Investments

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.

Luis looks to World Cup bonds boost

As the sporting world looks ahead to an exciting summer on South Africa's football pitches, F&C's Fatima Luis is positive on the potential of two compellingly valued South African high-yield bond issues - from companies that could well enjoy the benefits of increasing demand during the tournament, which kicks off on 11 June.

Corporate Bonds - What are the risks?

In this month's Fundamentals briefing, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) Credit Strategist, Ben Bennett, examined three broad risks facing corporate bond markets in the year ahead and how investors might navigate through them successfully.

BT’s £9 billion pension black hole

David Kuo, Director at the financial website The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk, says: "There used to be a running joke that BT was a pension fund running a telecoms business. The joke lost some of its punch this morning when BT Group revealed a £9 billion deficit in its pension scheme.

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.

Confident investors capitalise on recent market falls

As sterling fell to an eight-and-a-half-month low against the dollar this week, investors' fears around the continuing fiscal difficulties of some eurozone countries took its toll on the markets.

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.

first direct launches fixed rate savings bond at 2.75%

first direct has launched a new one year Fixed Rate Savings bond at a very competitive rate of 2.75% AER which will mature on 28 February 2011.

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.

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