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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.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Big jump in RMBS issuance ?unlikely?
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:05:42 GMT
So-called ?toxic? assets have rallied this year but Fitch says new issuance of private label residential mortgage-backed securities will be slim in 2012
- Shipowner pays Glencore to use vessel
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:47:48 GMT
An agreement to pay to carry grain from Japan via Australia to Europe highlights the depth of slump in the dry bulk shipping rate
- Greek worries weigh on Wall Street
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:45 GMT
US stocks followed global indices lower, as Greece appeared to edge closer to default while disappointing earnings also help stall the rally
- Brent crude oil breaks three-month high
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:26:29 GMT
Cold winter weather in Europe and Russia and production problems in Africa help push up price but US benchmark fails to see similar uplift
- Greece talks cast lengthy shadow
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:20:51 GMT
Sentiment on global markets restrained by disunity of Greek politicians on austerity measures but selling looks modest
Citywire News
- 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.
- ?Toxic? pension system deprives retirees of 30% of income
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:55:30 Z
Retirees are missing out on £1 billion of income each year after falling foul of an opaque and unfair annuity market.
- Diary of a Dumb Investor: buying protection for the 2012 crash
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:46:47 Z
If 2011 took me unawares, much like Russian forces early in World War II, this year will be my Stalingrad ? and Personal Assets will help me turn the tide.
- Chart of the Day: Goldman Sachs says you?ll be richer this year
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:58:47 Z
And you won't have to endure a return to recession either, the bank's economists say.
- How I caught a good pension... by mistake
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:54:40 Z
My decision to start paying into a pension 25 years ago was a good one, says Lawrence Lever, even if it was a controversial 'with profits' policy.
BBC News
- Trendnet flaw hits home net cams
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:12:59 GMT
Thousands of Trendnet security camera webfeeds have been breached and shared on the internet, including video from children's rooms.
- Empty shop numbers 'set to rise'
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:03:30 GMT
The number of empty shops on the UK's High Streets is set to increase this year, a survey says, as economic conditions get tougher.
- Fassbender scoops Standard award
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:52:07 GMT
Michael Fassbender wins the best actor prize at the Evening Standard British film awards for his roles in sex addiction drama Shame and Jane Eyre.
- Israel condemns Fatah-Hamas move
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:46:37 GMT
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu condemns a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, saying it damages prospects for peace.
- VIDEO: Norway gunman appears on camera
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:42:05 GMT
The man accused of Norway's worst mass killing has appeared on camera for the first time since the crime.