Edinburgh Income and Value Trust, managed by Edinburgh Fund Managers, has announced that a second interim dividend of 2.4p has been declared and will be paid to shareholders on February 16, 2001. This follows a first interim dividend of 2.4p. The company intends to pay a total dividend of at least 9.6p for the year to May 31, 2001. Net asset value per ordinary share rose by 22.8 per cent to 114.79p over the six months to November 30, 2000.
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Close Fund Management's FTSE Euro eTX fund is an Oeic that tracks the FTSE eTX Euro 50 index comprising 50 small to medium-sized European technology companies. Examining how the fund fits into the market, Parvaneh says: “There has been a gap for a pure Euro tech fund so far. This will fit very well.” Dilke-Wing […]
Portfolio planning
In this series of articles I would like to turn my attention first to the application of some fundamental aspects of portfolio planning, though with adva nced application, and then look at the features of the main types of asset class which may be used within the various investment strategies. Combining concepts and strategiesIt is […]
Clerical Medical – With Profits Bond
Friday, 19th January 2001.Aim: Growth and income by investing in Clerical Medical's with-profits fund.Minimum investment: £5,000.Bonus rates: 4.7 per cent.Allocation rates: 100 per cent.Charges: Annual 1.3 per cent.Commission: Either initial 5.25 per cent, initial 4.125 per cent renewal 0.25 per cent or initial 3 per cent renewal 0.5 per cent.Tel: 0800 779090.
Rewards on the cards
IFAs see a future for fund supermarkets working alongside face-to-face advice but they feel most UK consumers are not ready to plunge into the world of online investment on their own. Mellon Trust chief executive of fund administration Steve Blizzard recently des cribed the idea of a stand-alone supermarket as flawed, maintaining that face-to-face advice […]
Government toughens master trust regulation
The Government is introducing legislation in the Pension Schemes Bill to protect people saving for retirement through master trusts. This follows industry concerns on the risks to members of a master trust failing. In this article, we consider the changes being introduced, why they are needed and their likely effect. What are the changes? The […]
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FSCS to pay back 2,700 clients of collapsed DFM Beaufort
The Financial Services Compensation Scheme will automatically compensate hundreds of clients of a collapsed discretionary fund manager, but other investors will have to wait another five months to get their money back. London-based Beaufort Securities has been investigated by both the FCA and US authorities. An indictment from the US Department of Justice alleges that […]
Profile: Fiducia on really knowing your clients
Fiducia managing director on ‘good old-fashioned’ customer service in the digital world Anthony Scott is adept in the art of communication. As an adviser and a novelist (he has written the novels ‘On Ashover Hill’ and ‘The Birthday Gift’) it is crucial for the Fiducia Group managing director to engage and build a rapport with […]
FCA warns over advisers giving ‘inadequate information’ to DB transfer specialists
The FCA has reiterated its warnings that advisers outsourcing defined benefit transfer advice to firms with relevant qualifications cannot divorce themselves from responsibility for the eventual recommendation. While existing FCA rules require additional qualifications to advise on DB transfers, and the FCA has written to all firms who have DB transfer permissions as part of […]
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