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Citywire Investment News
- James Montier: The 'Austerians' will destroy the recovery and usher in deflation
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:33:04 +0100
The 'Austerians' could destroy an economic recovery and increase the likelihood of deflation, warns influential investor James Montier.
- Saints hikes divi and expects shareholder payouts to rise
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:10:40 +0100
Manager of the Baillie Gifford trust Patrick Edwardson says as the global economic recovery picks up, so too will company profits and their payouts to shareholders.
- Exeter IFA firm strikes outsourcing deal with Brooks Macdonald
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:54:27 +0100
RK Shipman has entered into an agreement with Brooks Macdonald for the London based asset manager to run its clients' money.
- Push start from Fidelity helped Ocado get its flotation away
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:56:34 +0100
Ocado had to rely on existing shareholders - and fund management group Fidelity in particular - to get its recent stock market flotation away.
BBC Business News
- Dhaka garment workers angry over pay
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:21:09 +0000
There have been street battles in Bangladesh for a second day as workers in Dhaka's textile factories vent their disappointment with a planned wage rise.
- Child Trust Fund payments to drop
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:01:02 +0000
Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.
- Iran sanctions: Pressure on Dubai
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 15:53:18 +0000
Ben Thompson looks at Dubai's role on the new frontline of sanctions on Iran.
- Tax credits and child trusts
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:25:49 +0000
In this week's Your Money Sally Eden looks at tax credits and child trust funds.
BBC News
- Child Trust Fund payments to drop
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:01:02 +0000
Babies born this weekend will be last in the UK to receive the full payment to Child Trust Funds, as the scheme's phasing out begins.
- Tight security at Chelsea wedding
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 02:00:45 +0000
The daughter of former US President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has married her long-term boyfriend at a lavish ceremony.
- Treaty enacted to ban cluster bombs
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:57:15 +0000
An international treaty banning the production and use of cluster bombs has come into force.
- Farc call to new Colombian leader
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:56:07 +0000
Colombia's Farc rebel group issues a call for dialogue with the new government after Juan Manuel Santos's election as president.