylor.