Merrill Lynch Can’t Bank on Hedge Funds - istockAnalyst.com

Merrill Lynch Can’t Bank on Hedge Funds istockAnalyst.com, OR - 20 minutes ago Former Fed Chairman Greenspan fought hard to keep Congress and the SEC off the backs of private equity and hedge funds. Now Bernanke has to go one step ...

rental yields highest in over 2 years (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Landlords are having a good time of it at the moment as the current turmoil in the housing market pushes rental yields to their highest since February 2006.

Letter from a governor
So, it's official and not unexpected. The consumer prices index (CPI) rate has risen above three per cent. Fo...

Rental yields highest in over 2 years (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)

Landlords are having a good time of it at the moment as the current turmoil in the housing market pushes rental yields to their highest since February 2006.

Cyprus goes upmarket
On the face of it, Cyprus would appear to be an ideal market for overseas investors, not least those from Britain. An...

London office rents set for 10-year hibernation (Interactive Investor)
Tue 24 Jun, 2008 13:07

More Trouble with buy to let Rents - Landlords Will Win in the End
More interesting news reported in the Financial Times today with "Landlords Told to Lower Unrealistic Rent...

Business Shares » - yorkshirepost
Market heavyweights push FTSE into positive territory Oil prices reached a new record high yester as the London market ended a volatile session in positive territory. London reverses into red as inflation fears return The FTSE 100 Index fell almost 3 ...

Business Shares » - yorkshirepost

Market heavyweights push FTSE into positive territory Oil prices reached a new record high yester as the London market ended a volatile session in positive territory. London reverses into red as inflation fears return The FTSE 100 Index fell almost 3 ...

The eco-crunch: Can Britain still afford to go green? - The Independent
The housing market is in decline, fuel costs are soaring â€" and the worst may be yet to come for the global economy. It’s little wonder that politiciansare backing away from electorally unpalatable green policies. Paul Vallely investigates the ...

rental yields highest in over 2 years (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
Landlords are having a good time of it at the moment as the current turmoil in the housing market pushes rental yields to their highest since February 2006.

Environmental & Energy (Mondaq)
What is this? In our last Alert we looked at how legislation is changing the way buildings are constructed, particularly in relation to the standards that are expected and the information that is to be provided about energy efficiency, for example the EPC requirement.

Transport to property gain

The benefits of good transport links to the property sector have been frequently raised, with many cases noted of the...

Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue - Financial Times

Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue Financial Times, UK - Jun 28, 2008 By Peter Thal Larsen, Banking Editor Several of London's largest hedge funds are backing Barclays' £4.5bn capital increase, underscoring the complex roles ... Hedgeweek Comment: Short selling of a different kind? HedgeWeek Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue FT Alphaville all 3 news articles

Portuguese alternatives
While a couple of famous football clubs may be battling over the future of one major Portuguese asset, those investin...

Finding the balance
Those hoping for a recovery in the UK housing market will no doubt be hoping and praying for several things. Firstly,...

Environmental & Energy (Mondaq)
What is this? In our last Alert we looked at how legislation is changing the way buildings are constructed, particularly in relation to the standards that are expected and the information that is to be provided about energy efficiency, for example the EPC requirement.

House prices: Should the Government intervene? (Daily Telegraph)

When house prices are rising, the British love of owning their homes falls below the political and public radar. But now, as the housing boom of the last decade ends, Gordon Brown appears to believe that the market is in urgent need of a fix.

Hedge funds learn to profit from volatility - guardian.co.uk

Hedge funds learn to profit from volatility guardian.co.uk, UK - Jun 26, 2008 Hedge funds are starting to hire distressed debt experts ahead of what they see as an inevitable surge in corporate defaults as companies are hit by higher ... Tremont Chairman Robert Schulman Retires PR Newswire UK (press release) all 5 news articles

Yorkshire rents for homes soar as sales fall - yorkshirepost
RENTS have soared by nearly 12 per cent during the past year boosted by strong demand as people put plans to buy their own home on hold. Demand for rented accommodation in the face of falling house prices and the problems in the mortgage market has ...

Foundations hold firm despite latest blow to housing market - Edinburgh News

The dreaded credit crunch has claimed its first major Edinburgh victim in the shape of New Town estate agent Stewart Saunders. So, asks business reporter Michael Blackley, just how worried should home owners be? 'SAFE as houses' is a phrase that ...

Oil stocks rise on new record price - Times Online
Oil shares rose this morning as the price of a barrel hit a new record high. However, gains for energy stocks were largely offset as oil users slipped and banking stocks extended yesterday’s falls. The price of a barrel of oil broke through the ...

Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue - Financial Times

Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue Financial Times, UK - 8 hours ago By Peter Thal Larsen, Banking Editor Several of London's largest hedge funds are backing Barclays' £4.5bn capital increase, underscoring the complex roles ... Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue FT Alphaville Portuguese to head HFSB Hedge Funds Review Magazine all 3 news articles

As we suffer, City speculators are moving in for the kill - guardian.co.uk

As we suffer, City speculators are moving in for the kill guardian.co.uk, UK - 9 hours ago Oil prices are spiralling higher and the plight of stricken banks, property companies and housebuilders is made more acute because of hedge funds' ... Hedgemedia's AltInvestment Global News Round-Up: Interest rate ... HedgeWeek all 2 news articles

Fund giants track property swaps - Reuters UK

LONDON (Reuters) - Some of the world's biggest property fund firms could eventually be tempted to trade property derivatives in a material way as long as the young market continues growing. However, listed property firms such as real estate ...

Britons invade France
It was allegedly Napoleon who first thought up the idea of the Channel Tunnel as a means of marching his armies under...

MERJS Central London Commercial Property Agents Announce Significant ... - PR.com
MERJS has arranged the successful letting of over 22,508 square feet of office space in a modern North West London landmark building. Colin Becker of MERJS gives more details on the commercial property and why it was ideal for the client. London ...

France's top hotspots

If France, as has often been reported of late, is at least a warm place if not a hotspot for European property, many ...

Finding the balance
Those hoping for a recovery in the UK housing market will no doubt be hoping and praying for several things. Firstly,...

Hedge Funds Bet on Aggressive ETFs - Wall Street Journal

Hedge Funds Bet on Aggressive ETFs Wall Street Journal - Jun 25, 2008 By GREGORY ZUCKERMAN and MARA LEMOS STEIN Hedge funds are embracing an aggressive type of exchange-traded fund -- and that makes some of these hedge funds ... Hedgers and ETFs: An Explosive Mix? MutualFundWire.com (subscription) all 14 news articles

A passage back to India

That India's economy has been booming is no longer news. The last few years have seen a country once thought ...

Buy-to-let's energetic performance
When it comes to buy-to-let, few areas of property investment have come under such fire in recent times. Yet for all ...

Transport to property gain
The benefits of good transport links to the property sector have been frequently raised, with many cases noted of the...

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-06-09 08:14 Inland confirms 7 mln pounds sale; in talks to buy major residential portfolio (Interactive Investor)

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Inland PLC confirmed the sale of a number of sites for a total of just under 7 million pounds, exceeding the company's valuations and announced it is currently talking about acquiring a significant residential portfolio in the South of England.

Buying Property in Puerto Vallarta - pressbox.co.uk
There are many reasons why you should seriously consider buying Puerto Vallarta real estate, but it will ultimately come down to both personal choice and individual circumstances. One thing's for sure, however, before buying, you need to decide what ...

Yorkshire rents for homes soar as sales fall - yorkshirepost
RENTS have soared by nearly 12 per cent during the past year boosted by strong demand as people put plans to buy their own home on hold. Demand for rented accommodation in the face of falling house prices and the problems in the mortgage market has ...

SAC Shuts Sigma Debt Unit, Cuts Fixed-Income Trades (Update1) - Bloomberg

SAC Shuts Sigma Debt Unit, Cuts Fixed-Income Trades (Update1) Bloomberg - 16 hours ago Fixed-income hedge funds are among the worst- performing groups, according to data compiled by Hedge Fund Research Inc. in Chicago. ... Aaron Brown: The Poker Wizard of Wall Street, Part 2 Trading Markets (press release) all 4 news articles

Avenue hedge funds post gains in May - investor notes - Reuters

Avenue hedge funds post gains in May - investor notes Reuters - 21 hours ago By Dane Hamilton NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuters) - Avenue Capital, the $21 billion hedge fund manager focused on credit strategies, eked out gains in May for ...

Hedge funds learn to profit from volatility - guardian.co.uk

Hedge funds learn to profit from volatility guardian.co.uk, UK - Jun 26, 2008 Hedge funds are starting to hire distressed debt experts ahead of what they see as an inevitable surge in corporate defaults as companies are hit by higher ... Tremont Chairman Robert Schulman Retires PR Newswire UK (press release) all 5 news articles

ING real estate ups UK but sees U.S. sell-off - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - ING real estate, the world's biggest real estate fund firm, has begun buying back into UK property because it looks cheap but has cut U.S. exposure as it sees prices falling further, a senior executive told Reuters. Robert Houston ...

Global returns dragged down by UK - Turkish Daily News
Investors in global commercial real estate achieved a lower return last year as a result of falling prices in the U.K., according to researcher investment property Databank. The total return, including valuation gains and rental income, fell to 11.5 ...

Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue - Financial Times

Hedge funds to back £4.5bn Barclays issue Financial Times, UK - Jun 26, 2008 By Peter Thal Larsen, Banking Editor Several of London’s largest hedge funds are backing Barclays’ £4.5bn ($8.9bn) capital increase, underscoring the ...

Hedge Funds to Back Barclays Bid for $8.9 Billion - New York Times Blogs

Hedge Funds to Back Barclays Bid for $8.9 Billion New York Times Blogs, NY - 20 hours ago The $8.9 billion that Barclays plans to raise will be backed by several of London’s largest hedge funds, The Financial Times reported citing a prospectus ...

House prices: Unsold properties at record levels - Daily Telegraph

In a further blow to homeowners, the ratio of homes available to every buyer has doubled in the past 12 months, writes Paul Farrow Sellers will increasingly be forced to drop their asking prices with the number of unsold homes on the market at record ...

UAE, South Korea seek enhanced bilateral ties - Saudi Gazette
SEOUL - Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi, UAE Minister of Foreign Trade, has concluded important talks with senior Korean officials as part of the UAE delegation’s agenda in the three-day 2008 Asian International Investment and Property Show which ended on ...

London office rents set for 10-year hibernation (Interactive Investor)
Tue 24 Jun, 2008 13:07

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Spain still offering good deals, say experts

The recent headlines about Spain's property market have been gloomy enough and not without justification. Aft...

Government creates group to lead on carbon targets - InsideHousing
A hands-on group funded by government and house builders has been set up to ensure all new homes are zero-carbon by 2016. The Zero Carbon Hub was a recommendation of last year's Calcutt Review of house building delivery, which recommended a 'a ...

London office rents set for 10-year hibernation (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Office rents in London's key financial districts will not grow in the next decade, said a senior banker on Tuesday, who saw prime commercial property values falling by another 20 percent.

Wiser urban investment
For those buying investment property, wherever it may be, one major issue is to ensure that the purchase made reflect...

HSBC to set up wealth management arm - News.com.au

GLOBAL investment bank HSBC will set up a wholesale wealth management business in Australia, to take advantage of the nations's large superannuation market. HSBC will offer global asset management products from its specialist investment businesses ...

A passage back to India
That India's economy has been booming is no longer news. The last few years have seen a country once thought ...

Congestion Charges - City Centre buy to let Is A Winner
Congestion charges are on the agenda for many councils around the UK with Manchester planning on following up London ...