Appetite for risk is returning among high net worth investors, according to research by an alternative investment manager.

High Net Worth has discovered that the Freedom Sipp faces imminent deregistration and windup.

High net worth advisers are increasingly demanding maximum investment plans (MIPs) as an alternative to pensions, Canada Life has revealed.

The European Union’s directive on alternative investment could force hedge funds out of the UK, according to investment management consultants Laven Partners.

Dunstan Thomas, an administration and software provider, has struck a deal with wrap platform provider Ascentric to combine the firms’ products.

Dunstan Thomas, an administration and software provider, has launched a new FSA-compliant system to help financial advisers fully migrate legacy assets.

Ashmore Global Opportunities Limited (AGOL) is a “healthy fund with no underlying funding problems” according to its parent company, despite the board having called an extraordinary general meeting to discuss the company’s falling share price.

Swedish property investment is a good option for strong growth during the UK recession, according to Perspective Financial Management.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has completed its acquisition of Mourant Private Wealth, a Jersey-based private client trust business, from Mourant Limited.

Investors should return to Asian equity markets as soon as possible to get the best possible returns, according to research by Barings Asset Management.

Corporate bonds and equity income funds are the best options for investors following the recent interest rate cuts, according to HFM Columbus.

Citi International Personal Bank has launched a new set of short term deposits offering high interest rates over one, two and three months.

Web technology firm Alox Ltd has launched an online auction marketplace to allow banks and building societies to ‘bid’ for customers.

Nucleus Financial has launched a new model portfolio tool on its wrap platform, which it says will allow their investments to be better aligned to their risk portfolio.

Henderson Group has confirmed further details of its proposed acquisition of New Star Asset Management.

Former clients of the stockbroker firm Pacific Continental Securities UK, which ceased trading in June 2007, may be eligible for compensation of up to £48,000 after the firm was declared to be in default.

Access to institutional asset management approaches for high net worth private client investors continues to develop. And it’s not only asset managers doing it, with family offices now getting in on the game.

PILinvests has launched Private Opportunities in Property, a closed-ended fund aimed at private investors allowing self-invested personal pension and small self-administered scheme investors access to Valad Property Group’s European funds.

Sustainable investments by high net worth individuals (HNWIs) will exceed E1trn by 2012, research by the European Sustainable Investment Forum (Eurosif) has revealed.

Having established itself as the technology model for servicing clients, wrap providers must do better to meet the expectations of their clients, say advisers.

Move over China and India, HNWIs are now after a slice of the Middle East.