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TD Waterhouse launches new rate card

TD Waterhouse – one of the UK’s largest execution-only brokers – today announces a new price format for its investment products and services.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 2 November 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: The Competition Commission released provisional findings this week in light of an investigation into the UK grocery market, with Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket group, under the spotlight.

FSA fines stockbroker for poor risk warnings and advice

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today fined Wills & Co Stockbrokers Limited (Wills & Co) £49,000 for failing to ensure that its customers understood the risks involved with penny shares, and for being unclear, unfair and misleading when advising on the shares.

Investors hold nerve but only just

Despite recent stock market turmoil, active investors are holding their nerve – but only just, according to research from the Association of Investment Companies’ (AIC).

Investors go bargain-hunting during market volatility

During the recent stock market turmoil, investors have been revealed as true bargain-hunters, say Barclays Stockbrokers.

Abbey launches guaranteed stockmarket plan

Abbey has launched a new Stockmarket Growth Plan linked to the FTSE 100 Index. It offers 100 per cent of any rise in the index up to a maximum of 80 per cent, at the end of a five-and-a-half year term.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 26 October 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: This week all eyes were on UK mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley who continued in its attempt to quell investors’ fears over funding.

Silver lining amidst market meltdown

As the UK’s FTSE 100 Index continues to peak and trough amid warnings of a ‘global market meltdown’, The Share Centre is advising customers not to panic, but instead to view it as an opportunity to pick up some top quality stocks.

Teenagers to gain investment knowledge

The 2007-8 ifs Student Investor Challenge sponsored by Deutsche Bank and Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust has already attracted thousands of registrations from teenagers across the UK even though the national competition does not start until next month.

UK stock prices up 223% since 1987 stockmarket crash

19th October 2007 marks the 20th anniversary of 'Black Monday', the day world stockmarkets crashed.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 12 October 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: This week investors were spurred on by Thursday’s reports that the FTSE 100 had passed through the 6,700 barrier.

Investors find buying opportunities from market volatility

While markets continue to be volatile following the recent credit crunch, investors have remained buoyant and 72% see market volatility as a buying opportunity according to Barclays Stockbrokers.

Investors must play a key role in building a greener future

More investors must send strong signals to the market over the importance of a company’s environmental record in making investment decisions, Climate Change Minister Joan Ruddock said today.

Strong FTSE fourth quarter gives investors seasonal cheer

Investors should look to Q4 for the best stock market returns of the year, according to research by stocks and shares website ADVFN.

Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 5 October 2007

Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: The financial services sector continues to dominate the top 10 buys and sells this week with Northern Rock, Bradford & Bingley, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Alliance & Leicester and Lloyds TSB all featuring.