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Citywire Investment News
- James Montier: The 'Austerians' will destroy the recovery and usher in deflation
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33:04 +0100
The 'Austerians' could destroy an economic recovery and increase the likelihood of deflation, warns influential investor James Montier.
- Saints hikes divi and expects shareholder payouts to rise
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:10:40 +0100
Manager of the Baillie Gifford trust Patrick Edwardson says as the global economic recovery picks up, so too will company profits and their payouts to shareholders.
- Exeter IFA firm strikes outsourcing deal with Brooks Macdonald
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54:27 +0100
RK Shipman has entered into an agreement with Brooks Macdonald for the London based asset manager to run its clients' money.
- Push start from Fidelity helped Ocado get its flotation away
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:56:34 +0100
Ocado had to rely on existing shareholders - and fund management group Fidelity in particular - to get its recent stock market flotation away.
- Why did Swip's European experiment fail?
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:51:55 +0100
Lessons must be drawn from Swip's inability to extend its distribution into Europe.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- Mortgages: a tracker could save you money
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
If economists' forecasts are right and the Base Rate is really set to remain at 0.5% until the end of 2013, then trackers look a much better bet than fixed rate mortgages.
- House prices: Nationwide reports first drop since February
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:24:53 +0100
Nationwide has reported a 0.5% drop in the price of an average UK property, adding to evidence that prices are heading lower.
- House prices rise slightly in June
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:07:44 +0100
Land Registry reports 0.1% rise in June following May?s slight fall. Figures come in contrast to other indices which are showing falling prices.
- Morning Line: interest rate rise or not, savers are unlikely to benefit
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:51:04 +0100
Seldom have economists been so divided over when interest rates will rise. But whatever happens, it is unlikely that savers will benefit.
- 'Home staging' is all the rage - but there are better ways to sell up
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 00:01:00 +0100
A booming industry in the US aims to help people sell their homes, but here, as a second property price bust looms, it's hard cash that will ultimately speak loudest.
Citywire News
- Sunday Papers: tips and comment
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0100
How can we avoid the next financial crisis? Urgently listen to those who foresaw this one
- Sunday Papers: Fresh bonus fears as bank profits rise - other news
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0100
Osborne warns UK banks to keep a tight rein on pay and bonuses
- Sunday Papers: Dana Petroleum agrees to meet KNOC over £1.7bn deal - bid news and gossip
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 07:00:00 +0100
Clear Channel to act as a promoter of Formula One
- Welfare reform is an enormous task that must not be rushed
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +0100
The government needs to take great care in the important task it has set itself in overhauling the country's complex and costly benefits system.
- Divorce in the downturn: where to get advice
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:01:00 +0100
The economic slump has made it even more difficult for warring couples to go their separate ways.
BBC Business News
- UAE 'to deny Blackberry services'
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:27:00 +0000
The UAE is to suspend some Blackberry mobile phone services, having said the devices pose a "national security risk", its state news agency reports.
- Warning of tanker drivers' action
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 05:18:22 +0000
Fuel tanker drivers could take industrial action later this year over job and pay cuts, a union has warned.
- Dhaka workers angry over pay
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:21:09 +0000
There have been street battles in Bangladesh for a second day as workers in Dhaka's textile factories vent their disappointment with a planned wage rise.
- Child Trust Fund payments to drop
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:01:02 +0000
Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.
- Iran sanctions: Pressure on Dubai
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:53:18 +0000
Ben Thompson looks at Dubai's role on the new frontline of sanctions on Iran.
BBC News
- More forces adopt 'Sarah's Law'
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:56:24 +0000
A scheme that allows parents to check if someone has a history of child sex offences is to be extended to eight more police forces in England.
- Pakistan floods motorway reopens
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:51:56 +0000
The main motorway south from flood-hit north-west Pakistan has partially reopened, raising the prospect of relief for thousands of people still waiting for help.
- Motorcyclist dies in crash on A9
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:51:55 +0000
A motorcyclist dies after crashing her bike on a stretch of the A9 just south of Pitlochry on Saturday evening.
- Stray mine kills South Korean man
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:34:49 +0000
A landmine that apparently drifted along a river from North Korea kills South Korean man and injures another.
- UAE 'to deny Blackberry services'
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 08:27:00 +0000
The UAE is to suspend some Blackberry mobile phone services, having said the devices pose a "national security risk", its state news agency reports.
