investment

A market matching high-net-worth investors with offers of commercial and residential property has launched as an alternative to A-Day ‘buy-to-let' investments.

Britain's high-street banks are planning to radically speed up the time it takes for direct debits and standing orders to be transferred between accounts, after intervention by the Office of Fair Trading, reports the Guardian.

Zurich Assurance has a lunched a new multimanager fund which guarantees the unit price will always be worth 80% of more of it highest value.

With the range between the higher and lower valued European stocks compressed by the market there is good scope to dig out valuable stocks not being spotted, says Franklin Templeton Europe fund manager Kenneth Cox.

Global, European and UK legislation is laying the groundwork for investors to benefit from putting money into renewable energy, according to specialist merchant bank Climate Change Capital.

A new report has revealed the amount a UK consumer saves nomw outweighs the amount borrowed for a second successive quarter.

Product providers are not allowed to provide 'inducements' to intermediary firms in return for secure distribution deals, says the FSA.

Isa providers are not allowed to use the voluntary CAT standard applied to Isa investments from April next year, the Treasury has just announced.

Winterthur Life believes it has identified a niche in the high net worth market which might present a business opportunity for financial planners.

Investors should pay particular attention to the issue of VCT share price discounts to net asset values if the intention is to sell at the earliest possible opportunity without losing tax benefits, says Bestinvest.