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Citywire Investment News
- World in 2050: the emerging markets with explosive potential
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
HSBC gets it crystal ball out and produces some in depth research to highlight why emerging markets could be prominent forces on the economic landscape in 2050.
- McQuaker: how I plan to turn performance around
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
Henderson multi-manager Bill McQuaker is seeking to driver performance across his funds by taking a core defensive approach with optionality to benefit from potential upside.
- IT Insider: FC Commercial Prop - the only risk is dying of boredom
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
You might question why there is such demand for the stock, but I think its popularity comes from being boring and safe
- Poor returns and ouflows force Carmignac to shut thematic fund
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:02 Z
Fifteen years after it was first launched, Carmignac Innovation has 'not lived up to expectations', the French firm said.
- Elsa warns FSA life settlement fund ban has major implications
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:34:09 Z
The European Life Settlement Association have issued a strongly worded statement warning that a ban on Traded Life Policy Investments (TPLI) would damage other asset classes.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
- Mansion tax: a terrible, unworkable idea
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:58:02 Z
Vince Cable?s plan to impose a tax on properties worth more than £2 million is impractical, unethical and cowardly, argues Linton Chiswick.
FT.com - Your Tax
- 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
- Can I offset losses on my Railtrack shares?
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:21:10 +0000
Does a foolish investment entitle me to a tax rebate?
- Brussels to overhaul rules on state aid
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 17:47:56 +0000
Joaquín Almunia, EU competition commissioner, plans to change the ground rules for state aid to cut irrelevant cases, target resources and free up manpower
- HMRC launches contractual disclosure facility
Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:10:59 +0000
Taxpayers who are not under investigation but want to admit to tax fraud can come clean in exchange for not being criminally investigated
- Can I minimise tax on buying a country estate?
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:55:36 +0000
What are inheritance tax issues associated with buying land?
BBC Business News
- US bank chairman in Vietnam push
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:05 GMT
The head of the US Export-Import Bank, an independent federal agency, pushes for infrastructure deals with Vietnam worth $1.5bn (£949m).
- India miners face licence repeal
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:32:45 GMT
A panel appointed by India's Supreme Court has recommended that the licences of as many as 49 iron ore miners should be cancelled.
- Macquarie falls on profit warning
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:01 GMT
Macquarie Group, the largest investment bank in Australia, says it expects full year profits to drop 25% as a weak market hurts its business.
- China drives growth for KFC owner
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:10:17 GMT
The owner of restaurant brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell reports another set of strong figures, helped by growth in China.
- Italy acts on Russia gas shortage
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:03:07 GMT
Italy activates emergency measures to conserve gas supplies as freezing weather continues to grip the country and much of Europe.
Citywire News
- The Expert View: French Connection, Legal General and Cineworld
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:01:00 Z
A round-up of analyst notes, including their take on William Hill and Game
- Citywire Top Stocks Daily News Digest
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:02:54 Z
All the news from across the web about the companies featured in Citywire's Top Stocks.
- Overnight Markets: Wall Street falls amid Greek debt talks
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:00:00 Z
Stocks declined as Greece failed to respond to bailout terms from the European Union and International Monetary Fund missing another deadline.
- Tuesday Papers: Greece to face curbs on new bailout
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:57:00 Z
And BAE considers Typhoon price cut to stay in battle for Indian order.
- FTSE drifts as Greek debt talks muddle on
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:52 Z
Britain?s benchmark index slips as Greek premier Lucas Papademos fails to win backing from other party leaders for more spending cuts.
FT.com - Your Property
- Too much house price information?
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 18:00:06 +0000
Should property indices use a national average?
- Best mortgage rates go private
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:20:07 +0000
Some private banks will price their mortgage rates relative to overnight Libor, which is closer to Bank of England base rate at just under 0.6 per cent
- Chelsea's five-year fixed-rate mortgage
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 18:11:05 +0000
3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495 and is available to borrowers with a deposit of 30 per cent or more
- 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
- Sale and rent back schemes halted
Fri, 3 Feb 2012 13:21:47 +0000
The financial regulator has cracked down on controversial sale and rent back deals that target distressed homeowners
