- New charges on your favourite fund? Here are some alternatives Telegraph - Mon, May 20, 2013 17:00 BST
Some of the best performing funds are imposing new charges to discourage new investors. Which funds should you turn to?
- BIS and IMF attacks on quantitative easing deeply misguided warn monetarists Telegraph - Sun, May 19, 2013 16:59 BST
Monetarists across the world have warned that the International Monetary Fund and the Bank for International Settlements are making an historic error by calling for a withdrawal of emergency stimulus before ...
- As the FTSE flirts with a 13-year high, I'm optimistic - but cautiously so Telegraph - Sat, May 18, 2013 19:00 BST
Intuitively you would think it is easier to bang the drum for investing when the market is testing new highs.
- Toscafund bullish on UK economy and stock market Reuters - Fri, May 17, 2013 13:47 BST
By Laurence Fletcher LONDON (Reuters) - A booming population, fuelled by immigration, will help Britain's economy to grow more strongly than Germany's later this decade and could drive its stock market ...
- Results Round-up Sharecast - Thu, May 16, 2013 17:44 BST
Euromoney Institutional Investor, the FTSE 250 international online information and events group, saw its shares fall after revenues declined one per cent in the six months ended March 31st.
- UK's 3i seeks investment partners in recovery plan Reuters - UK Focus - Thu, May 16, 2013 11:34 BST
British buy-out firm 3i has agreed to work closely with major investment partners to buy into companies together, sidestepping the need to raise new funding in the short term. 3i, which owns fashion retailer ...
- Grainger unveils fall in half-year profits Sharecast - Thu, May 16, 2013 01:15 BST
British property group Grainger posted a fall in half-year pre-tax profit, reflecting higher transaction related charges.
- FTSE 100 movers: easyJet rises after narrowing losses Sharecast - Wed, May 15, 2013 16:23 BST
easyJet narrowed its half-year losses as the low-cost airline took initiatives to boost revenues and cut costs.
- Why Barclays plc Beats Royal Bank Of Scotland Group And Lloyds Banking Group Fool.co.uk - Wed, May 15, 2013 16:00 BST
In my previous pick-of-the-sector report, I went for GlaxoSmithKline in the pharmaceuticals sector, and today I'm turning my attention to the banking industry. There are some who wouldn't trust a penny ...
- Why Barclays plc Beats Royal Bank Of Scotland Group plc And Lloyds Banking Group plc Fool.co.uk - Wed, May 15, 2013 16:00 BST
In my previous pick-of-the-sector report, I went for GlaxoSmithKline in the pharmaceuticals sector, and today I'm turning my attention to the banking industry. There are some who wouldn't trust a penny ...
- A REIT Good Year For Land Securities Group Plc Fool.co.uk - Wed, May 15, 2013 12:00 BST
The group, which owns 8.7 million sq. ft. of office and retail space in London and 18.4 million sq. ft. of retail and leisure space across the rest of the UK reported that pre-tax profits were up 3.4% ...
- Land Securities achieves rise in annual NAV Sharecast - Wed, May 15, 2013 09:42 BST
Land Securities Group's annual net asset value (NAV) rose 4.1 per cent to 959p compared to a year earlier as the property investment company signed new development lettings.
- Pakistan election bolsters bull market case for Mobius, Goldman Reuters - Wed, May 15, 2013 00:03 BST
(Repeats to fix formatting, no changes to text) * Mobius Asia fund invests more money in Pak than Hong Kong, Singapore * Funds bet on stable govt to push reforms, stocks hit all-time high * Pakistan's ...
- TREASURIES OUTLOOK-Bond prices fall as stocks draw buyers Reuters - UK Focus - Tue, May 14, 2013 22:54 BST
Prices of U.S. Treasuries fell on Tuesday, lifting benchmark yields to seven-week highs as investors instead directed money into riskier assets such as stocks. U.S. stock indexes rose to new highs, lead ...
- TREASURIES-Bond prices fall as stocks draw buyers Reuters - UK Focus - Tue, May 14, 2013 21:24 BST
Prices of U.S. Treasuries fell on Tuesday, lifting benchmark yields to seven week highs as investors instead directed money into riskier assets such as stocks. Key U.S. stock indexes rose to new highs, ...
- TREASURIES-Bond prices dip as stocks gain Reuters - UK Focus - Tue, May 14, 2013 17:45 BST
Prices of U.S. Treasuries dipped slightly on Tuesday, extending losses to a full week, as investors instead poured money into riskier assets such as stocks. Key U.S. stock indexes flirted with a 1 percent ...
- TREASURIES-Bond prices near flat as views on Fed's path reconsidered Reuters - UK Focus - Tue, May 14, 2013 16:28 BST
Prices for U.S. Treasuries traded nearly flat on Tuesday after falling for almost a week, as investors paused to reconsider recent growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve might taper its massive ...
- Wednesday preview: Land Securities releases full-year results Sharecast - Tue, May 14, 2013 16:14 BST
Land Securities Group is expected to report an increase in net asset value (NAV) when the property investment company unveils its annual results Wednesday.
- Broker snap: Investec downgrades British Land after 'boring' results Sharecast - Tue, May 14, 2013 10:24 BST
Investec has moved its long-standing 'buy' rating for real estate giant British Land to 'reduce' after a 'boringly in-line' full-year result on Tuesday.
- Tuesday preview: British Land and Babcock International report Sharecast - Mon, May 13, 2013 17:06 BST
British Land and Babcock International Group will take centre stage Tuesday when the FTSE 100 companies release their annual results.
- Elan-Theravance deal a big boost for Baupost, Fidelity Reuters - UK Focus - Mon, May 13, 2013 14:51 BST
Fidelity Investments and hedge fund Baupost Group LLC got a lift on Monday from their investment in Theravance Inc after the U.S.-based biopharmaceutical company agreed to a $1 billion royalty deal with ...
- Pimco's Gross: 'Gut feeling' that bond bull run is done Reuters - Fri, May 10, 2013 21:47 BST
By Jennifer Ablan and Dan Burns NEW YORK (Reuters) - Circle the date, market mavens: April 29, 2013. AKA, the day the bond bull died. Age 31 years, 7 months. That, at least, is the call from Bill Gross, ...
- Week ahead: G7 meeting may eclipse heavy economic data flow Sharecast - Fri, May 10, 2013 19:11 BST
The coming week will see the economic data release schedule pick up again in almost all the major geographical areas. Critically - perhaps - they will come in the aftermath of this weekend´s G7 meeting ...
- Warning over performance gap on Japan funds Telegraph - Fri, May 10, 2013 18:49 BST
The best-performing Japan fund is up by 101pc over the past year after backing a stock that rose by 5000pc. But some have fared badly.
- European fund sales reach $40 billion in March - Lipper Reuters - UK Focus - Fri, May 10, 2013 14:52 BST
Sales of long-term European mutual funds topped 30 billion euros in March, driven by increased investor demand for more dependable returns from bonds, data from fund research house Lipper showed on Friday. ...
- Fund anomalies: Three 'cheap' investment trusts Telegraph - Thu, May 9, 2013 16:29 BST
The quirky nature of investment trusts can throw up some interesting investment opportunities. One broker has found three "cheap" funds.
- Jamie Dimon should step down as JP Morgan chairman, says Glass Lewis Telegraph - Tue, May 7, 2013 19:29 BST
Pressure is mounting on JP Morgan chief Jamie Dimon to surrender some of his power at the bank, after shareholder advisory group Glass Lewis called for his dual role as chairman and chief executive to ...
- Den Networks up on Goldman Sachs unit investment Reuters - Tue, May 7, 2013 08:55 BST
Reuters Market Eye - Shares of Den Networks Ltd (DENN.NS) gain 0.7 percent to trade near their 52-week high of 238.90 rupees after a private equity fund unit of Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) agreed to ...
- Three of JPMorgan's top investors undecided on Dimon's role - WSJ Reuters - Tue, May 7, 2013 03:14 BST
(Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co has yet to convince three of its largest shareholders to support the company in an upcoming vote on whether Jamie Dimon should retain both his CEO and Chairman titles, the ...
- TIMELINE - Key dates and milestones in the S&P 500's history Reuters - Mon, May 6, 2013 23:04 BST
- INVESTMENT FOCUS-Inflation angst evaporates in race for returns Reuters - UK Focus - Mon, May 6, 2013 06:55 BST
For all the trillions of dollars-worth in new money that central banks are printing, financial markets seem to be signalling that fears of rampant global inflation are unfounded. Over the past month, investors ...
- Inflation angst evaporates in race for returns Reuters - Fri, May 3, 2013 16:44 BST
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) - For all the trillions of dollars-worth in new money that central banks are printing, financial markets seem to be signalling that fears of rampant global inflation are ...
- Interview - Colony Capital ups its French bets, sees Hollande shift Reuters - Fri, May 3, 2013 14:00 BST
By Christian Plumb and Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) - Colony Capital, the $27 billion (17.4 billion pounds) U.S. investment fund attracting controversy in France over its involvement in Carrefour ...
- Direct Line reports continued momentum in pricing during Q1 Sharecast - Fri, May 3, 2013 08:45 BST
Insurance group Direct Line has reported continued momentum in pricing and claims initiatives during the first quarter of 2013.
- Alliance Trust unveils best first quarter results in 15 years Sharecast - Fri, May 3, 2013 01:57 BST
Investment company Alliance Trust reported its 'best first quarter performance in 15 years' following a strong performance in global equities.
