Fixed income ETFs or futures: the big debate May 12, 2010 WITH a sovereign debt crisis threatening to bubble over and corporate bonds regaining their popularity as companies strengthen their balance sheets, fixed income has once again returned to the forefront of investors’ minds as an alternative trade to equities. Traditionally, traders would turn either to the futures markets or to fixed income funds as a [...]
Silver lining for Meadows as Britain end on a high March 14, 2010 JENNY MEADOWS failed in her bid to clinch a third gold medal for Great Britain at the World Indoor Championships in Doha when she was beaten down the final straight by Russian Mariya Savinova in the women’s 800m. Last year’s world outdoor bronze medallist still set a new British record of 1.58.43 and said: “I [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEK March 25, 2010 FILM NANNY MCPHEE AND THE BIG BANG Thompson returns as the magical nanny. LOURDES Award-winning film about pilgrims heading to the French town, starring Sylvie Testud. PERRIER’S BOUNTY Irish crime caper with Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent. DVD THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Robert Pattinson makes teenage girls everywhere swoon once more. HARRY [...]
There is value to be found in private equity May 19, 2010 AFTER two years in the investment wilderness listed private equity companies have emerged fresher, leaner, less debt-ridden and ripe to outperform the overall stock market, according to some analysts. Traditionally private equity houses tend to be a good play on a cyclical economic recovery. Their share prices should rise when their portfolio companies start to [...]
Goodies certain to make dads beam June 9, 2010 DRAPER 40765 POWER DRILL £49.99 from amazon.co.uk It is a truth universally acknowledged that a dad hasn’t come of age before he has his very own power drill. This cordless model from Draper Tools is a durable option with long-lasting, fast-charing and reliable batteries that won’t fail you when you’re away from a power supply. [...]
Get a shortcut to hedge fund gains with ETFs April 7, 2010 FOLLOWING a terrible 2008, hedge funds managed to bounce back last year both in terms of assets under management and performance. In 2009, the Credit Suisse/Tremont hedge fund index recorded annual performance of 18.57 per cent compared to a loss of 19.07 per cent the previous year, largely as a result of the financial crisis. [...]
ANALYST VIEWS: HOW DO YOU RATE G4S’ RESULTS? March 16, 2010 MIKE ALLEN | PANMURE GORDON G4S has delivered a solid set of results some two per cent ahead of our forecasts at the adjusted pre-tax profit level, with robust organic growth running at four per cent as expected. We remain happy with our recently revised target price of 315p and the shares remain in buy [...]
New piracy law is not a magic bullet April 8, 2010 THE thud of the Digital Britain bill hitting the statute books yesterday drowned out a collective sigh from the music industry. They shouldn’t be so relieved. Legislating to punish pirates will do nothing to address the massive challenges that record labels face in a digital age. Forcing internet service providers like TalkTalk to disconnect customers [...]
LISTED PRODUCT NEWS April 14, 2010 SOUTH AFRICA STORY Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has recently launched a new accelerated tracker that gives exposure to South Africa’s stock index, the FTSE/JSE Top 40 index. This is the second South African product it has launched in recent weeks. It recently launched covered warrants on the same index. Ben Board from RBS says [...]
ALSO OUT THIS WEEKEND March 18, 2010 FILM OLD DOGS Comedy with John Travolta and Robin Williams as execs forced to look after kids. MY LAST FIVE GIRLFRIENDS Brit rom com adapted from Alain de Botton book. Yes, really. THE SCOUTING BOOK FOR BOYS Spririted British coming-of-age drama, with Thomas Turgoose. DVD ZOMBIELAND Enjoyably silly horror fun in which a few kids [...]