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Citywire Investment News
- 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.
- Aussie firm sells 14 million Henderson shares
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:27:10 Z
Australian-based JCP Investment Partners has sold a little more than 14 million shares in the fund group ahead of its full-year numbers later this month.
- Is the emerging market rally a red herring?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:26:40 Z
Emerging markets dominate the list of the world's best-performing indices year to date but can the region continue to go from strength to the strength.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
BBC Business News
- Network Rail boss rejects bonus
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:16:19 GMT
Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.
- P45 tax form is given a reprieve
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:55:24 GMT
The P45 has been given a reprieve by the UK tax authority after employers said they did not want to see it go.
- Delay in Greece bailout meeting
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:45:24 GMT
Government talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts are delayed.
- 'Odd Couple' claim over Redknapp
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:17:51 GMT
Harry Redknapp and former Portsmouth FC chairman Milan Mandaric were like "The Odd Couple", a court hears.
BBC News
- Accidents due to icy conditions
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:19:55 GMT
Motorists are being warned to drive with extreme care as the icy conditions in England led to a series of accidents.
- Network Rail boss rejects bonus
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:16:19 GMT
Network Rail bosses, including chief executive Sir David Higgins, say they will not accept bonuses this year amid growing political pressure.
- Man guilty of baby Abbie murder
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:14:28 GMT
A 32-year-old man is convicted for the second time of murdering his baby daughter at the family home in Glasgow.
- Queen commemorates 60-year reign
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:11:47 GMT
The Queen visits a school in Norfolk and there are gun salutes around the UK as she marks the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne.