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Timothy Birdnow Sinking Money Markets

Timothy Birdnow Sinking Money Markets

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Commission ban to improve choice for investors
New proposals to ban commission for financial advisers are expected to lead to a change in the types of savings and investment products that investors are sold

UK equities: Target 4,500 or 4,300?

UK equities: Target 4,500 or 4,300?
When is the FTSE 100 likely to break out of its current range between 4,300 and 4,500, and what cues will the market take as it looks for a sense of direction? Jonathan Jackson, head of equities at Killik & Co, answered readers’ questions on Monday, June 22

Peers warn on tax flaw in pension reforms
The latest pension reforms for high earners could lead to “exceptionally high” marginal tax rates of much more than 100 per cent, according to a House of Lords’ report

Forest funds outstrip equities and property
The wood asset class has outperformed most others and remains as a safe haven, given its tie with longer-term commodity pricing, data from investment analysts show

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CML slashes repossession forecasts

CML slashes repossession forecasts
The Council of Mortgage Lenders expects fewer homes to be repossessed in the UK this year than first thought.

Markets are giving the devil his due
Vice versus virtue? When investing, it seems best to ignore mother’s advice and go down the sinful route because, in the long term, so-called vice sectors outperform virtuous ones, according to two reports by US academics.

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Goodwin hands back part of pension
Sir Fred Goodwin, former chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, agreed to hand back more than a third of the pension he was paid after leaving the stricken bank

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Sign of firmer demand for houses
The discount homebuyers can expect when buying property at an auction has fallen to its lowest level in 15 months as confidence starts to return to the housing market…

India seeks global initiatives for energy security

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Pace of house price declines slows
There are clear signs that the pace at which house prices are falling in England and Wales is slowing, with the FT House Prices Index showing progressively smaller declines for the fifth month in a row in May.

Pensions pay the price for equity bias
Improbable as it may seem, just two years ago employers’ groups were beginning to badger government bodies about their biggest concern: pension surpluses

Analyzing The Bank Of Japan 2009 Carry Trade Report

Analyzing The Bank Of Japan 2009 Carry Trade Report

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IMF says worst not over
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of the IMF questioned on Monday any debate about when to roll back stimulus spending, saying the world economy had yet to weather the worst of a recession that claimed a record number of European jobs.

One million households may be in negative equity
LONDON (Reuters) - More than one in ten households may have fallen into negative equity, the Bank of England said on Friday, similar to levels seen in the mid-1990s.

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