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Sunday Papers: As few as 10% of investors take up HBOS rights -- other news

10:25 | 20 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Britain facing an 'economic horror movie' and directors' confidence slips to lowest level since 1996.

Sunday Papers: Friends may axe plans to return cash to investors -- bid news and gossip

10:20 | 20 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Royal Dutch to sell London Array windfarm stake and US hedge fund Silver Point draws up plans to buy BSkyB stake in ITV.

Sunday Papers: tips and comment

10:15 | 20 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Comment on miners, Mears, Tate & Lyle, Trinity Mirror and ICAP and tips for Clapham House, Great Eastern Energy and Mattioli Woods.

Hold or Fold: Comparing cautious managed funds

00:01 | 20 Jul 2008 | By Tim Cooper

Our panel of advisers have mixed opinions about this week's funds but suggest the Threadneedle Equity and Bond fund is more vulnerable than Gartmore’s Cautious Managed fund and may be less suitable for some cautious investors.

Saturday Papers: Halifax cuts cost of home loan deals -- other news

10:03 | 19 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Bank deputy warns on 4%-plus inflation and chancellor says economic downturn could last for years rather than months.

Saturday Papers: Detica receives preliminary approach -- bid news and gossip

10:00 | 19 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Regent Inns receives an informal approach from Luminar and Collins Stewart investigating a move into Hong Kong.

Saturday Papers: tips and comment

09:55 | 19 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Comment on estate agents, budget deficit, JD Wetherspoon, Kier, Anite and PSG Solutions

Inflation can only be tackled by domestic interest rates, BoE warns

00:01 | 19 Jul 2008 | By Tony Bonsignore

Deputy governor Sir John Gieve insisted that inflation is a domestic rather than an imported menace and can only be kept under control with tough monetary policy.

Market tactics: Is it worth investing in European shares?

00:01 | 19 Jul 2008 | By Tim Cooper

It has been a dismal time for European shares as investors bailed out fearing the interest rate hike that duly came in early July. But it is not all bad news as the European Central Bank recently made dovish comments on potential future rate rises.

The week in funds: Henderson, M&G, New Star

00:01 | 19 Jul 2008

James Henderson buys into RBS, M&G launches a global dividend fund and New Star puts Tri-Star fund to bed

Friday Closing Market: UK finishes sharply higher as US tech slides

17:11 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

Shares in the UK finished a difficult week positively, blue chips more than 1.5% higher on the day, while US markets were mixed.

Abbey owner Santander reportedly in talks to sell asset management division

15:10 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Jesus Segarra Sobral

According to reports in the Spanish press Abbey owner Grupo Santander is in talks with a number of parties to sell its asset management division.

Premier renames fund of funds

14:40 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Sara Smith

Premier Asset Management has renamed its fund of funds range to encompass the growing use of multi assets.

Walker Crips side-steps crunch as assets grow

14:36 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

Financial services firm Walker Crips continued to defy the credit crunch after increasing its assets under management by 5% in the last three months.

Credit crunch hits Friends' with-profits final bonuses

13:25 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Edward Lander

Friends Provident cut its with-profits final bonuses by more than half to reflect lower underlying investment values in the wake of economc uncertainty and fallout from the credit crisis.

Friday Lunchtime Market: Gloom on hold as banks continue rally

13:05 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Nicholas Paler

The FTSE 100 was surging ahead at midday as banks continued to rally, driving the blue chip index higher as they reversed losses from earlier in the week.

Aberdeen defies crunch to reveal net inflows for third quarter

10:10 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Matthew Goodburn

Aberdeen Asset Management dispelled some of the gloom in financial markets to post net inflows of £877 million for the three months to 30 June giving it a total of £113.7 billion of assets under management (AUM).

Friday Morning Market Update: Reckitt hit by poor L'Oreal results

10:01 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Miners weak and banks mixed, but pharmas, utilities, consumer stocks and building shares hold firm.

Morning eyecatchers: Broker Roundup: Morgan Stanley upgrades Trinity Mirror

09:20 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Landsbanki positive on Aberdeen Asset Management but RBS downgrades Homeserve.

Friday Morning Market: Two-day rally halted as oil price recovers

08:54 | 18 Jul 2008 | By Phil Cozens

Reckitt hit by disappointing L'Oreal figures and mining shares fall back.

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