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Citywire Investment News
- Colin McLean's guide to bubble watching
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:56:00 +0100
A failure to identify bubbles has been a recurring weakness of investor psychology. Most are unprepared for the crashes that follow booms
- Raymond James to offer wealth managers flat-rate pricing model
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:50:00 +0100
Back office provider Raymond James Investment Services is introducing a flat-rate pricing model that will enable wealth managers to trade funds and UK shares without incurring execution charges.
- Kleinwort owner wins boardroom battle against hedge fund rebels
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:34:35 +0100
Kleinwort Benson owner RHJ International has won its battle against a group of rebel shareholders led by hedge fund Equilibria Capital.
- Dalton?s Caldecott remains defensive after successful gold call
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:42:35 +0100
Dalton Strategic Partnership?s chief investment officer Rupert Caldecott is maintaining a defensive stance with a high cash weighting, having made a successful call to sell out of gold at the start of the year.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Castle Trust: a bet for both sides of the property market
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:44:11 +0100
We look at a company offering a savings account and a 'shared equity' mortgage that let you take a punt on whether house prices are rising or falling.
- Santander told to contact borrowers about botched rate change
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:22:56 +0100
The City watchdog has ordered Santander bank to contact 270,000 mortgage borrowers whom it failed to explain an important change in their contract five years ago.
- Buy-to-let is booming but beware the pitfalls
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:25:46 +0100
The buy-to-let market is buoyant as investors are lured by high rents and cheap mortgages.
- Landlords targeted in HMRC tax clamp down
Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:00:00 Z
HMRC is demanding landlords hand over details of their properties and tenants even if they have declared rental income.
BBC Business News
- Fed maintains pace of asset purchase
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:10 GMT
The Federal Reserve maintains its $85bn-a-month (£54bn) asset purchase programme, and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says the bank could begin scaling back the programme later this year.
- London Market Report
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:19:40 GMT
Shares in London fall back, with investors expected to remain cautious ahead of comments from the US Federal Reserve.
- Postal workers reject privatisation
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:39:42 GMT
Royal Mail workers vote strongly against the government's proposals to privatise the postal group.
- Dolce and Gabbana sentenced to jail
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:35:27 GMT
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are sentenced to jail in Italy for tax evasion but have appealed the verdict.
BBC News
- Groggs creator John Hughes, 79, dies
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:21:55 GMT
The creator of Groggs, the hand-carved caricature statues of sporting heroes and other celebrities, dies at the age of 79.
- PSNI challenged on temporary staff
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:15:47 GMT
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is facing a legal challenge over plans to hire 900 temporary staff in a contract which could be worth up to £180m.
- Fed maintains pace of asset purchase
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:08:10 GMT
The Federal Reserve maintains its $85bn-a-month (£54bn) asset purchase programme, and Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says the bank could begin scaling back the programme later this year.
- VIDEO: Drunk woman, 25, 'froze to death'
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:54:02 GMT
A 25-year-old woman whose body was found outside her sister's home died from hypothermia and alcohol intoxication, an inquest has concluded.
