Stocks and shares
23 March 2012
BT led the FTSE 100 this morning, with shares jumping sharply after it revealed it had spent £2bn cutting its pension deficit in half.
16 March 2012
The chairman of tour operator Thomas Cook has reportedly rejected a proposal by a group led by two leisure industry veterans and backed by some shareholders to inject £400m into the company.
12 March 2012
Barings is overhauling its Latin America fund, reducing the number of holdings to focus on long-term positions.
20 January 2012
Internet giant Google saw shares plunge last night after its latest earnings update disappointed investors.
19 January 2012
US stocks on the S&P 500 have made their best start to the year for 25 years, according to data from Bloomberg.
05 December 2011
Ashcourt Rowan chief executive Jonathan Polin has purchased 200,000 shares in the business as the company lists on AIM.
06 May 2011
Margaret Lawson, fund manager of SVM Asset Management's £41m UK Growth fund, reveals her top five stockpicks for growth as she predicts the FTSE 100 will rise 10% by the end of the year.
18 April 2011
BP is facing calls from some of its biggest shareholders to sell off up to half its assets as part of a radical restructure.
25 March 2011
Oil major BP shares have dived this morning after its planned tie-up with Russian state-owned oil giant Rosneft was blocked by the courts.
25 August 2010
Blue-chip stocks listed in the developed world could soon become a strategic part of emerging market portfolios, according to managers.
15 March 2010
The volatility of the past two months experienced not only by US equities but across the world has been interpreted as evidence last year’s so-called ‘dash to trash’ is nearing an end.
05 March 2010
Although it was only 12 months ago, it is worth recalling the depths of the gloom that enveloped equity markets during the first few months of 2009.
26 February 2010
Managers believe increased volatility will be a key feature for portfolios this year
25 January 2010
House prices have nearly quadrupled in real terms over the past half century, with the strongest growth seen in the past decade, says a study published by Halifax last week.
05 October 2009
Changes are afoot that will likely lead to a sea change in money management. Core wealth management funds have flexible asset allocations and are designed to keep out of bad markets and stay in good ones
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