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SLI secures SICAV agreement with DWP bank platform in Germany
Standard Life Investments (SLI), the global fund manager, has announced that its entire Luxembourg-domiciled SICAV fund range is now available to German investors through dwp bank, the market leading platform for Landesbanks and Savingsbanks in Germany.
China, what's driving the downturn?
Dan Su, fund analyst at Morningstar, comments: So far, 2008 has been quite disappointing for most investors in the Chinese stock market. Major market indices posted one of the worst performances in the world, down by almost 50% in the first six months, and the average China Equity fund lost roughly 28% in the period.
Aberdeen European Smaller Companies - Morningstar's take
Tom Whitelaw, fund analyst at Morningstar, comments: Aberdeen's Pan-European equities team, now headed by James Laing, took on the Aberdeen European Smaller Companies fund in 2002.
Share prices may rise and fall but dividends nearly always grow
Amid a fresh bout of turbulence on the London Stock Exchange, investors may be reassured to know that growth in dividend payments is far more reliable than rises in share prices.
Skipton launches new issue of Pick ‘N' Fix bonds
Skipton Building Society is launching a new issue of its range of Pick ‘N' Fix bonds. Its new fixed rate savings products, which launch on Monday 21 July, include a 1 year, 2 year and 3 year bond, each with a rate of 6.75% gross pa, and a monthly income option at 6.50% gross pa.
Inflation replaces credit crunch as great threat
In the year since he assumed management of the Santander UK Growth Fund on 16 July 2007, Richard Moore has delivered top quartile performance and the fund is ranked 59 out of 326 in the UK All Companies sector.
Nationwide offers fourth issue of L&G's GEB
With effect from today, Monday 21 July 2008, Nationwide will offer a new Legal & General (L&G) Capital Guaranteed Multi-Index Equity Bond (GEB).
Barclays launches National Share Giving Day
Barclays Stockbrokers has launched National Share Giving Day (21 July) to celebrate a new initiative with ShareGift, the share donation charity, now offering Barclays Stockbrokers investors the chance to donate their small or unwanted shareholdings to a wide range of UK charities - and at no cost to the donor.
Olympics not the starting gun for China
China's economy will continue to develop beyond the forthcoming Beijing Olympic Games, according to JPMorgan Asset Management's Pinakin Patel.
Innovative F&C multi-asset fund wins Product of the Year Award
Leading asset management group, F&C Investments, has won the Product of the Year Award in the 2008 European Pensions Awards held in London last night.
Time to shop for cheap assets
Equity markets came down substantially in June, with the SPX down around -9%, the Eurostoxx down -11.5%, and the FTSE All share down -7.5%.
Volatility likely to get worse in coming weeks
This week's turbulent market events have shown that the effects of the credit crunch are far from being over at the same time as inflationary concerns intensify, according to Jeremy Tigue, manager of the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust.
Guaranteed flexible protection against rising inflation - tax free
Leeds Building Society's Inflation Buster ISA, which is guaranteed to beat inflation by paying RPI plus 2.5%, would pay a tax free return of 7.1% if RPI over the term is equal to 4.6%, which is the latest figure released by the Office for National Statistics for June 2008.
Fixed rate bond pays up to 7%
Leeds Building Society has launched a 2-year fixed rate Escalator Bond paying a rising return of 7.00% in year 2.
Commodities: Look before you leap
Christine Benz, fund analyst at Morningstar, comments on commodities: With growth in emerging markets continuing apace, it's easy to assume that demand for commodities such as oil, metals, and food products will march inexorably higher, too.