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The Wood Family Trust was launched today with plans to invest £50m over the next five to 10 years in charitable activities to improve economic activity and livelihoods in developing countries, and help the development of young people in Scotland and the rest of the UK.

Action Planning's annual conference on major donor fundraising, 'Raising funds from the Rich', has attracted over 1,000 delegates, with a month to go before the event.

The event on 9 October at Central Hall Westminster in London features an address by Sir Tom Hunter, whom Action Planning describe as "Britain's biggest donor", who has pledged to give £1 billion to charity.

The Institute of Fundraising ('Institute') has launched a new definitive guide for charity trustees; The Trustees Guide to Fundraising. This new Guide, funded by the Institute's tax-effective giving initiative, includes updated and revised fundraising information and details on trustee obligations.

Billionaire retailer Sir Tom Hunter, one of the biggest donors to UK charities, is to open this year's 'Raising funds from the Rich' conference, to be held at Central Hall Westminster on 9 October. Hunter recently gained international recognition by teaming up with former US President, Bill Clinton, to form the Clinton-Hunter Development Initiative.

Merrill Lynch/Capgemini have published the 11th annual World Wealth Report, which says that there are now 9.5 million High Net Worth (NHW) people around the world, with total assets of $37.2 trillion.

The report includes global, regional and country data, and is divided into three sections covering

Prospect research agency Hands on Resources is to launch a website to offer an online resource to the fundraising research community. FResource will launch in June.

The Times report that about 200 lawyers in the City of London will earn over £1 million this year, primarily due to a considerable rise in the amount of corporate takeover work being undertaken.

Prospect researchers will be up early on Sunday morning to get their copy of The Sunday Times which features this year's Rich List by Philip Beresford.

WealthWatch, the monthly publication which tracks the increasing numbers of multi-millionaires in the UK, is 10 years old.

Sunrise Publishers are offering a 10% discount to new subscribers as part of their tenth anniversary celebrations, saving £60 on the full cost of £600.