Investments

ISA applications up 52%

ISA applications are up 52% for the start of the 2010/11 tax year compared to the start of the 2009/10 tax year.

SABMiller & BHP Billiton come out on top

Only one FTSE 100 share has consistently beaten the blue chip index every year since 2001, according to a new study by financial website The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk.

Andy Parsons, Advice team manager at The Share Centre, explains how investors looking for long-term capital growth from direct or indirect investment in emerging markets, could benefit from the Aberdeen Emerging Markets fund.

Royal London 360° launches new Discounted Gift Trust

Royal London 360° is adding a new trust to its range which reduces the value of an individual's estate for UK Inheritance Tax purposes (UK IHT).

Regular savers roar to life during ISA season

March saw a three-point uplift in the Nationwide Savings Index, following on from the previous month's six-point rise. A three percentage point increase in the frequency of regular saving (51% from 48%) played a part in this latest increase and the timing may not be a surprise given that March is in the midst of the busy ‘ISA season'.

Regular and lump sum CTF subscriptions increase

An increase in regular support for Child Trust Funds and £13m in additional lump sum subscriptions are the highlights of the TISA - Tax Incentivised Savings Association - latest CTF quarterly survey.

JPMorgan Brazil Investment Trust offer period ends soon

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has confirmed investors looking to invest in the launch of JPMorgan Brazil Investment Trust have just one week left to invest directly.

Fidelity China Special Situations PLC

Fidelity International has confirmed that Fidelity China Special Situations has been one of the most successful new fund listings in the UK market during the last 20 years. This follows confirmation by the Board of Fidelity China Special Situations PLC that the Initial Public Offering has raised £460 million.

Skipton International 2 year bond paying 3.25%

Skipton International Limited has launched a second edition of its popular two year fixed rate sterling account paying 3.25% gross/AER per annum.

Miners close in on banks following Easter spike

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "The number of buy and sell trades almost levelled out this week, with buys marginally ahead by just 4%.

Investors rush to take up increased ISA allowance

Fund supermarket and online stockbroker Interactive Investor (iii.co.uk) has revealed that private investors invested two and a half times the amount in their self select ISA in the first two days of the new tax year compared to the same days last year.

17.6 million electronic equity trades in March

In March, 17.6 million equity trades were carried out across London Stock Exchange Group's electronic order books, with a combined value of £162 billion (€179 billion) up three per cent on March 2009.

Essar Energy to float on London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange welcomed Essar Energy's announcement that it is to proceed with an initial public offering on the Exchange's Main Market.

Horsfall benefits from Arrow Energy and looks to solar for volume play

Arrow Energy's share price soared last month, after a bid from Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina which upon revision was recommended by the company - a welcome outcome for F&C's Sophie Horsfall, who holds the stock in both the F&C Stewardship International OEIC fund and F&C Global Climate Opportunities SICAV fund.

Will China abandon its currency peg to the dollar?

The issue of whether the Chinese Renminbi (RMB) should be revalued has vexed the US authorities for several months and tensions have become heightened ahead of President Hu's visit to the US on April 12th.

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