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Santander UK Growth Fund investment outlook
Richard Moore assumed management of the Santander UK Growth Fund (formerly Abbey UK Growth Fund) in July. Over three and six months, the fund is placed in the upper quartile in its sector.
AXA selects Barclays to maintain index tracking funds
AXA Wealth Management has announced a change of managers for its index tracking funds, with Barclays Global Investors taking over from Hermes. This follows the decision by Hermes to pull out of the management of passive index tracking funds from November 30.
Bradford & Bingley launches highly competitive six-month bond
Bradford & Bingley has launched a six-month bond with a highly competitive fixed rate of 6.40% p.a. gross (6.50% AER).
Barclays issues enhanced Defined Returns Plan
Barclays is launching an enhanced version of its best selling Defined Returns Plan, featuring an improved five-year kick-out option offering investors a 10 per cent annual return for each year the plan is in force.
Top-performing smaller companies fund could grow by £300m
Resolution Asset Management fund manager David Clark says his top-performing £110m smaller companies fund could grow by another £300m before liquidity constraints affected returns.
A good quarter for Child Trust Funds
The balances on cash CTFs rose £23 million in Q3 - up 32% on the same period last year, according to the Building Societies Association (BSA).
S&P to launch Credit Default Swap Indices
Standard & Poor’s, the world’s leading index provider, announced that it is set to launch three U.S. based Credit Default Swap (CDS) indices focused in the $28.8 trillion Credit Derivatives Market. The S& P U.S. Investment Grade CDS Index, the S& P U.S. High Yield CDS Index and the S& P 100 CDS Index will be launched during the first quarter of 2008.
Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 28 November 2007
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: The financial services sector has seen a surge of investor activity in the last week with Northern Rock continuing to be a central focus.
Political headwinds positive for PACAT
Political developments in the Asian region should be positive for key stocks in the portfolio of Pacific Assets Trust, says F&C's Peter Dalgliesh, manager of the portfolio.
Investors voice 'disappointment' at SEC
On Wednesday (28 November) the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to prohibit investors in US companies from submitting proposals on board elections.
Capital gains tax reform set to produce technical boost for AIM
Planned changes to UK Capital Gains Tax, conceived of as a populist response to criticism of the taxation of earnings by private equity executives, could actually result in a surprise technical boost to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in early 2008, according to Catherine Stanley, manager of the F&C UK Smaller Companies Fund.
Leeds Options Bond pays up to 10%
Leeds Building Society has launched the ideal product for customers wishing to benefit from the growth potential of the stock market combined with a guaranteed interest rate.
Gartmore Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund upgraded
The rating agency OBSR has upgraded Gartmore’s Emerging Markets Opportunities Fund from ‘A’ to ‘AA’.
Abbey launches new savings bonds
Abbey Savings launches 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.
Twins get more savings
Twins are getting more paid in regularly to their Child Trust Funds (CTFs) by their parents than their single counterparts according to data from Engage Mutual.