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N&P One Year Fixed E-Bond paying 3.15%

N&P (Norwich & Peterborough Building Society) is bringing good tidings for those looking to invest in a One Year Fixed Rate E-Bond which will mature in time for Christmas 2011.

Make the most of this year’s ISA allowance

Savers can earn a better return on their savings by investing their cash in a one year fixed rate cash ISA, compared with a one year fixed rate bond - analysis by moneysupermarket.com has found.

Barclays Stockbrokers launches FTSE Linked Income Note

Barclays Stockbrokers, UK online execution-only retail broker, has launched a new structured product based on the FTSE-100 - the FTSE Linked Income Note issued by Barclays Bank PLC. The product is available exclusively to Barclays Stockbrokers clients until 21 December 2010.

Commercial Real Estate - Investors drawn to yield

Global capital flows into real estate have rebounded since a low point at the end of 2008. The key driver remains yield. A sustained low interest rate environment means investors are seeking new sources of income.

Strategic bond sector is investor favourite

Strategic bond funds made up 30 per cent of the total amount invested through the Fair Investment Company funds service between January and October this year.

Northern Rock launches new issues of its e-bond account

Northern Rock has launched two new issues of its new market-leading e-bond account, providing competitive interest rates for those savers who wish to operate their accounts online.

N&P offers commission free share dealing

N&P (Norwich and Peterborough Building Society) is offering budding DIY investors commission free share dealing until the end of the year, PLUS a chance of winning a £500 hamper in a free prize draw. Time is running out to take advantage of these offers, so grab it while you can.

L&G Property kick starts redevelopment at Faraday Retail Park

Legal & General Property ("LGP"), has announced that, on behalf of the Life Fund ("the Fund"), it has pre-let three retail warehouse units on the site of a former Tesco supermarket, at Faraday Retail Park, Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire and has started work on site demolishing the existing building.

HSBC announces Fund Platform features

HSBC's Workplace Retirement Services has announced the features of its new Fund Platform, launched as part of its commitment to deliver a range of group defined contribution (DC) pension products and services through Employee Benefit Consultants (EBCs) and corporate Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs).

TD Waterhouse clients buy banks in midst of Ireland debt crisis

Darren Hepworth, Trading and Customer Services Director, TD Waterhouse comments: "Trading activity remained vibrant with a distinct buying trend, in a week when the Irish bailout began to take shape and tensions in the Korean Peninsula erupted into an exchange of fire. TD Waterhouse customers' buy trades outnumbered sells by a ratio of 2 : 1 in the week ended Tuesday 23 November.

HSBC Global Asset Management puts faith in Turkey

HSBC Global Asset Management - one of the world's largest emerging market asset managers - has cited Turkey as a preferred emerging market.

Aviva launches tranche of Guaranteed Fund

Aviva is launching a tranche of its Guaranteed Fund. The fund - which this year celebrates its 15th anniversary - is designed to provide capital growth and guarantees that the value at the 5th anniversary will be no lower than the original investment, less any withdrawals.

Five Indian companies join AIM in ten weeks

The London Stock Exchange announced today that Jubilant Energy has become the fifth Indian company to float on AIM in the last ten weeks. Between them the five new Indian admissions have raised an estimated $344.4 million.

US equity fund managers stick to stockpicking

Fund managers have been wrong-footed by the exceptionally high correlation across stocks in the US market over the past year, but are hanging on to their stockpicking style, according to the latest sector review published by Standard & Poor's Fund Services.

Top of the funds charts for The Share Centre

Andy Parsons, advice team manager at The Share Centre lists the top purchased funds during October and explains why investors may have favoured these funds.