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MGM Advantage launches asset backed Flexible Income Annuity

MGM Advantage, the innovative retirement income specialist, has issued a stark warning that retirement income is set to fall dramatically and to address this, there needs to be a new breed of annuity products.

European companies, not economies, should be focus for investors

In the face of gloomy forecasts for Europe's GDP, investors can benefit from focusing on individual companies rather than economies, according to Sam Morse, Manager of the Fidelity European Fund.

Fund in Focus: BlackRock European Dynamic

Andy Parsons, Advice team manager at The Share Centre, explains why investors looking for long-term capital growth and some exposure to overseas markets should consider the BlackRock European Dynamic fund.

Investor confidence in Emerging Markets

Investors have revealed their confidence in investing in Emerging Markets in 2010; recent research found more than half of Barclays Stockbrokers clients (53%) believe Emerging Markets will deliver the greatest returns on their investments this year.

Shareholders benefit from Airgas bid

Last Friday, the stock price of US smaller company Airgas rocketed following a hostile $60-a-share bid from Air Products.

Aviva adds 13 funds to wrap and Sipp platforms

Aviva is adding 13 funds from leading asset managers to its wrap and Self-invested personal pension (Sipp). It is also removing initial charges from the Aviva wrap.

Could the Tiger signal China’s most powerful year yet?

Could a combination of ongoing growth, a stock market that does not yet reflect its economic influence and the overwhelming potential of economic development make the Year of Tiger the most powerful yet for China? asks Fidelity International.

Legal & General launches third Fund Tracker Deposit Bond

Legal & General's new Fund Tracker Deposit Bond 3, which tracks the performance of the Legal & General Money Builder (Investec) Fund, will be available from Monday 1 February 2010 for a limited offer period closing Friday 9 April 2010.

Schroder Income Maximiser delivers more than 7% income

The Schroder Income Maximiser has delivered 7.3% income in the last year, making this the fourth consecutive year the Fund has exceeded its 7% income target.

RLAM launches Royal London Global Index Linked Fund

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM) confirms the launch of the Royal London Global Index Linked Fund (the Fund) to help investors hedge against potential increases in global inflation and target more attractive yields outside the UK.

Legal & General launches LPI Income Property Fund

In partnership with Legal & General Investment Management, Legal & General Property announces the launch of a new product, the LPI (Limited Price Inflation) Income Property Fund, which offers Defined Benefit pension schemes an innovative way to invest in property coupled with a secure source of income, primarily government-backed, all with inflation-linkage.

Scottish Widows Partnership Property Trust goes Platinum

The Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) Property Trust has joined The Share Centre's Platinum 120 range of preferred funds, as a result of the long-term credibility of its fund manager to grow returns in this asset class.

Strategic Bond Fund first anniversary

Leading fund manager Standard Life Investments, today celebrates the first anniversary of its £43m Strategic Bond Fund.

Latin America still offers opportunities

2010 could be the year where the smaller Latin American markets emerge from behind the shadow of their larger counterparts, according to F&C Emerging Equities fund manager Urban Larson.

Ignis and Castle Hill form strategic partnership

Ignis Asset Management is delighted to announce that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Castle Hill Asset Management.