bonds

You only have to look at the figures relating to insurance bond sales to realise the effect that the recent tax changes have had on the market.

Looking out of my window this rainy morning it occurred to me that the bad weather appears to be the most reliable feature of the Great British summer.

Fidelity Multi-Asset Strategic fund manager Trevor Greetham is keeping his underweight positions in equities and property as the world tackles ‘stagflation' difficulties.

The IMA has given its support to the new UK Regulated Covered Bond Regime which it believes will increase activity in the sector and protect investors.

With interest rates reductions seemingly on the horizon and the full extent of the credit crunch not yet known, one of the hottest 2008 investor debates surrounds fixed income.

Advisers expect a drop in unit-linked bond business next year but do not believe it will be as bad as forecast, Defaqto research suggests.

Advisers could be guilty of mis-selling if they believe misinformed forecasts of a collapse in the life insurance market due to CGT changes, Zurich warns.

Uncertainty surrounding the future of the bonds market - sparked by Chancellor Alistair Darling's plans for capital gains tax (CGT) - is misguided, providers say.

Aegon Scottish Equitable is warning advisers to review their clients' investments into PEPs and ISAs amid fears surrounding their IHT treatment.

The Association of International Life Offices (AILO) have issued new business figures for the offshore market recently. They make impressive reading.