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Invest in TEPS before orphan assets all find a home, says PATF
The Protected Asset TEP Fund (PATF), a leading fund investing in traded endowment policies, has urged investors to consider TEPs as a low-volatility asset class with excellent prospects on the back of the news from Norwich Union that policyholders – which includes the Protected Asset TEP fund - are set to receive windfalls of between £400 and £3,500.
LV= launches four funds on LighthouseCapital programme
LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, has announced the launch of four new OEIC sub-funds, which are being distributed through LighthouseCapital.
Don’t let the sun go down on your overseas retirement dream
Older holidaymakers returning home with plans to retire to their favourite overseas destination must make regular financial healthchecks an absolute priority if their dream of a prosperous retirement in the sun is not to turn into an impoverished nightmare, warns online investment funds analyst Moneyspider.com.
Inflation pressures expected to relent in 2009
Consumer price inflation rose to 2.4% above the Bank of England's target rate last month, with the now familiar infusions of higher food and energy prices lifting the headline CPI number to a higher-than expected 4.4%.
TD Waterhouse customers look to mine profits
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "TD Waterhouse customers are, as usual, consistent with their tracking of market movements and price performance to ensure they make the greatest return on their investments.
Exchange Traded Commodities shatter trading volume records
ETF Securities Limited, the global pioneer of exchange traded commodities (ETCs), saw record trading volumes in its Exchange Traded Commodities (ETC) platform over the past 6 weeks.
Child Trust Fund vouchers go unused
Nationwide reveals that 25% of Child Trust Fund vouchers have already expired and only 57% of live vouchers have been paid in so far this year. This means that around £248 million in vouchers and potential interest has effectively been thrown away for a year by parents failing to use their child's CTF voucher upon receipt.
UK smaller company shares ‘plainly mispriced'
Gervais Williams, Head of UK Smaller Companies at Gartmore, believes that his asset class now offers some compelling investment opportunities that stand to do well, even if the economy and the broad stock market continue to disappoint.
Abbey issues new savings bonds
Abbey Savings will launch on 13 August its latest tranche of fixed-term savings accounts for customers looking for a guaranteed return on an amount of money they can lock away for a set time.
TD Waterhouse zeros in on reduced fund charges for customers
TD Waterhouse, one of the UKs leading execution-only brokers, has renegotiated better discounts on Initial Sales Charges (ISCs) for its customers on over 900 Unit Trusts and OEICs, and introduced a wider range of funds from some of the UK's leading fund providers.
Don't write off income funds, says Threadneedle
Equity income funds have underperformed growth funds so far this year, but Threadneedle believes that rumours of the income sector's demise are exaggerated.
LV= Asset Management launches Diversified Income Fund
LV= Asset Management (LVAM), the fund management arm of mutual insurance and investment group LV=, has launched its new Diversified Income Fund.
Teenagers saving to avoid student debt
Many youngsters are saving towards higher education from the age of 11 because they have seen older family members flounder under the burden of university debts, according to research from leading Child Trust Fund provider, The Children's Mutual.
Should investors bet on the banks?
As Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) becomes the latest bank to announce record losses, Nick Raynor Investment Adviser at The Share Centre comments that today's news, coupled with the recent bad results for the banks could mean good news for investors.
Threadneedle August investment strategy
Sarah Arkle, Threadneedle Chief Investment Officer comments: Sentiment towards government bonds has benefited from the fall in the oil price, which has helped to ease inflation fears, and investors' reduced risk appetite.