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UBS move shows banks have little appetite for bespoke management

| By Charlie Parker | 12:27 | 21 July 2008

The news this morning that UBS is to effectively merge its wealth management business into its private bank offers a real opportunity to financial planners and wealth managers.

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All is not well with A&L

| By Gavin Lumsden | 04:20 | 14 July 2008

The haste with which Alliance & Leicester has been sold off to Banco Santander suggests the bank was in worse condition than previously thought. How many more banks are going to disappear during the credit crunch?

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Failure of Tri-Star experiment shows cautious funds are changing

| By Charlie Parker | 10:00 | 11 July 2008

It is easy to blame a difficult performance period for New Star for the collapse of the Tri-Star fund. But it must be recognised that it is also a feature of a changing market for Cautious Managed funds.

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Beware of false dawns, this market has further to fall

| By Charlie Parker | 10:40 | 10 July 2008

There could soon be a moment when the Sun breaks through this rainy July, markets rally and the City breathes a collective sigh of relief. Don't believe it for a moment.

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Sir John Templeton: 1912 - 2008

| By Charlie Parker | 09:26 | 09 July 2008

A dedicated advocate of mutual funds and leading philanthropist.

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Bradford & Bingley: the pain of watching Northern Rock in slow motion?

| By Matthew Goodburn | 09:51 | 04 July 2008

The Northern Rock crisis was hard to watch but this Bradford & Bingley crisis is like watching a Quentin Tarantino version which has been slowed down for maximum effect. 

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Cowdery's secret list of 15 targets

| By Charlie Parker | 10:35 | 30 June 2008

The doors to Bradford & Bingley may have been slammed in Clive Cowdery's face but he is rumoured to have a list of 15 potential targets still in hand.

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Here come the bear market stars

| By Dylan Lobo | 11:42 | 25 June 2008

Some fund managers just get off on dire market conditions.

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Insurers turning the tables on the banks

| By Gavin Lumsden | 02:03 | 24 June 2008

Have Clive Cowdery and crew given a new meaning to 'bancassurance' with their dramatic plans to take out Bradford & Bingley? 

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