http://uk.mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:32:05 +0100 http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/eUK/CFUNUK?src=RSS-FUNUK http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO54442020080905?src=RSS-FUNUK STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Property equities funds could see capital inflows dramatically curbed if volatility in global real estate shares continues to grow, the head of Fidelity's $250 million (142 million pounds) Global Property Fund told Reuters. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:23:50 +0000 2008-09-05T122350Z_01_ARO544420_RTRUKOC_0_EPRA-FIDELITY-PROPERTY.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKZWE45285520080904?src=RSS-FUNUK SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Sovereign funds have invested $25.5 billion (14.4 billion pounds) so far this year to buy stakes in global companies such as Citigroup <C.N> and Merrill Lynch <MER.N>, up 66 percent from a year earlier, Thomson Reuters data showed on Thursday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:44:14 +0000 2008-09-04T144414Z_01_ZWE452855_RTRUKOC_0_SOVEREIGN-FUNDS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO53059020080905?src=RSS-FUNUK WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Securities regulators are locking horns with some of the U.S.'s most powerful mutual funds and Wall Street players over plans to scrap requirements that money market funds hold investment-grade securities. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:33:45 +0000 2008-09-05T083345Z_01_ARO530590_RTRUKOC_0_MUNIS-SEC-RATINGS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKZWE45118120080905?src=RSS-FUNUK LONDON (Reuters) - Philip Richards, co-founder of hedge fund firm RAB Capital <RAB.L>, is to step down as chief executive to focus on fund management and will replaced by Finance Director Stephen Couttie, the company said on Thursday. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:11:12 +0000 2008-09-05T091112Z_01_ZWE451181_RTRUKOC_0_RAB-CEO.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO53655220080905?src=RSS-FUNUK HONG KONG/SEOUL (Reuters) - A wave of financial market turmoil that crashed into South Korea this week has made any deal between Korea Development Bank and Lehman Brothers all the more difficult to pull off. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:40:14 +0000 2008-09-05T104014Z_01_ARO536552_RTRUKOC_0_LEHMAN-KDB.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO53045420080905?src=RSS-FUNUK NEW YORK (Reuters) - Banks and businesses are still having trouble raising money, according to data on Thursday that reinforced the prospect that the year-long U.S. credit crisis will persist for the foreseeable future. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:28:16 +0000 2008-09-05T082816Z_01_ARO530454_RTRUKOC_0_USA-MARKETS-CREDIT.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO43101220080904?src=RSS-FUNUK LONDON (Citywire) - Exchange traded fund providers are eyeing up the Persian Gulf as the next big investment story as markets open up to foreign investors, but some advisers are warning against plunging into uncharted waters labelling it a ‘recipe for disaster'. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:45:19 +0000 2008-09-04T144519Z_01_ARO431012_RTRUKOC_0_ETF-PURSUIT.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO43810120080904?src=RSS-FUNUK LONDON (Reuters) - Merrill Lynch's talks to sell bad loans to Korea Asset Management Corp (KAMCO) faced a deadlock due to a disagreement over price, the South Korean state agency said on Thursday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:35:45 +0000 2008-09-04T103545Z_01_ARO438101_RTRUKOC_0_MERRILL-KOREA.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO32623020080903?src=RSS-FUNUK SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley is raising $10 billion (5.6 billion pounds) for a global property fund and plans to put $1.5 billion or more of that into China, shrugging off concern about a property market downturn, a banking source said on Wednesday. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:31:12 +0000 2008-09-03T073112Z_01_ARO326230_RTRUKOC_0_MORGANSTANLEY-PROPERTY.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO42983720080904?src=RSS-FUNUK HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager CQS said on Thursday it had launched a new fund that will aim to profit from the volatility that has gripped global stock markets for much of the past year. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:18:21 +0000 2008-09-04T081821Z_01_ARO429837_RTRUKOC_0_CQS-VOLATILITY.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO43880920080904?src=RSS-FUNUK MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indian bank stocks, weakened by high inflation, are an attractive bet at current levels as a wobbling global economy eases commodity prices, moderating price pressures, a fund strategist said on Thursday. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:49:15 +0000 2008-09-04T104915Z_01_ARO438809_RTRUKOC_0_INDIA-LOTUS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO33570820080903?src=RSS-FUNUK LONDON (Reuters) - Emerging markets currencies will still outperform the dollar in the long run and investors should also look at local currency debt rather than keep their focus on hard currency debt, said a top fund manger at HSBC. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:56:36 +0000 2008-09-03T095636Z_01_ARO335708_RTRUKOC_0_BONDS-HSBC.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO33494720080903?src=RSS-FUNUK NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund manager Ospraie Management will close its flagship fund after it plunged 27 percent in August on losses in energy, mining and natural resources equity holdings, in one of the biggest ever closures of a commodities-focused hedge fund. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:42:41 +0000 2008-09-03T094241Z_01_ARO334947_RTRUKOC_0_OSPRAIE-FUND.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO33187020080903?src=RSS-FUNUK SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Private equity firm 3i Group aims to close two or three China deals this year with an investment focus on consumer and retail areas, but it has turned cool on the electronic media and property sectors. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:51:19 +0000 2008-09-03T085119Z_01_ARO331870_RTRUKOC_0_3I-CHINA.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO33162120080903?src=RSS-FUNUK DUBAI (Reuters) - Gas exporter Qatar and Vietnam have set up a $1 billion fund (56 million pounds) to invest in sectors including agriculture, a Qatar-based newspaper reported on Tuesday. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:47:47 +0000 2008-09-03T084747Z_01_ARO331621_RTRUKOC_0_QATAR-VIETNAM-AGRICULTURE.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO32979420080903?src=RSS-FUNUK SANTIAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global sovereign wealth funds said on Tuesday they had reached a preliminary agreement on a set of voluntary principles to guide their investment practices and to calm fears about their motives. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:16:41 +0000 2008-09-03T081641Z_01_ARO329794_RTRUKOC_0_IMF-WEALTHFUNDS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO23097720080902?src=RSS-FUNUK MUMBAI (Reuters) - Most of India's diversified stock funds underperformed the benchmark index <.BSESN> in August as higher cash levels and large bets on energy firms restricted gains, data from global fund tracker Lipper showed. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:37:11 +0000 2008-09-02T083711Z_01_ARO230977_RTRUKOC_0_INDIA-FUND-RETURN.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO22975120080902?src=RSS-FUNUK SANTIAGO (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Monday it was optimistic that "significant progress" was being made toward an understanding on investment practice guidelines by rich sovereign wealth funds, but some state-owned funds remain wary. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 08:31:10 +0000 2008-09-02T083110Z_01_ARO229751_RTRUKOC_0_CHILE-IMF-WEALTHFUNDS.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO14254520080901?src=RSS-FUNUK MUMBAI (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs said it has regulatory approval to launch mutual funds in India, Asia's third-largest economy, joining the likes of AIG, JPMorgan and South Korea's Mirae Asset who have started operations in the past 18 months. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 11:49:13 +0000 2008-09-01T114913Z_01_ARO142545_RTRUKOC_0_GOLDMANSACHS-INDIA.xml http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/eUK/CFUNUK/nfundsNews_uUKARO13787020080901?src=RSS-FUNUK TOKYO (Reuters) - China Investment Corp <CIC.L>, the country's sovereign wealth fund, will start investing in Japanese equity markets by March, a Japanese newspaper reported on Sunday. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:35:08 +0000 2008-09-01T103508Z_01_ARO137870_RTRUKOC_0_CHINA-FUND-JAPAN.xml