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NS&I update Guaranteed Growth and Income Bond ranges

NS&I have announced changes to its Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds. With immediate effect the 1 and 2-year Issues of these Bonds are no longer on sale.

London Stock Exchange to launch new retail bond market

The London Stock Exchange has announced that it will introduce a new order-driven trading service for bonds.This new electronic order book will be available for a select number of gilts and UK corporate bonds and will offer private investors with an on-screen secondary market in London-listed debt securities for the first time.

HSBC Global Asset Management on outlook for China

One-on-One with Richard Wong - Investment Director, Equities, Halbis, HSBC Global Asset Management.

First State to offer income share class to investors

First State Investments (UK) Limited has announced that it has introduced a new income share class for its First State Asia Pacific and First State Asia Pacific Leaders Funds.

YouTube key financial advice distribution route

Founder of social networking website for IFAs, Philip Calvert predicts that video will become a key technology for IFAs to raise their profile online and to provide financial advice and information.

L&G second Fund Tracker Capital Guaranteed Bond

The second wave of Legal & General's new style Capital Guaranteed Bond - Fund Tracker Capital Guaranteed Bond 2, which tracks the performance of the Legal & General Money Builder (Investec) Fund, will be available from Monday 16 November 2009 for a limited nine-week offer period closing Friday 15 January 2010.

Santander celebrates five years in the UK

Since Banco Santander acquired Abbey, five years ago this week, former Abbey shareholders have seen their Santander shares rise 61%.

HEXAM celebrates with top-decile performance

Emerging markets boutique HEXAM Capital Partners celebrated its third anniversary on 9 November, with its flagship Global Emerging Markets Fund having delivered top-decile performance over the period.

Abbey and A&L launch new guaranteed investment products

From Monday 16 November, Abbey and Alliance & Leicester are launching their latest range of guaranteed investment products for savers looking for the security of a capital guarantee with a minimum return.

Small and mid caps exploiting recovering demand overseas

Richard Plackett, manager of the BlackRock UK Special Situations Fund, believes that investors should ‘look through' the moribund UK economy to small and mid caps that are exploiting demand overseas.

AEGON to launch innovative property fund

AEGON Asset Management is to launch an innovative property fund for investment professionals, which aims to take advantage of the increasing healthcare needs of the UK's ageing population.

JPM Emerging Markets Alpha Plus Fund receives 'A' Rating

OBSR has awarded the JPM Emerging Markets Alpha Plus Fund an ‘A' rating. OBSR said that the fund offers a concentrated portfolio of emerging markets companies and importantly, seeks to outperform its index with significantly lower volatility by capturing a significant portion of the upside whilst protecting on the downside over a market cycle.

Invesco Perpetual Dual Return Trust plc

Invesco Perpetual has announced that it proposes to launch a new split-capital investment trust, the Invesco Perpetual Dual Return Trust plc (the "Trust") in November 2009.

Distribution channels key to future of investment trusts

According to research conducted by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, its second survey of the views of investment trust directors, respondents stated they believe a key to the future prosperity of the sector is by providing private investors and retail savers with easier access to investing in investment trusts.

Barclays Stockbrokers launches Shareholder Benefits Guide