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Small offers diversification as well as beauty

Standard Life Investments, the global investment manager, believes that smaller companies present investors with a diverse and relatively under-researched investment opportunity.

Leeds unveils new fixed rate savings bond at 3.35%

Leeds Building Society has unveiled a new fixed rate bond combining a high guaranteed return of 3.35% gross p.a./ AER with unlimited access to 25% of the funds, without notice or penalty, at any time.

Yorkshire launch competitive 18 month savings bond

Yorkshire Building Society is launching a new range of competitive bonds helping savers make the most of their finances in the current financial climate.

Children can't go to work, but their money can

Alliance Trust Savings has shown that parents could set their children on the way to a debt-free university career and also cover the cost of other significant lifestyle events, by contributing the maximum amount to a Junior ISA every year until the child turns 18.

TD customers buy mixed bag of shares

Darren Hepworth, Global Trading and Product Director, TD Waterhouse comments: "TD customers bought twice as many shares as they sold in a volatile week for the FTSE.

Northern Rock launches new eBond issues

Northern Rock has launched two new issues of its new online fixed rate savings e-bond account, providing competitive interest rates for those savers who wish to operate their accounts online. e-bond (issues 18 and 19) will be available from 10am today (Thursday, 6 October).

Brave investors search for bank stock bargains

Mike McCudden, Head of Retail Derivatives at Interactive Investor, comments on investor activity in light of ongoing European instability:

Tesco and Sainsbury's see half year sales grow

As retailers Tesco and Sainsbury's report half year results Graham Spooner, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains what these means for investors.

Post Office launches new issue of inflation linked bond

The Post Office has launched the third issue of its popular Inflation Linked Bond, available to customers from today until Friday 20 January 2012.

Legal & General broadens liquidity management offering

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a US dollar denominated liquidity fund, broadening a product range which includes one of the largest triple A rated IMMFA money market funds in the industry.

Check your fixed rate bonds and reap savings rewards

Savers with fixed rate bonds coming to an end need to start looking at options for their saving pots, according to research from MoneySupermarket.com.

HSBC launches World Index portfolio range

HSBC Global Asset Management is to launch three new low cost portfolios which offer diversified access to global equity and bond markets, as well as alternative investments.

Lloyds TSB launches Cash ISA Saver - Base Rate Tracker

Lloyds TSB announces the launch of its Cash ISA Saver - Base Rate Tracker, offering new and existing customers an interest rate of 2.35% and tracks 1.85% over the Bank of England base rate from 3rd October 2011.

Is now the time to beef up exposure to credit?

Sterling investment grade credit spreads are at their widest level in over two years. A combination of weaker economic indicators and continued fear of a European sovereign default has weighed on the corporate bond market.

Demand in developing economies see Compass Group perform well

As catering giant Compass Group reports a good performance for Q4, Graham Spooner, investment adviser at The Share Centre, explains what this means for investors.