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Citywire Investment News
- Where are the best equity income opportunities?
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
In the global hunt for yield, the two continents are expected to deliver strong double digit divi growth, while the US and Japan lag further and further behind.
- Structured products: US covered calls offer tasty income in volatility
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
Covered call funds investing in US equities are able to deliver a dividend yield up to three times higher than that of the SP 500 while offering a downside cushion amid volatile markets.
- Property: battles as landlords and tenants clash on 'dilapidation?
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
Legal battles between landlords and occupiers over refurbishment costs are set to increase as the build-up of commercial leases due to expire reaches a peak over the next two years.
- ETF strategy: beware the overlooked risks of tracking error
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
While counterparty risk has been at the forefront of the ETF debate, regulators have ?overlooked? a range of issues wealth managers should also take into account including tracking error.
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 News
- Kate attends Lucian Freud preview
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:27:16 GMT
The Duchess of Cambridge carries out her first solo public engagement, attending a preview of a new Lucian Freud exhibition in central London.
- Real still top football rich list
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:32 GMT
Real Madrid head the list of the richest football clubs in the world for the seventh year in a row, says a Deloitte survey.
- Greek parties fail to agree cuts
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:54:03 GMT
The Greek prime minister has failed to secure his coalition parties' agreement to fresh austerity proposals, needed to agree a new bailout package.
- Arab Syria mission 'may resume'
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:44:58 GMT
UN Chief Ban Ki-moon says the Arab League plans to revive its mission to Syria and accuses Damascus of stepping up "war on its own people".
BBC Business News
- VIDEO: A380 wing crack checks to be extended
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:30:15 GMT
Aircraft maker Airbus has been ordered to check all A380 superjumbo planes currently in service after cracks were found in wing components.
- Brazil oil giant Petrobras gets new chief
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:15:09 GMT
Meet the woman running Brazil's oil giant
- CEO pay not linked to performance
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:13:10 GMT
Why chief executives are paid so much
- Small firms: Your questions answered
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:11:13 GMT
Your questions answered
Citywire News
- Rental boom: record rise in new tenants could push rents up
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
The number of new private tenants soared 24% in 2011 causing many properties to be let before they are even advertised.
- Liontrust takes another bite of Brooks Macdonald
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:37 Z
Liontrust's Anthony Cross and Julian Fosh up their stake in fund management group Brooks Macdonald (BRK.L).
- FTSE slips on Greek deal; Reckitt Benckiser tops index
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:58 Z
Britain?s FTSE slides as Greek politicians meet to discuss major financial reforms for the country ahead of the next part of the EU bailout.
- Chart of the Day: China, an economic miracle no more
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:07 Z
Chinese 'rebalancing' has begun, with major implications for investors.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Stocks hit fresh six-month highs
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:14:09 GMT
Hopes for the global economic recovery outweigh the sentiment-sapping impact of the lingering eurozone fiscal crisis
- US stocks react to 2012 forecasts
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:39:59 GMT
US stocks open higher, but discussions in Athens to secure a further tranche of bail-out money continue to weigh on sentiment
- Centrica off the boil after Petronas stake sale
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:24 GMT
British Gas owner among the sharpest fallers as London drifts lower awaiting news on Greece?s bail-out
- Euro strengthens despite delay on Greek deal
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:17:51 GMT
The euro climbs against the dollar in spite of a further delay to a Greek debt deal, although investors still expect a positive outcome
FT.com - Equities
- Stocks hit fresh six-month highs
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:14:09 GMT
Hopes for the global economic recovery outweigh the sentiment-sapping impact of the lingering eurozone fiscal crisis
- US stocks react to 2012 forecasts
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:39:59 GMT
US stocks open higher, but discussions in Athens to secure a further tranche of bail-out money continue to weigh on sentiment
- Centrica off the boil after Petronas stake sale
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:27:24 GMT
British Gas owner among the sharpest fallers as London drifts lower awaiting news on Greece?s bail-out
- Small-caps: Bango jumps on Facebook deal
Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:29:15 GMT
The mobile payments and analytics group, which is already working with Research In Motion, Amazon and Gameloft, was up nearly 40%
Sky Business News
- Money Panel Predicts BoE Cash Injection
The Sky News money panel has predicted that the Bank of England will extend its quantitative easing programme on Thursday.
- Airbus A380 Fleet To Be Checked For Cracks
All Airbus A380 superjumbos will be checked for cracks in their wings after the airline Qantas discovered dozens of tiny fractures during a maintenance inspection.
- Hester Breaks Silence Over RBS Bonus Row
The head of the Royal Bank of Scotland has broken his silence and written a memo to his staff describing the recent furore over his bonus as "discomforting at least".
- Troubled Thomas Cook Reports £91m Loss
Holiday operator Thomas Cook has announced heavy quarterly losses but said it is encouraged by bookings for the coming summer.