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ONLY committed holiday-home buyers and long-term investors would consider buying property in Bulgaria in the current climate, according to Assetz.

PAUL Jourdan, manager of the First State AIM VCT, has reduced exposure to the oil and gas sector through the sale of two positions.

THE IMA has reported the "best September on record" for net retail sales, which soared to £1.5bn compared to £809m in the same month last year.

THE trend of giving investors exposure to the European property market and global real estate securities will continue, according to a new report from Dresdner Kleinwort.

THE ‘sub-prime' UK commercial property market is maintaining high yields in the face of falling returns in the higher end sectors of the market, according to Tilney Investment Management.

NEARLY eight million people in the UK plan to use their house as their second source of income for retirement after their pension, a new survey has revealed.

Abbey has launched a capital guaranteed commercial property-linked bond as well as adding three deposit accounts to its range.

MORLEY has unveiled its new-look SRI team, with the appointment of fund manager Derek Lygo to run the SRI Long Short Cell of its Alternative Investment Strategy fund.

Once again that behemoth of the managed solutions sector Skandia dominated this year's RealAdviser Awards - walking away with four of seven trophies on offer in the life and pensions section. Elsewhere, the openness of competition highlights the health...

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