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James Hay adds new Thames River funds to Wrap platform

James Hay has added five new multi-manager funds from Thames River to its Wrap platform.

Investors must play a key role in building a greener future

More investors must send strong signals to the market over the importance of a company’s environmental record in making investment decisions, Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock said today.

Ethical dividends reach twenty-year milestone

This weekend sees a significant milestone achieved in the onward march of ethical investment as the Stewardship Income Fund clocks up a formidable 20-year track record.

Leeds launches new Bond guaranteed to beat inflation

Leeds Building Society is set to launch a new Inflation Buster Bond (available from Wednesday October 10th) which has proved extremely popular with customers looking for a real return from their savings.

New Star announces details of Heart of Africa Fund

New Star is delighted to announce the launch of the New Star Heart of Africa Fund. The launch of this sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa fund reflects New Star’s belief in the growing investment potential in the region.

Nationwide calls for changes to be made to the ISA system

Nationwide Building Society is calling on the Chancellor to make a range of changes to the ISA system ahead of his Pre-Budget Report.

Strong FTSE fourth quarter gives investors seasonal cheer

Investors should look to Q4 for the best stock market returns of the year, according to research by stocks and shares website ADVFN.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 5 October 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: The financial services sector continues to dominate the top 10 buys and sells this week with Northern Rock, Bradford & Bingley, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Alliance & Leicester and Lloyds TSB all featuring.

F&C unveils fiduciary management solution for Dutch pension funds

F&C has announced that it is reinforcing its commitment to the Dutch pension market by offering a full fiduciary management solution for the pension fund sector.

SLI's Growth & Income Fund renamed UK Equity High Alpha Fund

Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments today announced that the Growth & Income Fund, one of the fund managers’ highly successful UK equity funds, is to be re-launched under the name of the UK Equity High Alpha Fund.

First State Global and Asian Property Securities update

First State Investments (UK) Ltd (“First State”) is proud to announce that Standard & Poor’s has very recently awarded an ‘AA’ rating to the First State Asian Property Securities Fund and an ‘A’ rating to the First State Global Property Securities Fund.

Euro blow to shareholder democracy

The announcement yesterday from Charlie McCreevy, the European Union's internal market commissioner, that the European Commission was scrapping plans for voting reforms is another blow for shareholder democracy.

Banks airing their dirty laundry helps ease market anxiety

Whilst the losses within the financial system from the credit squeeze have become more measurable this week with poor news flow from some major banks, the full impact on the real economy is still unknown.

TISA calls for CTF changes in Pre Budget Submission

TISA is calling for key enhancements to the Child Trust Fund alongside wider actions to further incentivise savings as part of its Pre Budget Submission delivered to the Treasury this week.

Close launches Close European Property Investment Portfolio

Close Investments is delighted to announce the launch of a new European Commercial Property Fund, the Close European Property Investment Portfolio – (“Europip”).