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Leeds Building Society launch penalty free instant access fixed rate bond
Leeds Building Society has launched a 1-Year postal bond paying 5.50% AER fixed until 31 January 2008, with full instant access to all the funds, without notice or penalty, at any time.
Good news for PruBond policyholders as Prudential holds bonus rates
Prudential, one of the UK’s leading with-profits providers, today kicked off the withprofits bonus season early with good news for its PruBond policyholders. For the fifth consecutive year, it is maintaining the annual bonus rate paid on its Prudence Bond plans at 3.25 per cent per annum. The annual bonus will be applied from 01 March 2007.
Royal Bank launches limited edition Christmas Bond
The Royal Bank of Scotland has launched a special, limited edition Christmas Savings Bond to help savers get a head start for 2007.
Alliance Trust reveals top investment trust choices for third quarter
Alliance Trust, a leading UK investment services provider, has published the results of its third quarter ‘Alliance Trust ISA Ranking’ for 2006.
Multi-manager fund sales more than double over year
Fidelity FundsNetwork, the UK’s leading investment platform, has revealed that the popularity of multi-manager funds has continued to surge, as sales of the funds on the platform have more than doubled over the last year.
Winterthur Fidelity and Schroder Global Property Funds launched
Global Property funds have demonstrated their strength as an asset class relative to other asset classes. The two new funds will be available through Winterthur Life's Tailored Selection on both individual and group pension policies and life products.
Richard Skelt celebrates 10 years in charge of £1bn WealthBuilder fund
Richard Skelt, Chief Investment Officer of Fidelity’s Investment Strategies Group, this week celebrates ten years at the helm of the OBSR and Standard & Poor’s AA rated Fidelity WealthBuilder Fund.
Fool.co.uk launches new Share Dealing Service
The Motley Fool, fool.co.uk is pleased to announce the launch of its Share Dealing Service.
More tax free savings with Nationwide
Nationwide Building Society has announced that it will be launching new one, two and three year Fixed Rate ISA Bonds from 8 December 2006.
Gartmore International Fixed Interest Fund Merger
Gartmore announces the intention to merge the Gartmore International Fixed Interest Fund (“the Fund”) into the Gartmore Corporate Bond Fund on 26th January 2007, subject to requisite FSA and investor approval.
MultiManager funds profit from dollar weakness
Although the pound has yet to hit the all-important $2 barrier, it’s certainly come close in recent days and as a result many sterling investors are counting the cost.
European interest rates remain accommodative despite latest rise
In line with expectations, the European Central Bank today opted for this year’s sixth increase in interest rates, which now stand at 3.5%.
Infrastructure programme will turbo charge India’s boom
Having just returned from a 10 day trip to India to visit companies, Sam Mahtani, manager of F&C Emerging Markets Fund, and top performing Indian Investment Company Fund, is confident that the Indian growth story is set to continue into 2007 and beyond.
School students outperform stock market
The “FTSE 5 Returns”, a team of 4 school students from Ralph Thoresby High School in Leeds, outperformed over 7,600 other teams from across the UK to win the first ifs Student Investor monthly prize.
Leeds Building Society launches flexible 3 year fixed rate ISA
Leeds Building Society has launched a new 3-year fixed rate ISA and TOISA paying 5.20%, which has been specifically designed to offer a combination of an excellent tax-free return and the flexibility of access to a portion of the funds without notice or penalty.