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Citywire Investment News
- Tech trusts: should the betamax moments turn you off?
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:22:40 Z
The tech sector has enjoyed a spectacular three-year run, but the wide discounts in the closed-end soace may be a telling sign investors still bear a grudge after the 2001 crash.
- Investment complaints at Barclays Bank jump 77% in 2011
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:59:14 Z
Complaints linked to investments at Barclays spiked between 2010 and 2011, despite a broader 30% fall in gripes about the bank's other services.
- FundsNetwork strikes platform deal with Barclays Stockbrokers
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:42:24 Z
Fidelity FundsNetwork has struck an exclusive deal with the bank to provide its core fund platform in a move which will see it go head to head with the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown.
- Alan Miller teams with Deutsche to launch UK's first ETF of ETFs
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:25:09 Z
SCM Private is launching the first exchange traded fund (ETF) of ETFs in the UK in conjunction with db X-trackers, to provide a low-cost, actively managed multi-asset strategy.
- MPC minutes: split emerges on QE as Miles wants more
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:25:44 Z
Along with Adam Posen, former chief Morgan Stanley economist David Miles voted for a £75 billion QE injection at February's MPC meeting rather than the £50 billion which was injected into the economy.
BBC News
- Comic Frank Carson dies aged 85
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:22:38 GMT
Northern Irish comedian Frank Carson, whose catch phrases included "It's a cracker", has died aged 85, surrounded by his family.
- US rivals spar in Arizona debate
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:14:08 GMT
The four Republican candidates take each other on in a crucial TV debate days ahead of two key primaries in the US states of Arizona and Michigan.
- Homs reporters' deaths condemned
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:58:10 GMT
The killings of two Western reporters in Homs and the reported deaths of 60 people across Syria trigger Western condemnation of Bashar al'Assad's regime.
- Globe celebrates first two PhDs
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:54:50 GMT
How Globe audiences risk putting off the players
- Why do men become Catholic priests?
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:53:45 GMT
Why would an ex-heavy metal roadie become a priest?
Citywire News
- Rexam flies ahead on profit gains as FTSE lags
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:36:35 Z
Britain?s benchmark stock index flatlines as downbeat data create a gloomy outlook despite the Greek deal averting a crisis for now.
- Barclays takes on Hargreaves in fight for DIY investors
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:30:04 Z
Barclays Stockbrokers has signed up funds platform Fidelity FundsNetwork in a bid to take on Hargreaves Lansdown (HRGV.L) in its core market.
- Welcome to an uncertain financial future
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:42:48 Z
Sandwiched between two skint generations, the Uncertain Generation are seeing their money squeezed like never before.
- Barclays: customer complaints down but 'still too high'
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:44:48 Z
Customer complaints fell 6% in 2011, but were up in the second half of the year and high in investments and insurance.
- Chart of The Day: PPI victims paid £2 billion but owed billions more
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:15:00 Z
New FSA figures show how much the banks have paid out in compensation to victims of the PPI mis-selling scandal so far.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Tech stocks fall on Dell disappointment
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:33:39 GMT
Poor fourth-quarter earnings from Dell forced some technology stocks lower on Wednesday
- US prime money funds raise eurozone exposure
Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:01:36 GMT
A key source of funding for the financial system remains vigilant about bank risk according to a new report by Fitch Ratings
- Record sterling oil price sparks fears
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:45:33 GMT
The rally in the price of crude oil denominated in European-currencies is likely to have a negative impact on the continent?s economic growth
- Pound hits 10-week low against euro
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:27:40 GMT
Sterling sinks to its lowest mark against the euro in 10 weeks after strong support for QE is shown in the latest Bank minutes
- Tesco slides amid worries over turnround
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:26:16 GMT
Analyst warns defending profit in recent years has cost the Tesco brand its trust and relevance