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Trading volumes rise on the back of bid talk
Darren Hepworth, Trading and Customer Services Director, TD Waterhouse comments: "Overall, total TD Waterhouse customer trades increased by 59% this week, as the FTSE's rally came to an end closing 31.4 points down on Tuesday 7 September to finish at 5407.8, prior to its quarterly reshuffle.
The Share Centre keeps HMV as a buy despite poor sales
Nick Raynor, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains that despite the first quarter sales slump at the HMV Group, it still remains a ‘buy' for investors.
Legal & General Diversified Absolute Return Fund
Andy Parsons, Advice Team Manager at The Share Centre, explains how investors seeking a fund that looks to offer positive returns when markets are in turmoil, might consider an absolute return fund.
Fund managers remain cautious on property equities funds
Given the property markets' dependence on the scale and sustainability of the economic recovery, fund managers remain cautious about the outlook for property equities funds, says Standard & Poor's Fund Services in its latest review of the sector.
Fund managers acting more cautiously
The latest findings from independent financial research company Defaqto suggest that fund managers are acting more cautiously than 12 months ago because of growing fears of a double-dip recession.
Investors favour aggressive strategy when saving for children
More than half of investors would take an aggressive stance, investing mainly or wholly in equities, when investing for a child over an 18-year timeframe, a survey has shown.
HSBC launches HSBC MSCI PACIFIC ex JAPAN ETF
HSBC continues to expand its exchange traded fund (ETF) range with the launch of the HSBC MSCI PACIFIC ex JAPAN ETF, which carries a very competitive Total Expense Ratio (TER) of just 0.40%.
The Share Centre - Whitbread showing signs of growth
The Share Centre currently list Whitbread as a ‘hold', favouring Marstons in the leisure sector. Nick Raynor, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains that despite Whitbread experiencing an acceleration in growth, they still remain a ‘hold' for investors.
London Stock Exchange website offers new services
The London Stock Exchange's new website has gone live today. Addressing the needs of the retail community, the updated site offers new tools and services together with greater access to data and news.
Investors urged to look at high yield debt and high dividend equities
With government bond yields at record lows and a cloudy outlook for equities, high yield bonds and high dividend equities, along with convertible bonds, could be the answer in a low yield environment, according to Dan Morris, Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in his latest outlook.
Prudential exclusive investment bond provider to Santander UK
Prudential and Santander UK have entered into an exclusive agreement for Santander to distribute Prudential's market-leading investment bonds in the UK for an initial five-year period from 2011.
iShares launches Euro high yield bond ETF
iShares, the Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) platform of BlackRock has launched the world's first Euro high yield bond ETF offering investors a liquid and diversified access route to the European high yield debt market.
M&G Investments UK Retail Inflation Linked Corporate Bond Fund
M&G Investments is launching an inflation-linked corporate bond fund aimed at UK retail investors. We believe it is the first such fund for this market.
Santander Loyalty Tracker Bond & Tracker Bond new issue
Santander is launching new issues of its competitive Loyalty Tracker Bond (Issue 2) and Tracker Bond (Issue 2), now paying 3.25 per cent and 3.00 per cent gross AER respectively.
AEGON discounts UK equity and fixed income funds
AEGON Asset Management is discounting the initial charge on eight of its leading UK equity and fixed income funds until 31 December 2010.