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Foreign & Colonial sees buying opportunities
Foreign & Colonial says that the collapse in investor sentiment is creating compelling stock market opportunities.F&C UK head of equities David Manning says: "This situation presents buying opportunities in specific stocks whose current discounts are unquestionably overdone. "A situation where Colt Telecom, which is forecast next year to report sales of just £360m and operating […]
Friends Provident adds Investment Trust Portfolio to its Capital Investment Bond
Friends ProvidentCAPITAL INVESTMENT BONDType: Addition of Investment Trust Portfolio Fund to its unit-linked Capital Investment Bond. Aim: To achieve capital growth through investing in a range of investment trusts from a number of providers.Investment split: UK – 63 per cent, Europe – 25 per cent, North America – 4 per cent, Japan – 1 per […]
Norwich Union updates its bond range
Norwich UnionINVESTMENT BONDSType: Applicable to FlexiBond, Bicentenary Bond and Managed Portfolio.Allocation rates: Increased rates for FlexiBond and Managed Portfolio. FlexiBond – investments of £5,000 to £14,999 – 100 per cent, £15,000 to £24,999 – 101.5 per cent, £25,000 to £49,999 – 102.75 per cent and £50,000 plus – 103 per cent. Managed Portfolio – investments […]
Market Harborough Building Society looks Ahead to ISAs
HIGH INTEREST ACCOUNTSMarket Harborough Building SocietyISA AHEAD ACCOUNTType: High interest account for pre-individual savings account investments into either mini or maxi ISA's.Minimum-maximum investment: Mini – £3,000, maxi – £7,000.Interest rates: Mini – 7.75 per cent, maxi – 7.95 per cent.Term: Until April 5, 1998.Special offer: 0.5 per cent interest bonus until April 2000 for transfers […]
William Littlewood “betting that QE won’t work”
Journalist Alexis Xydias interviews Artemis manager William Littlewood about his views on bond, equity and currency markets and the impact of a Greek exit from the EU. With bond yields at “ludicrous” levels, William believes a tipping point for bond markets is sure to come. As a result, his Strategic Assets Fund holds government bond shorts to the tune of 100 per […]
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Number of underperforming funds hits record high as Invesco takes top spot
Invesco Perpetual leads the latest edition of the infamous Spot the Dog report, which identifies underperforming equity funds, as the number of dogs hits a record high. In its bi-annual Spot the Dog report, Bestinvest names and shames funds that have underperformed their benchmarks for three consecutive years and by more than five per cent over […]
FCA: Most firms satisfied with regulator’s performance
Most firms regulated by the FCA are satisfied with its performance and believe it is an efficient regulator, the watchdog has said. The survey conducted by the FCA and its Practitioner Panel – one of its advisory bodies – sought feedback on the regulator’s performance from the firms it oversees. The results showed that both satisfaction and […]
Bill McQuaker: Finding pockets of value late in the cycle
Investing at this stage of the market cycle is a tough balancing act. While over-exposure to risky assets leaves a portfolio vulnerable when a correction really bites, taking too much risk off the table too soon can mean missing out on the remaining opportunities which may still present themselves over the coming months. With so […]
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