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Nationwide offers savings bonds paying up to 5.25%
Nationwide Building Society has announced details of its new range of bonds, with terms from six months to three years available.
Morningstar Analysis: Newton American
Chetan Modi, fund analyst at Morningstar, writes: We believe the Newton American fund benefits from the backing of Newton's strong career analyst bench.
NS&I Direct ISA interest rate lowers to 3.30%
The interest rate paid on NS&I's Direct ISA will decrease from 4.80% per annum to 3.30% following yesterday's decrease in the Bank of England base rate.
Barclays Wealth to launch into fixed income bond market
Barclays Wealth, the UK's leading supplier of protected investments, is to launch a regular fixed income bond following the successful trial of a five-year product which hit its target of £15m through a focused placing.
L&G and Investec join forces to launch Money Builder Fund
Legal & General and Investec have joined forces to create a new cautious managed fund, The Legal & General Money Builder (Investec) Fund.
SLI's UK Equity High Income Fund awarded 'AAA' S&P rating
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments today announced that its UK Equity High Income Fund has been awarded a ‘AAA' fund management rating by ratings agency, Standard & Poor's.
Tens of thousands of teenagers set to invest in shares
Financial education charity, the ifs School of Finance, confirmed that record numbers of 14-19 year olds will take part in the 2008-9 ifs Student Investor competition.
BlackRock UK Income Fund awarded S&P AA rating
Standard & Poor's (S&P) has upgraded BlackRock's UK Income Fund to AA, referring to manager Nick McLeod-Clarke's disciplined approach and strong stock selection abilities.
Good news for savers
Following the decision by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to reduce rates by 1.5 percentage points to 3%, Leeds Building Society has launched two new fixed rate bonds which provide the option to lock in at up to 1% above the Bank of England base rate.
Family Investments: HMRC CTF statistics
Kate Baker, Head of Savings and Investments, Family Investments, commented:
75% of parents actively investing Child Trust Fund voucher
The Children's Mutual has welcomed the Government's annual update on the progress of the Child Trust Fund (CTF) and in particular confirmation that 75 per cent of children's accounts are being initiated by parents.
Investors react to mixed fortunes for some of the largest blue chips
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "Our customers continued to trade heavily this week with heavy focus on buying shares, particularly in Barclays which accounted for 39% of our top ten buys as customers looked to bulk up on the stock.
Architas secures exclusive deal with INSYNERGY funds
Architas Multi-Manager ("Architas"), the new investment company backed by AXA UK, has agreed an exclusive distribution partnership for the first two funds launched by INSYNERGY Investment Management ("INSYNERGY"), the INSYNERGY Odey Fund and INSYNERGY UK Shariah Growth Fund.
Poppy Bond strikes the right balance with savers
Coventry Building Society's innovative Poppy Bond has become the fastest selling savings bond in the Society's history.
High yield bonds now an opportunity for adventurous investors
The European high yield bond market now represents an opportunity for adventurous investors, according to Fidelity International's Ian Spreadbury. The market is now yielding 22.7% and spreads of 18.5% above government bonds are well in excess of the 10% technical definition of distressed debt.