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Know your rights ahead of RBS deadline says The Share Centre
Ahead of the deadline for next week's rights issue by Royal Bank of Scotland, Nick Raynor, Investment Adviser at The Share Centre outlines the options for investors: "As the first bank to offer a rights issue on the back of the credit crunch, many will be following the progress of RBS next week with interest.
Newton sees value in bank bonds
Despite the writedowns across the banking sector, Paul Brain, Director of Investment Management at Newton Investment Management, believes now is a positive time for bondholders, with attractive valuations and a paradigm shift in the way banks run their businesses.
What now for oil prices?
Jonathan Waghorn and Mark Lacey, portfolio managers and energy specialists at Investec Asset Management, comment on the outlook for oil prices following recent record highs.
Alliance & Leicester's fixed rate bonds are a sell out
Due to the unprecedented popularity of Alliance & Leicester's recently launched range of Fixed Rate Bonds, these products have now been withdrawn.
Merchant Investors say bonds are not dead in the water
Figures from Merchant Investors show the combined sales of their investment bond products (the Versatile Investment Portfolio [VIP] and Investment Portfolio [IP]) have increased by 17%, which when the market is seeing a 30% reduction is a great shift.
Unique tax-free return on savings guaranteed to beat rising inflation
Leeds Building Society is set to launch another version of its Inflation Buster ISA, available from Monday June 2nd, which has proved very popular with customers looking for a real return on their savings. The new account is guaranteed to beat inflation by 2.50%.
City is only scratching the surface of meeting 'ethical' demand
New survey research published today suggests that despite an upsurge in ethical and green investment in recent years, the public has an appetite for 'responsible' investment that is still far from being saturated.
Oil prices to stay high
Despite oil prices rising above $135 a barrel for the first time this morning, Jeremy Tigue, manager of the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, believes the impact that these high prices have had on the economy has so far been limited.
Bumpy road to recovery
While banks and financial institutions may well have turned a corner post the bursting of the credit bubble, the global economy and companies exposed to it have yet to feel its full effect.
Banking on BBVA
Roger Guy and Guillaume Rambourg, co managers of the Gartmore European Selected Opportunities Fund and the Gartmore SICAV Continental European Fund, target Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) as a good investment candidate.
New guaranteed equity bond from NS&I
NS&I (National Savings and Investments) is to launch a new issue of its Guaranteed Equity Bond on 21 May 2008. This will offer a gross return that matches any FTSE 100 Index growth, up to a maximum return of 75%, over the five-year term of the Bond, without any risk to investors' capital.
Chelsea launches new fixed rate savings bonds
Chelsea Building Society has launched two new Spring Fixed Rate Bonds with effect from Wednesday 21 May 2008.
Now may be the time to boost small cap exposure
Now may be the time for investors to boost their exposure to UK small cap stocks, says Resolution Asset Management's David Clark.
British Airways could be set for tough times
Nick Raynor, Investment Adviser at The Share Centre comments on how British Airways could be set for tough times, despite announcing strong results: "British Airways (BA) has today reported an impressive 45% rise in annual profits but the year ahead is set to be a turbulent one.
CTF opening rates increase to 72%
At this week's Treasury Select Sub-Committee hearing, Economic Secretary Kitty Ussher MP revealed new figures that show CTF opening rates have increased from 70% to 72% as a result of a renewed effort to increase awareness of and engagement with the scheme.