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New Investment note from Barclays stockbrokers
Invest in Europe’s brightest stars with the European Blue-Chip Investment Note from Barclays Stockbrokers.
Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 28 September 2007
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: For the second week in a row, Northern Rock has come out on top of both our buys and sells lists, as the fate of the Newcastle-based mortgage lender took a further twist this week.
F&C comments on Tullow Oil FTSE 100 listing
Phil Doel, manager of the F&C UK Opportunities fund, comments on the inclusion of Irish oil and gas exploration and production company Tullow Oil in the FTSE 100 index. "Tullow Oil has been promoted to the FTSE100 Index as a result of a significant recent increase in its market capitalisation.
Investors chip away at Northern Rock
The Share Centre, has reported a 591% increase on last week’s account openings as investors have swooped to take advantage of a weaker Northern Rock share price.
Independent women lead the latest wave of share traders
While investment has traditionally been a male dominated world, new research by share dealing expert Alliance Trust shows a significant trend of female investors emerging in the early ‘noughties’.
Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 21 September 2007
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: There are no prizes for guessing the most traded stock on our top ten buys and sells list this week, as the funding difficulties surrounding mortgage lender Northern Rock dominated the market news.
ifs Student Investor Challenge 2007-8
The ifs Student Investor Challenge sponsored by Deutsche Bank and Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust has opened for registration this week.
Last chance to trade free at Alliance Trust’s summer sale
Alliance Trust Savings, the share dealing expert, is urging investors to act now and take advantage of its summer sale investment dealing offer.
Recent stock market turmoil not a deterrent for first time investors
Potential investors are more deterred from stock market investment because of a lack of understanding, than fear of the risks involved – despite the recent global stock market turbulence, according to research from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).
Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 12 September 2007
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: Resource stock has attracted considerable investor attention over the last month, and this week it was the turn of Xstrata PLC to re-enter our top ten buys list.
Online share dealing with Lloyds TSB for just £5
As an increasing number of consumers choose to manage their investment portfolio online, Shareview Dealing, the stock broking service from Lloyds TSB, is offering investors the opportunity to trade online for just £5 per deal.
Investors get more from AIM than LSE
Thanks to the introduction of Rule 26, all but 13 of the 1,670 companies listed on the AIM market have now established websites where investors can access not only their latest shareholder reports but a wide range of other relevant information.
Top Ten Retail Investor Buys & Sells for week ending 31 August 2007
Angus Rigby, Chief Executive Officer, TD Waterhouse, commented: Investor interest has been high in resource stocks this week, with a number of TD Waterhouse customers taking the opportunity to increase exposure to the oil and gas sector by buying heavily into Petrel Resources.
Investors have confidence in FTSE, despite market volatility
Despite the market turmoil that investors have experienced recently, investors remain bullish on the prospects for the FTSE. Almost two-thirds of investors (61%) are confident enough to believe the FTSE will rise over the next three months.
University students scoop £9,000 and £3,000 investment prizes
Financial education charity, the ifs School of Finance, announced that Maryann Hollebon an Open University student from Somerset, has won the 2007 ifs Uni Investor Challenge – collecting a top prize of £9,000.