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India tops global FDI league for second year running
Foreign investment has emerged a driver of India’s fast-paced economy, as the government has added momentum to a liberalisation push begun in the 1990s just as private investment by highly leveraged...
View ArticleThree trusts to guard against market wobbles
Markets are in somewhat of a risk-on phase at present; many cyclical and small cap stocks have done well, as the recent interims of Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL ) and Aberforth Geared Income (AGIT...
View ArticleStronger Swiss franc hints at SNB change of heart
Weakness in the euro leaves the Swiss franc flirting — bar its Brexit-vote surge in June — with its strongest level in 18 months. The move has prompted the research company Capital Economics to ask...
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Adviser Profile: Cliff Patterson and Louise Morris of AV Trinity
After founder Karen Vidler passed away, AV Trinity has relied on Cliff Patterson and Louise Morris to build on her legacy, managing the firm’s costs and preserving its traditions. AV Trinity’s office...
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Final salary pensions ‘killed off’ by excessive regulation
Millions of savers are relying on retirement income from final salary pension schemes that are being “killed off” by excessive regulation according to a new report. The claim was made by academics and...
View ArticleBrexit: economy may avoid hit until 2030
The negative impact from Brexit probably won’t be felt until 2030, but don’t be fooled into thinking the next few years will be easy for the UK, two leading economists have warned. The UK has proved...
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Political risk returns as driver of forex trading
Political risk, the market phenomenon of 2016, showed signs of a return on Tuesday, knocking the euro back on investor concerns about the French presidential elections. Worries about political issues...
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Widdowson quits Strategic Equity Capital to launch new firm
(Update) Stuart Widdowson, the star manager of Strategic Equity Capital (SEC ) (pictured above), is to form a new fund management business backed by investment trust veteran Chris Mills after quitting...
View ArticleDunelm slumps on profits tumble, oil holds back FTSE
Shares in Dunelm (DNLM) have slumped after the homewares retailer reported a 26% slump in profits, hurt by a weaker market and supply chin disruption at its recently acquired Worldstores business....
View ArticleTrump's talk doesn't put me off China, says Kerley
Mike Kerley, manager of the Henderson Far East Income (HFEL ) investment trust, isn’t allowing US president Donald Trump’s rhetoric on China to dampen his enthusiasm for stocks tapping into the...
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Orange juice futures leave sour taste for investors
Investors are turning sour on orange juice futures. After touching a record high in November, the orange juice futures market has fallen by almost a third. However, physical prices — which also rose...
View ArticleResistance to ‘last-resort’ antibiotic spreads in China
February 8, 2017 by: Tom Hancock and Xia Keyu in Shanghai Bacteria resistant to colistin, the so-called last resort antibiotic, are probably being transferred to humans from poultry farms in China,...
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Woodford sets up Hargreaves for bumper ISA season
Update: Hargreaves Lansdown (HRGV) is preparing for a bumper ISA season as star fund manager Neil Woodford prepares to launch his Income Focus fund, while the online stockbroker readies the launch of...
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Philippine car demand strengthens on rising incomes
February 8, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research More Filipino consumers intend to buy cars in the first half of the year, the latest FTCR survey of purchasing intentions shows. FTCR believes this is...
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Border tax may turn Trump dream into a nightmare
A fight is brewing in Washington DC, with the proposed “border adjustment tax” dividing both Republicans and the business world. For economists, the potential implications of this tax are the stuff of...
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Era of bumper oil trading profits disappears
For physical oil traders who have grown used to churning out big profits during the crude slump, BP’s chief financial officer summed up the new reality: the market, Brian Gilvary told investors after...
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Woman wins landmark case over deceased partner’s pension
An unmarried woman who was denied a survivor’s pension after her partner died has won her legal challenge to the decision in a case with wide-ranging implications for most of the UK’s public sector...
View ArticleHargreaves Lansdown breaches company law on dividends
Investment supermarket Hargreaves Lansdown (HRGV) has admitted breaching company law on historic dividend payments to its shareholders, including founders Peter Hargreaves (pictured) and Stephen...
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European stocks firm as Wall St hovers near highs
Thursday 10:00 GMT Overview Stock markets are generally firmer as investors absorb a flurry of company earnings reports. The dollar is a touch softer, pushing gold back toward recent highs, while...
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Ellenbogen warns over post-election rally
US small stocks guru Henry Ellenbogen is concerned that the ferocious post-election equity rally could unravel unless the economy accelerates sharply to justify the frothy valuations, warning that...
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