Posted by admin on April 27th, 2008
It seems that British investors are uncomfortable about asking for financial advice investment products from stocks and shares to asking for overseas property investment advice. A report from independent financial product researchers Defaqto, the Retirement Savings and Income Report, shows that consumers in the UK prefer to consult friends and family, Investment Company or [...]
Posted by admin on April 27th, 2008
Kunal Kashyap, founder and CEO of Indian investment bank Allegro Advisors, discusses the firm’s focus on wealth management and what advice he is giving his clients.
What prompted Allegro to start offering wealth management services in India?
We started Allegro with the vision of creating a full-service Indian investment bank so wealth management services were part of [...]
Posted by admin on April 27th, 2008
It’s funny how Gold was smashed down so strongly just before options expiry. Investment Opportunity It seems the shorts lured in as many longs as possible with Gold over $950 and looking strong not too long ago just to be taken down below $890 on expiry day. If Gold had closed above $890 many longs [...]
Posted by admin on April 27th, 2008
Turkish property has increased in popularity over the past year, while Morocco, Cyprus, Portugal and Italy have also shown significant growth as property hotspots.
Turkish property* has soared in popularity more than three-fold over the past year amongst British investors, research from Moneycorp’s Foreign Focus Index reveals. The number of enquiries relating to buying property in [...]
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2008
The UK money market was the popular sector for Fidelity FundsNetwork Sipp investors over the last tax year. Investment Company Its end of tax year figures show Sipp investors have flocked toward cash and low risk funds.
Specialist, UK all companies, Investment Company and equity income fund sectors followed suit among the most favoured [...]
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2008
A growing number of 401(k) plan executives are demanding to know how much in excess revenue is generated by their plans and how they can get their hands on that money to cut costs and enhance services to participants.
Among those that have gone through the process: Akzo Nobel in Chicago, with $1.6 billion in plan [...]
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2008
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) EGBN, the parent company of EagleBank, today announced net income of $1.7 million ($0.17 per basic share and per diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $1.7 million ($0.18 per basic share and $0.17 per diluted share) for the three months ended March 31, 2007.
“We [...]
Posted by admin on April 25th, 2008
FundQuest, Investment Company a provider of turnkey managed account solutions, launched nine mutual funds as part of their new ActivePassive Funds family. These funds combine active and passive investment strategies within a single portfolio and are now available through Fidelity, Pershing and TD Ameritrade. The ActivePassive Funds will soon launch with Schwab and a [...]
Posted by admin on April 22nd, 2008
Investments in bonds prescribed under Sec. 54EC qualify for abatement of tax on capital gains. Interest from such bonds is, however, taxable. Sec. 10(15)(iib) exempts only Capital Investment Bonds, which have been notified by the Government. Bonds referred by the reader are not Capital Investment Bonds nor are they notified for such exemption. Investment Opportunity [...]
Posted by admin on April 22nd, 2008
Century Investments Public Ltd. reported a higher full year pretax profit and revenue, and said it is contemplating the sale of some of its operating properties to take advantage of the demand for quality income generating properties from foreign investors.
The Ukraine-based real estate company said it is also exploring forward sales of projects and debt [...]
