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AEGON launches retail share class for Inflation Linked Fund

AEGON Asset Management is launching a retail share class for its AEGON Inflation Linked Fund. The AEGON Inflation Fund, was originally launched in July for UK institutional investors, and is now opening to the wider market due to investor demand for such a product.

Great bonus rate on your savings? Check the small print

Bonus rates make for good headline figures in the competitive savings account market, but check the small print before committing your savings, warns Julie Smith, head of savings at Fair Investment Company, or you could be in for a real shock.

London investors save almost £200 per month

Whilst the majority of investors in London are saving, most are not maximising their returns or taking advantage of the tax breaks open to them, according to research conducted on behalf of Fidelity Investment Managers.

Russian companies raise over $1.7bn on LSE

The London Stock Exchange today welcomes Russia's largest rail freight operator, Transcontainer to its Main Market. Transcontainer, which raised $400 million at admission, is the third Russian company to join the Main Market this month, taking the total money raised by new Russian companies in November to over $1.7 billion.

Skipton 1 year E-Bond issue 2 paying 3.15%

Skipton Building Society is preparing to launch its second, market leading E-Bond within a week, with a new 1 Year E-Bond Issue 2 offering 3.15%.

Picks, shovels and the shale gas phenomenon

The startling pace of shale gas production growth has seen output of this unconventional gas account for 20% of US gas production in 2009 - some 2.4 trillion cubic feet (tcf) - up from 1% in 2000.

Carne tempers exposure to fixed income

Paul Carne, who manages F&C's range of four Lifestyle funds, has continued to temper his exposure to cash and fixed income across the range in the last week as part of an ongoing process to increase exposure to equities.

Skipton launches new ISA range

Skipton Building Society has further built on its good value commitment to savers, by launching a new suite of ISA products at rates of up to 4.00% AER.

Investors should call on Vodafone rather than BT

Nick Raynor, investment advisor at The Share Centre explains why despite BT increasing its earnings forecast for 2010, investors should stay away.

TD customers sell bank shares

Darren Hepworth, Trading and Customer Services Director, TD Waterhouse comments: "Top ten sells of bank shares by TD Waterhouse customers jumped by 142% this week in the wake of the US Federal Reserve's decision to embark on a second round of quantitative easing.

Children choose caring careers over X-Factor stardom

Children (8 - 13 year olds) are more likely to want to ‘serve and protect' than see their name up in lights when it comes to future career aspirations, according to research from M&S Money.

Investors ride economic recovery via niche markets

Investors seeking to enhance their returns within the currenteconomic recovery should look to small and mid cap companies with exposure to emerging markets, according to BlackRock.

Cater Allen launches new term deposit

Cater Allen, part of the Santander Group, has launched a new two-year term deposit for personal clients, paying a highly competitive 3.50 per cent gross/AER.

Northern Rock maintains great rates on fixed bonds

Northern Rock has launched a new range of fixed rate bonds (FRB), maintaining competitive interest rates starting from 3.00% gross*/AER** p.a over one year, to 4.15% gross*/AER** pa over five years.

Skipton launches limited edition online bond

Skipton Building Society has launched a new limited edition online bond, offering a competitive rate of 3.30%. The one year fixed rate bond allows customers to invest between £500 and £1,000,000 (£2,000,000 for joint applications).