Specialist
Commodities
Richard Davis, co-manager of the BlackRock World Resources Equity Income fund, explains why dividend-paying companies in the commodities sector offer value in a low yield environment.
08 March 2012
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Property Investment
Business secretary Vince Cable has signalled that the Liberal Democrats are willing to scrap the 50p tax rate, in exchange for a "mansion tax" on high value property.
06 March 2012
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Economics / Markets
The price of oil could rocket to $200 a barrel this year, triggering a flash crash in stock markets, according to Rathbones' David Coombs.
06 March 2012
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Commodities
Crude oil prices hit a 43-month high on Thursday following reports a Saudi Arabian pipeline had exploded.
02 March 2012
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Alternative Investments
Daniel Kiernan, director of Intelligent Partnership, explains the case for including some directly held tangible assets in your clients' portfolios.
29 February 2012
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Your profession
It's our round-up of the stories your clients may have read in the national newspapers over the weekend...
13 February 2012
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ISAs
The Treasury has again rejected calls to allow more alternative investment market (AIM) shares in individual savings accounts (ISAs).
31 January 2012
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Economics / Markets
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to review its restrictions on the marketing of unregulated collective investment schemes (UCIS) to retail investors as a result of proposed European rules.
23 January 2012
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Alternative Investments
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) should as a matter of urgency retract its references to traded life policies (TLPs) as "toxic", EEA Fund Management has said.
18 January 2012
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