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Citywire Investment News
- Bramdean Alternatives proposes pure private equity remit
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:42:29 GMT
The board of Bramdean Alternatives is proposing to change the trust's name to Aberdeen Private Equity and to give it a pure private equity fund investment remit
- Five reasons why insurers are better investments than banks
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:05 GMT
Stronger than hoped for results from Standard Life have shown again why insurers are better investments than banks.
- Grant Thornton?s top 10 Budget predictions
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:42 GMT
With Gordon Brown announcing that the Budget will be held on march 24, the tax experts are dusting off their crystal balls
- Ten years on, what have we learnt from the tech bubble?
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:53:29 GMT
Nothing, it seems, as institutions are still happy to flog worthless ideas in the interests of a quick buck.
FT.com - Your Pension
- Enhanced pension annuity sales rise
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:17:43 +0000
Sales of enhanced annuities in the UK rose 24 per cent to £1.79bn in 2009
- Employees face more pension cuts
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:04:22 +0000
Investors are being urged to take more control of their retirement savings, as workplace pensions come under increasing pressure.
- Rise in people retiring early
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:08:34 +0000
Many people aged between 50 and 54 are retiring now ahead of the forthcoming rise in minimum retirement age to 55.
- Women at risk of financial gap in retirement
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:19:04 +0000
Half of married men purchase a single life annuity instead of a joint one at retirement, leaving their spouses no pension income if the men were to pass away earlier, according to a latest Standard Life research.
FT.com - Your Investments
- Buying unpopular themes
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:54:35 +0000
In the search for better returns, John Baron looks at some out-of-favour sectors for investment trusts
- Income bonds default after FSA risk warning
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:49:39 +0000
Keydata plans backed by investments in second-hand life insurance policies have stopped paying out
- FC IT lags peers
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:35:02 +0000
Foreign Colonial Investment Trust said its exposure to private equity caused it to underperform its peers
- Weak pound boosts UK shares
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:28:48 +0000
Shares in HSBC, BP and Vodafone ? as well as other London-listed companies that generate a large proportion of their earnings outside of the UK ? are expected to gain ground in coming weeks if sterling weakens further.
BBC Business News
- UK economy 'still growing weakly'
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:06 GMT
The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the December to February period, says the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
- British Gas faces strike ballot
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:22:21 GMT
British Gas workers are to vote in a strike ballot over allegations of bullying by management, and on changes to working conditions.
- Airlines offer slots in EU probe
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:16:02 GMT
British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia offer to give up take off and landing slots in London and New York, say EU watchdogs.
- Economic storm not over, says PM
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:57:12 GMT
Gordon Brown warns of economic storms ahead but vows not to "let you down" as the date of the Budget is announced.
BBC News
- Apology for women raped by father
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:08:20 GMT
Two women raped by their father over 25 years- bearing seven of his children - are given an apology by authorities.
- Man guilty of murdering daughter
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:54:38 GMT
A man is found guilty of the murdering his 17-year-old daughter, whose body was found when police stopped his car.
- Lost Boys actor Haim dies aged 38
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:29 GMT
Lost Boys actor Corey Haim dies at the age of 38, the Los Angeles coroner's office confirms.
- UK global clout 'waning' - Hague
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:43:44 GMT
The Conservatives pledge to reverse what they say is the UK's "shrinking" influence in the world if they win power.
