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 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
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
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 [...]
Posted by admin on April 18th, 2008
Once again, the heavens are open and it is raining IPOs in Kenya. Little is understood about IPOs in Kenya except that they “make money” and that share allocations are handed out in measly doses by mean investment banks.
Even much less understood is the concept of investment banks which most of us cannot differentiate from [...]
Posted by admin on April 14th, 2008
Fidelity International is planning to cut staff and crimp costs despite steady investment performances, as UK fund managers batten down the hatches in expectation of tougher times brought on by the credit crunch.
Fidelity said this morning it was looking “across the business” at making savings, which may or may not include redundancies or choosing not [...]
Posted by admin on April 7th, 2008
An assortment of passengers dressed comfortably for warm, spring weather. Check.
It would be easy to mistake the bus tour that Carson City couple Dante and Cindy Turiczek signed up for as a typical weekend getaway. But this tour traded in lake views and mountain vistas for a different kind of scenery: foreclosed homes.
“We’re first-time homebuyers, [...]
Posted by admin on April 7th, 2008
The first stage of a long-planned effort to link the region’s water systems will likely conclude this summer, allowing officials to pipe water between Carson City and Lyon County to keep development flowing smoothly.
“When I worked for the city, we always talked about how great it would be to connect Carson City with Lyon and [...]
Posted by admin on March 30th, 2008
A number of shareholder suits are expected to continue, possibly for years, but effective control passing to JPMorgan is all but assured. The New York-based investment bank, formerly a rival to Bear with some overlapping areas of business, is using New York Stock Exchange rules that allow it to purchase up to 40 percent of [...]
Posted by admin on March 30th, 2008
LONDON, March 19 (Reuters) - European shares are expected to rise on
Wednesday, buoyed by a rally in global equity markets after the Federal Reserve
delivered a smaller cut than expected to U.S. rates but two major investment
banks beat expectations with their results.
Spreadbetters in London expect Britain’s FTSE 100 index .FTSE to [...]
