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Sterling enhances investment bond says Zurich
In a bid to provide intermediaries and their clients with greater investment choice and flexibility, Sterling has made some exciting new enhancements aimed to further strengthen the Sterling Bond proposition.
Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 13 July 2007
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: Today’s superstition and this week’s weather have done little to dampen investors spirits as trading activity remained strong across a number of sectors.
Coventry re-launches market leading fixed rate savings bonds
Coventry Building Society is today re-launching its market leading fixed rate savings bonds and increasing the rates from 6.55% to a top paying 6.61% (AER/gross pa).
Friends Provident adds international property funds
Friends Provident, the FTSE 100 life and pensions company, has added international property funds from Morley and New Star to its wealth management proposition fund range.
Leeds Building Society to launch Inflation Buster Bond
Leeds Building Society is set to launch its new and innovative Inflation Buster Bond, which is guaranteed to deliver a return of 3.00% greater than inflation, based on the Retail Price Index (RPI).
Fighting corruption
According to the World Bank's latest Worldwide Governance Indicators report, a significant number of countries are making good progress in improving governance and fighting corruption - two fundamental factors for long-term economic growth and reduction of poverty.
Oil reserves shrink further
As the International Energy Agency (IEA) releases its latest report warning about an oil supply "crunch" within 5 years, F&C believes oil companies will continue to struggle to find new sources of supply.
Surge in M& A Buoys European Economic Sentiment
Spirits remain high amongst European investors following a quarter in which the value of announced acquisitions amongst European companies exceeded those in the U.S. The volume of global mergers and acquisitions surged during the first half of the year led by the announced takeover of ABN AMRO in Europe.
Energy sector gains as IEA warns of oil supply shortage
The International Energy Agency (IEA) is warning that that the oil price could reach record levels within the next five years as the world faces a ‘supply crunch’. The policy advisory group reports that supplies have been falling from mature markets, such as the UK’s North Sea, while there have been delays in establishing new supplies from emerging markets such as Russia.
Abbey issues new fixed-term savings bonds
Abbey Savings has launched 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.
Pan European Accelerando Fund celebrates 3 years outstanding performance
Threadneedle's Pan European Accelerando Fund was launched three years ago and, since then, it has delivered a total return of 105.70% versus 82.48% from the MSCI Europe Index.
Listed property trusts raise their dividends
Given reports in the press today that some of the open-ended property funds have moved to bid pricing because of investor outflows, please see announcements just issued to the London Stock Exchange by ISIS Property Trust Ltd and ISIS Property Trust 2 Ltd.
Old Mutual Global Equity Market Neutral Fund wins HFR Award
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) (‘OMAM’) announces that the Old Mutual Global Equity Market Neutral Fund (USD) was awarded first place in the Best Equity Market Neutral Hedge Fund on a Risk-adjusted Basis category in the 2007 HFR European Performance Awards.
Legal & General Investment Management warns of market turbulence ahead
At a Fundamentals briefing James Carrick stated that government bond yields have risen above the long-run rate of economic return in the developed world for the first time since 1999, increasing the risk of financial market turbulence.
Annual emerging market debt funds review
Nine years into the amazing emerging markets debt bull run, a new survey from Standard & Poor’s Fund Services, the leading provider of qualitative fund ratings, has some steadying remarks for investors starting to question how much longer the sector can continue to beat other asset classes.