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Taxpayer owned RBS cuts another 3,500 jobs

by Deborah Hyde on Sep 02, 2010 at 12:35

Taxpayer owned RBS cuts another 3,500 jobs

RBS has announced 3,500 more UK staff are set to lose their jobs but 500 offshore jobs will be created

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From boob jobs to Mr Potato Head: Five US stocks to beat the downturn

Sep 02, 2010 at 07:01

The US may be set for a protracted period of low growth, but the market continues to throw up opportunities for the bottom-up stockpicker, says Ignis’s Terry Ewing.

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House price fall picks up pace – Nationwide

Sep 02, 2010 at 08:01

House prices dropped for a second month in August as the imbalance in supply and demand that drove prices higher in 2009 continues ‘unwinding’.

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Pressure on the pound after more signs the recovery is slowing

Sep 02, 2010 at 10:50

Shares tread water as falling house prices and slowing growth in the construction sector suggest the pace of UK economic growth peaked in the second quarter. 

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IMF warns indebted countries against ‘quick fixes’

Sep 02, 2010 at 09:05

International Monetary Fund says UK among countries with large debts and limited room to manoeuvre.

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New Model Adviser®: for professional financial planners

FSA: using just one platform will not rule out independence

Sep 02, 2010 at 14:51

The Financial Services Authority has said advisers can use just one platform post-RDR and still be classed as independent if they have a homogenous client base.

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Cheeseman departs as Potter and Burdett take on F&C fund range

Sep 02, 2010 at 14:23

The F&C fund of funds range, previously managed by Dean Cheeseman, has been handed to Gary Potter and Robert Burdett.

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Evercore and 7IM under fire for failing to include ETF costs in TERs

Sep 02, 2010 at 13:40

Evercore Pan Asset and Seven Investment Management have been using a regulatory loophole to omit the TERs of some of their underlying ETF holdings within the overall TERs of their funds.

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Taxpayer owned RBS cuts another 3,500 jobs

Sep 02, 2010 at 12:35

RBS has announced 3,500 more UK staff are set to lose their jobs but 500 offshore jobs will be created

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Citywire Wealth Manager: for investment professionals

Cheeseman departs as Potter and Burdett take on F&C fund range

Sep 02, 2010 at 14:23

The F&C fund of funds range, previously managed by Dean Cheeseman, has been handed to Gary Potter and Robert Burdett.

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Evercore and 7IM fail to include ETF costs in TER ratios

Sep 02, 2010 at 10:18

Evercore Pan Asset and Seven Investment Management have been using a regulatory loophole to omit the TERs of some of their underlying ETF holdings within the overall TERs of their funds.

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Matrix IM CIO Hollings to join Rathbones

Sep 02, 2010 at 10:20

(Update) Mike Hollings, Matrix Investment Management's CIO, is defecting to Rathbones along with colleague Chris Woods, as their former employer closes down its private client division.

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Is a yield bubble forming in corporate bonds?

Sep 02, 2010 at 11:18

Deflation fears continue to attract investors to corporate bonds but L&G credit strategiest Ben Bennett (pictured) fears central bank policy could see the sector hit by 'significant' and 'unexpected' inflation.

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Citywire Global: for international fund selectors

Global equity manager heads to Europe for EM exposure

Sep 02, 2010 at 13:05

As we move towards the last quarter of the year Neuberger Berman Global Disciplined Growth Fund manager Benjamin Segal explains why he is looking to Europe for his emerging market exposure but steering clear of 'gogo' stocks.

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Japan veteran says investors 'unfairly obsessed' with roaring yen

Sep 02, 2010 at 10:27

JOHCM's veteran Japan manager Scott McGlashan says negative sentiment is misplaced and that undervalued blue chip stocks currently offer great value.

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Potter and Burdett take on F&C fund of funds range

Sep 02, 2010 at 14:45

The F&C fund of funds range, previously managed by Dean Cheeseman, has been handed to Gary Potter and Robert Burdett.

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Is a yield bubble forming in corporate bonds?

Sep 02, 2010 at 14:00

Deflation fears continue to attract investors to corporate bonds but L&G credit strategiest Ben Bennett (pictured) fears central bank policy could see the sector hit by 'significant' and 'unexpected' inflation.

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