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Inflation impacts on Asian outlook
As the international community continues focusing on China's emergency response to this week's devastating earthquake, analysts try to evaluate the potential economic impact of the catastrophe.
Yorkshire offers new two year fixed rate savings bond
On Monday 19th May Yorkshire Building Society is launching a new two year fixed rate savings bond paying a market leading rate of 6.50% gross per annum (5.20% net) with a monthly interest option available for those who rely on their savings for income.
Eurozone fundamentals still sound
Current market conditions provide attractive opportunities in European stocks that can withstand the global headwinds, according to Peter Jarvis, manager of the Foreign & Colonial Eurotrust.
Inflationary pressure to continue hitting consumer pockets
Following yesterday's quarterly inflation report by the Bank of England, Ted Scott, manager of the F&C UK Growth & Income Fund is not surprised by the UK central bank's forecast inflation figure of 3.7% for this year.
F&C Lifestyle fund range goes live with Standard Life
Links to F&C's Lifestyle fund range have been established on all of Standard Life's products. These include Standard Life's Onshore and Offshore Investment Bonds, individual and group pension plans and its Fundzone platform.
Gartmore's Bond Funds raise financial exposure
Karl Bergqwist and Simon Surtees, Gartmore's co-heads of fixed income and managers of the Gartmore Corporate Bond Fund and Gartmore High Yield Corporate Bond Fund believe the worst may be over for the financials sector and have been adding to their positions in the bonds of a number of banks and other financial institutions.
Investors react to Bradford & Bingley cash call
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: Another week, another cash call, this time from mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley (B&B) which yesterday confirmed it is launching a £300m rights issue to restore stability on its balance sheets despite shrugging off plans to do so a month ago.
RAM Asia Pacific desk will not ‘retreat' into defensive stocks
Resolution Asset Management's head of Asia Pacific Andrea McNee believes shifting towards a value style would be a mistake in current market conditions.
Triple digit oil is here to stay, says Threadneedle
Having been a little over $20 at the outbreak of the second Gulf War in 2003 and just over $50 at the start of 2007, the price of a barrel of oil broke through $100 at the end of February and has carried on rising since.
Leeds Building Society launches fixed rate bond up to 7%
Leeds Building Society has launched a 2-year fixed rate postal bond paying a rising return of 7.00% in year 2.
Share plc: First day of dealing & admission to trading on AIM
Share plc, parent company of The Share Centre, one of the UK's leading independent stockbrokers, is pleased to announce the commencement of trading in its shares on AIM today under the ticker symbol ‘SHRE'.
Legal & General and Canada Life agree Galaxy Portfolio
The Galaxy Portfolio which comprises over 1 million sq ft of assets across the main user sectors has been sold by Legal & General Property to Canada Life.
Investors call for improvements in Japanese corporate governance
Despite significant improvements among a number of leading Japanese companies, the system of governance in most listed companies in Japan is failing to meet the needs of shareholders, according to a White Paper on corporate governance practices in Japan published by the Asian Corporate Governance Association (ACGA).
Threadneedle: Recent progress of UK equities will be hard to maintain
Leigh Harrison, Head of UK Equities and manager of the Threadneedle UK Equity Alpha Income Fund, explains: "We've come a long way in a short space of time, but that move has been fuelled largely by relief that the authorities have managed to prevent complete meltdown in the financial system.
EU stock prices up 118% over the past five years
New research from Halifax Financial Services, analysing stock price indices across the 27 members of the European Union over the last five years, shows that stock prices across the EU have increased by an average of 118% since 2003.