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Mexico’s NAFTRAC joins the iShares family
The iShares family of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) today announced a significant expansion with the acquisition of NAFTRAC, the first and largest ETF in Mexico and Latin America.
Surge in retail share trading continues
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "TD Waterhouse customers vastly increased their purchasing activity this week, with over twice as many stocks bought than sold.
BT must be more efficient
BT Group has announced plans to axe around 15,000 jobs as part of its strategy to increase efficiency. An investigation into BT's productivity by the popular financial website The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk shows that further efficiency improvements could be required if BT is to raise its game in a competitive telecom sector.
Shareholders urged to sell BT as annual losses balloon
BT's share price slumped 4 per cent in early morning trading after the telecoms giant announced a full-year loss of £134m and slashed its yearly dividend to 6.5 pence.
Barclays launches 3 year FTSE 100 Supertracker Investment Note
As confidence in the FTSE continues to gain momentum,, Barclays Stockbrokers has launched a 3 Year FTSE 100 Supertracker Investment Note to provide investors with the opportunity to gear any returns from the FTSE 100 up to a maximum return of 50%.
moneysupermarket.com Group PLC added to FTSE4Good index
moneysupermarket.com Group PLC has met the corporate responsibility inclusion criteria for the FTSE4Good index, the leading global responsible investment index, and has therefore now been added as a new member.
Investors confident that the oil price will rise in 2009
Investors are confident in their outlook for the price of oil, according to research from Barclays Stockbrokers. Almost two thirds (62%) of investors would invest in oil as they believe its price will rise, and a further one in eight (13%) would invest in oil because of the diversity it offers to their portfolio.
British banks dominate share trading this week
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "TD Waterhouse customers quickly reacted to the latest stock market rally with overall trades up 16% on last week.
TMX Group to take 19.9 per cent stake in EDX London
London Stock Exchange Group and TMX Group Inc. (TMX) have cemented their recently announced strategic partnership, with TMX agreeing to take a 19.9 per cent stake in EDX London Limited, the London Stock Exchange's equity derivatives business.
Equity value traded in April up 16% on average for first 3 months
The average daily value traded on the equity order books of London Stock Exchange Group during April increased 16 per cent on the average for the first quarter of 2009 to £7.5 billion (€8.4 billion), though this was down by 34 per cent on April last year.
Barclays must reinstate dividends now
Ahead of Barclays trading update on Thursday 7 May, David Kuo, Director at the financial website The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk, comments: "Barclays should not point to its rising share price to placate long-suffering investors.
Barclays Wealth reissues Super Tracker with new S&P 500 option
Barclays Wealth is reissuing its popular Super Tracker with a new additional option for investors seeking to accelerate future gains from the US stock market.
Swine flu fears infect the stock markets
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse comments: "The travel and pharmaceutical sectors were most affected as the economic impact of the latest flu outbreak hit the stock markets.
London Stock Exchange Group wins Global ETF Award
London Stock Exchange Group was last night recognised as the leading exchange in Europe for ETF trading by number of trades at the exchangetradedfunds.com 5th Annual Global ETF Awards.
Look before you leap into high-yielding shares
Income-strapped investors will have their work cut out for them next year. Analysis by financial website The Motley Fool - Fool.co.uk reveals that as many as nine FTSE 100 companies are pencilled in to lift dividend payouts by 20% in 2009.