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Gartmore Cautious Managed Fund update
Having held an overweight exposure to equities over the past year, the Gartmore Cautious Managed Fund effectively moved to an underweight exposure in June.
African Adventure
Fund manager Phil Doel reports a period of buoyant activity on the F&C UK Select Trust plc and F&C UK Opportunities Fund, bringing in some new ideas both of which have strong overseas themes.
Sub-prime crisis generates distressed debt opportunities
As confidence in the structured credit market plummets in response to the ever worsening crisis in US sub prime mortgages, the implications for the wider credit market are far reaching warns Francois Barthelemy, of F&C Partners, manager of the F&C Event Driven Limited.
NS&I Direct ISA interest rate rises to 6.30%
The interest rate paid on NS&I's Direct ISA will rise from 6.05% per annum to 6.30% following the increase in the Bank of England base rate by 0.25%.
Schroder Japan Alpha Plus back on the market
The award winning Schroder Japan Alpha Plus Fund is to be re-opened to investors from July 2007 as positive prospects for Japanese equities continue to unfold.
M&S Money increase Variable Cash ISA interest rate
Thanks to the M&S Cash ISA Guarantee to be at least equal to Bank of England base rate until 31st December 2007, M&S Money is increasing its variable Cash ISA rate from 5.50% to 5.75% AER/tax-free with effect from Friday 6th July 2007.
Post Office boosts Instant Saver rate to 6 per cent
The Post Office is increasing the rate on its Instant Saver account from 5.75 per cent to 6.00 per cent following today’s rise in the Bank of England base rate.
New Star launches European Value Fund
New Star is pleased to announce the successful transfer of the Tilney European Growth Fund to New Star. The fund has been renamed the New Star European Value Fund and will keep its top-quartile performance track record.
Grab a fixed rate paying up to 6.30%
Nationwide Building Society has today announced that it will be launching a new range of Fixed Rate Bonds and Fixed Rate ISA Bonds offering highly competitive rates and guaranteed returns for savers.
Nationwide International to launch new fixed rate bonds
Nationwide International has announced that it will be launching a new range of one and two year Fixed Rate Bonds with effect from Friday 6 July 2007.
British investors missing out on opportunities in US equities
ISA investors are shunning the US stock market, effectively ignoring almost half of the global equity market, says Fidelity International.
Does a $2 pound herald economic recession for the UK?
Sterling last nudged $2 in the late summer of 1992 as the beleaguered Conservative Government of the day imposed successive interest rate rises in a futile attempt to keep the UK in the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM). When the UK crashed out of the ERM, the pound fell back against the dollar.
F&C's Asia specialists stay focused on small caps and soft commodities
Speaking at a briefing in London today (4 July 2007), two leading Asia specialist fund managers reaffirmed their belief that despite a decade of outperformance the greatest stock opportunities in the region are still to be found among small and mid cap stocks.
Prince Charles beats Bono and Blair at saving the world
The Live Earth event on July 7 follows on from Live8 and Live Aid when millions of people across the world will again unite in their support of a global issue, on this occasion to combat the climate change crisis.
Zurich expands fund proposition
Zurich has strengthened its fund proposition with the appointment of three new fund management groups - Midas Capital, Neptune Investment Management and Resolution Asset Argonaut - and has also introduced 18 new fund links which are now available through its investment and pension propositions.