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Bond market set to be shaken and stirred
Kevin Mountford, head of banking at moneysupermarket.com, said: "The consensus is that the Bank of England will cut base rate further over the coming months, and many savings providers are pre-empting this and pulling their top fixed rate bonds.
Market stress ‘creating negative feedback to real economy'
Paul Niven, Head of Asset Allocation at F&C, comments: Financial markets continue to face severe stress with seemingly relentless downward pressure now pushing US equities towards their worst monthly performance in seventy years.
Legal & General retail investments enters absolute return sector
Legal & General will enter the Absolute Return sector with the launch of a new fund, The Diversified Absolute Return Trust (DART) on November 10. DART will be managed by David North, Head of Asset Allocation at Legal & General Investment Management, and is the latest addition to its £30bn multi-asset range.
Leeds launches Fixed Rate Bond with access
Leeds Building Society has launched a new fixed rate bond that combines a competitive return of up to 6.00% gross p.a./AER, with access to 25% of the balance without notice or penalty at any time.
Despite falling markets confident investors have faith in the FTSE
Despite fears of a looming recession as the FTSE hits its lowest level in over five years, research from Barclays Stockbrokers reveals investors are still retaining their confidence in the market.
Protected rights boost for SIPP market, says Fidelity
Investors with money in protected rights are determined to make the most of the new freedom to move their money into SIPPs, according to new research from Fidelity FundsNetworkTM.
OPEC's decision to cut production will give support to oil prices
The impact of the credit crisis has led to falling demand for oil and oil prices have halved since their peak in mid July to around $70 a barrel. UK consumers have benefitted although the effect on UK pump prices has not been as marked as many would have hoped.
Friends Provident International launches 5 new mirror funds
Friends Provident International (FPI) announces today the launch of a further 5 new mirror funds which means investors can now choose from over 200 quality fund links.
TD Waterhouse customers resist the pressure to sell out
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "This week, the general trend among TD Waterhouse customers has been to buy stock, with top ten buys outnumbering top ten sales by 33%, while trades in Royal Bank of Scotland have remained level compared to last week's buying frenzy.
Still room for stockpicking UK growth funds to add value
Standard & Poor’s Fund Services has published its annual review of the UK growth fund sector at funds.standardandpoors.com, consisting of reports on 62 UK growth mainstream and 15 UK smaller companies funds.
Alliance & Leicester’s fixed rate bond is a sell out
Due to the high demand for Alliance & Leicester's recently launched 6.60% Fixed Rate Bond, this product will be withdrawn from sale at close of business today, 22 October 2008.
Egg launches new 1 year Fixed Rate Bond for existing customers
Egg, the online bank, is offering a new 1 Year Fixed Rate Bond at 6.00% gross pa/AER. This new Fixed Rate Bond is available for existing customers who have an Egg Savings Account for deposits between £1,000 and £2,000,000. The bond is available to applications and cleared funds received on or before the 27th November 2008.
Fidelity UK equity funds receive ‘A’ ratings
Fidelity International is pleased to announce that two of its UK equity funds, the Fidelity UK Aggressive fund managed by Aruna Karunathilake and UK Growth fund run by Tom Ewing, have been given new ‘A' ratings from Standard and Poor's. Fidelity MoneyBuilder Growth fund retains its new ‘A' rating in the same review.
Fidelity: Outlook for European equities
Despite the uncertain economic outlook there are still opportunities to seek absolute value in stock selection and attractive total returns in European equities and their related securities, says Anas Chakra, portfolio manager of the Fidelity FAST Europe Fund.
Will presidential elections have an impact on US investments?
Amidst the recent turmoil in the global financial markets one of the most influential and highly contested Presidential elections is taking place in the United States on the 4th November.