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Citywire Investment News
- 2,000 tax dodgers come clean in Liechtenstein clampdown
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:08:09 Z
Around 2,000 tax evaders with money invested in Liechtenstein have come clean after HM Revenue Customs put the European tax haven under the spotlight.
- Ruffer: index linkers remain the cornerstone of our strategy
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:00:00 Z
The Ruffer team still believe index linked bond are dangerous not to own despite the risk asset rally and describe the Fed?s commitment to keep interest rates on hold until 2014 as a ?moral hazard?.
- Miller: IMA should be renamed ?Investor Misinformation Association?
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:58:53 Z
Alan Miller's clash with the Investment Management Association continues to bubble after the funds trade body refuted his claims of £18.5 billion worth of hidden costs buried in active management.
- UK's top fund team lift Brooks Macdonald stake above 8%
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:45:00 Z
The managers of the UK All Companies' top performing fund in 2011, Liontrust's Anthony Cross and Julian Fosh, have lifted their stake in Brooks Macdonald to above the 8% mark.
FT.com - Your Pension
- "Defined Aspiration" pension proposals
Tue, 7 Feb 2012 19:00:14 +0000
Rules governing "gold plated" company pension plans could be relaxed to encourage take up of newer, less riskier plans, says Steve Webb
- Retirees lose up to £1bn through opaque market
Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:58:37 +0000
The sum could treble over the next few years as millions more are automatically enrolled in workplace pension plans under rules taking effect in April
- Savers?gain better access to 'protected rights'
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:12:56 +0000
Easier access to 'protected rights' pension funds will offer flexibility and potential inheritance tax savings
- Warning over holiday lets for pensions
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 17:53:36 +0000
New schemes allow Sipp investors to gain exposure to property investments ? but some administrators are refusing to hold them
FT.com - Your Investments
- Investors offered renovation gamble
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:37:41 +0000
Tax incentives for renovating business premises provide a low-outlay, high-risk opportunity
- Call for fund fees 'labelling'
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:24:22 +0000
A new fund fees disclosure would have to be voluntary, industry claims
- Banks increase structured product offers
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:20:50 +0000
Banks tailoring new investments to suit clients who want to beat inflation
- Big pharma tipped as tonic for investors
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:19:55 +0000
Takeover targets offer 'exceptional gains' but high-yielding multinationals offer better balance of risk and return
BBC Business News
- German exports hit record in 2011
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:17:56 GMT
German's trade surplus rises to 158bn euros in 2011 on record exports of 1.06tn euros, official figures show.
- Jobs boost for economy in January
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:24:32 GMT
Employers added permanent jobs for the first time in four months in January, says the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.
- VIDEO: Passing down wealth in India
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:27:42 GMT
A look at why passing down wealth to the next generation is important in India
- India and Iran reach oil pay deal
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:11:45 GMT
India reaches an agreement with Iran to process payments for its crude oil imports, as US-led sanctions against Iran are tightened.
