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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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FCA to review authorisation information causing confusion
The FCA will review information on its website about part of its authorisation process the Complaints Commissioner says is causing confusion. The information that will be reviewed relates to “minded to refuse” letters, which are sent to firms or individuals outlining the reasons why the regulator is considering refusing their application for authorisation. In the Complaints […]
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Ex-MAS boss recruited for British Steel member communication review
The former chief executive of the Money Advice Service will lead a review into British Steel Pension Scheme’s communication with members about the choice to stay in a workplace pension scheme or transfer out. Caroline Rookes, who left MAS in April, has been asked by The Pensions Regulator chief executive Lesley Titcomb to look into […]
Tom Hegarty: Be ready for CPD spot checks
Advisers have one-in-10 chance of being spot checked, regardless of whether they have been previously