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Birmingham Midshires launches new 5 Year Guaranteed Equity Bond
Birmingham Midshires, the provider of consistent best buy bonds, today offered savers the chance to maximise the return on their investment with the launch of a new 5 Year Guaranteed Equity Bond at a market-leading rate of interest.
Child Trust Fund changing nation’s savings habits
The Children’s Mutual today welcomed the latest Child Trust Fund figures, released by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), which show that 2.5 million accounts have now been opened, with three quarters of all parents opening the accounts themselves.
Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 5 January 2007
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: At the end of last year, TD Waterhouse conducted a survey measuring Investor Confidence in the UK. The results indicated that confidence in the FTSE index was at a record high with 79% of investors anticipating that the UK stock market will perform well in next 12 months.
F&C's retail UK equities funds make their mark
F&C is celebrating a year of eye-popping performance from a number of its key retail UK equities funds, four of which finished the year in the top decile of their respective sectors.
Vertu Motors speeds off
Vertu Motors saw its share price rise to 77.5p today, up almost 25% since its IPO on AIM on the 20th December.
REITs make their debut
Following the launch of Real Estate Investment Trusts in the UK this week, F&C has said that the new quoted vehicles will not provide a substitute for some of the benefits of investing in property directly or traditional open ended retail funds.
S&P Fund Services annual review of the sector
Fund upgrades in the American equity fund sector recognised the quality of fund management at JP Morgan securing the company an impressive four upgrades, while performance in a hostile environment to growth led to downgrades for fund managers who pursued an aggressive growth style, says S&P Fund Services in its annual review of the sector.
Europe looks East for opportunities
On the first of January, Romania and Bulgaria became the 26th and 27th countries to join the European Union. Guillaume Rambourg, co-manager of the Gartmore European Selected Opportunities Fund and the Gartmore SICAV Continental European Fund, believes the EU’s latest expansion could create opportunities for European companies, particularly in the energy sector.
Child Trust Fund accounts near the 2.5 million mark
Almost 2.5 million Child Trust Fund (CTF) accounts have now been opened, the Economic Secretary, Ed Balls, announced today, with three-quarters of all parents opening their children's accounts themselves.
UK’S biggest selling retail fund breaks £1billion barrier
Standard Life Investments, one of the largest property fund managers in Europe, today announced that its Select Property Fund has broken the £1bn barrier in less than 15 months since its launch on 13 October 2005, making it the fastest growing mutual fund in the UK during the first 11 months of 2006.
10 years of big performance for UK smaller companies fund
Leading fund manager, Standard Life Investments is set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its award-winning, UK Smaller Companies Fund.
Fidelity International response to the IMA monthly investment fund statistics
In response to the Investment Management Association (IMA) monthly investment fund statistics (November 2006) released today (3 January 2007), Richard Wastcoat, UK Managing Director, Fidelity International, commented:
Net ISA sales go negative, says F&C
The latest Investment Management Association statistics which have just been released have revealed that despite soaring stock markets - net sales of fund based Individual Savings Accounts were actually negative in November (-£3.1 million), the first month this year when more investors have cashed up their plans than those who have bought new ones.
Can obesity epidemic help investors pile on the pounds?
The team that manages Norwich Union’s Sustainable Future funds is looking at the risks and opportunities the world’s obesity epidemic poses investors.
Satisfactory year for Asia equity funds, but not the smoothest of rides
The year to end October 2006 proved challenging for Asia managers, who were confronted with stalling performance in Japanese equities combined with a severe sell-off in May and June. Standard & Poor’s latest annual review of the sector, available at funds-sp.com, highlights managers’ strategy and responses to a period when most of the gains generated from the beginning of the year ended the review period below May's peak.