Returns from let farmland and other rural property increased sharply in 2011, outstripping gains from commercial and residential investments and confirming the rural sector’s position as the top-performing UK property asset in recent years. Figures from the latest IPD Rural … Read More
A new study by Cogent seems to confirm the upward trend in advisers guiding their clients towards diversification by adding more Alternatives to portfolios. Retail financial advisors are redoubling efforts to diversify their clients’ portfolios by increasing allocations of alternative … Read More
The price of British farms will rise higher than any other class of real estate in Europe over the next four years driven by investors buying farmland to capitalize on growth in global demand for food and also to shield … Read More
Governments are throwing their weight behind the use of Biofuel in aviation as ICAO Secretary General Raymond Benjamin is transported by first ever series of inter-connecting flights powered by alternative fuel. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) served … Read More
The continuing poor returns from annuities, as this article highlights – a new record low – are one of the driving factors behind Financial Intermediaries looking at alternative income streams for their clients. Alternative Investments can play a valuable role … Read More