General News
Should Child Trust Fund savings be transfered to a Junior ISA? (23/05/13)
Add your views to the government's consultation on allowing the transfer of CTFs to Junior ISAs. The deadline for responses is Tuesday 6th August 2013 and all the details are on this link: https://w...
A year on from the IPO, should investors now 'like' Facebook? (17/05/13)
Read fund manager views on Facebook and the outlook for the technology sector here: http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8612fc9cbb9d495ade19b2fc5&id=4518bcff13&e=[UNIQID]...
First State Global Emerging Market Leaders fund to soft close (14/05/13)
First State Investments has announced that, following significant fund inflows, it has decided to soft-close the First State Global Emerging Markets Leaders fund, in order to protect the interests of ...
Chelsea's latest fund manager interview (08/05/13)
Investec's Alastair Mundy gives his views on the market and talks about contrarian investing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iiUlhJnWgg...
Have the EU bailouts worked? (07/05/13)
Three years on since the European bailout scheme was agreed, three fund managers give us their views on whether the various interventions have been a success or not: http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?...
Considering Japanese equities, but think you've missed the boat? (03/05/13)
Read Darius' thoughts on whether the Japanese market has further gains to make: http://www.everyinvestor.co.uk/analysis/2013/04/30/japanese-equities-have-further-potential-1928/...
Is austerity the drug the healthcare sector needed? (02/05/13)
Read Darius' latest blog on the healthcare sector: http://www.yourmoney.com/your-money/opinion/2265116/blog-austerity-the-drug-the-healthcare-sector-needed...
Thinking of investing in retail bonds? (29/04/13)
Following in the footsteps of John Lewis, Tesco and Hotel Chocolat, the Jockey Club are the latest to launch a retail bond. Watch Darius' interview with the BBC's Declan Curry on the Your Money progra...
Time to review your portfolio? (23/04/13)
With Spring finally in the air, now is as good a time as any to give your portfolio a spring clean. We suggest investors review their portfolios at least once or twice a year, taking time to review ...
Liontrust UK Smaller Companies fund to close to new investments (23/04/13)
We seem to have had a spate of UK smaller companies fund closures in recent months, as funds reach capacity and managers look to preserve performance. Liontrust are the latest company to do this and...
UK Business News
Asian stocks bounce back after falls
Shares in Asia have recovered some of the steep falls suffered on Thursday, with Japan's Nikkei index rising 3%.
UK first quarter growth unchanged
The UK's economy grew at 0.3% in the first three months of the year, official figures confirm, but concerns remain over the strength of the recovery.
Euro bank chief sees UK improvements
European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, visiting London's City district, says he sees "signs of tangible improvements" in the UK economy.
Latam "gang of four" scrap tariffs
Four countries in Latin America - Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru - have agreed to scrap most of the tariffs on trade between their four countries.
Nissan recalls over 800,000 vehicles
Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.