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Dividends to rise over the next year
Nick Mcleod-Clarke, Fund Manager of BlackRock's UK Income Fund: "Savers relying on company dividends, as a source of income, may feel as if they have suffered a severe 'haircut' recently, as a stream of banks and other household names have cut their payouts.
Threadneedle: Outlook for Asian Equities
Jan de Bruijn, Asia Equity Fund Manager, Threadneedle UK: The market has seen a return of risk appetite from Asian investors, resulting in the MSCI Asia Pacific ex-Japan Index rising by 14.4% in May, the third consecutive double-digit rise.
Yorkshire launches savings eBonds
Yorkshire Building Society has launched a range of new eBonds offering online savers the choice of placing their money into either a two, three or four year fixed rate product.
Ignis: Death of deflation greatly exaggerated
Stuart Thomson, economist at Ignis Asset Management, comments: “Mark Twain is credited with the quotation: "reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated." The same may be said of deflation.
AXA Winterthur enhances Tailored Selection range
The AXA Sterling Corporate Bond Fund is now available through AXA Winterthur Wealth Management's Tailored Selection, enhancing the choice of fixed interest funds accessible to investors.
Ignis: Portfolio repositioning to reap significant rewards
David Clark, manager of the Ignis Asset Management UK Smaller Companies Fund, believes a recent repositioning of the portfolio will reap significant rewards in the second half of 2009.
SVM UK Absolute Alpha Fund update
In May, SVM UK Absolute Alpha Fund returned 1.4% and it has returned 4.1% since its launch on 11 March 2009. The fund has grown to £15.1m and is now available through the Selestia Investment Solutions platform.
Investing in the stock market just got cheaper
David Kuo, Director at the Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk, says: "The long-awaited launch of Vanguard's ultra-low cost index trackers is great news for cost-conscious stock market investors.
Miners drill into top ten amid more profit taking
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "Mining companies were digging deep into the top ten this week accounting for a quarter (25%) of our most popular trades.
Private investors fear future inflationary pressures
Rebecca O'Keeffe, head of investment at Interactive Investor, said: "The surprisingly strong month-on-month rise in RPI inflation (up 0.6%) means private investors and the market in general will remain fearful of UK inflationary pressures as the full effect of monetary and fiscal stimulus measures unfold.
Investment Clock model moves into the Recovery stage
The Investment Clock model has moved from Reflation into equity-friendly Recovery for the first time since early 2007, according to Trevor Greetham, manager of the Fidelity Multi Asset Strategic Fund.
HEXAM fund awarded S&P AA rating
HEXAM Capital's Global Emerging Markets fund has been awarded a prestigious ‘AA' fund management rating by Standard & Poor's.
Savers offered exclusive savings plan from Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society is launching an exclusive Guaranteed Combination Plan. By taking out a Guaranteed Savings Bond (GSB) and a Guaranteed Equity Bond (GEB) together, this could help savers make the most of their money in the current low interest rate environment.
Lloyds claims a quarter of top ten stock trades
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "Our customers continued to buy heavily again this week, with buy trades more than doubling the sells.
A black day for investment fund managers
David Kuo, Director at the popular financial website The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk, says: "Barclays has agreed to sell its jewel in the crown, Barclays Global Investors (BGI), to BlackRock for a tidy sum of £8.2 billion.