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Association of British Insurers calls for tax certainty in pre-Budget report

By Edward Lander | 00:01 | 24 Jul 2008

Reduce corporation tax and increase certainty or risk losing business overseas, says ABI.

Wednesday Closing Market: HBOS bid rumours fire FTSE

By Nicholas Paler | 16:52 | 23 Jul 2008

UK markets were buoyed by bid rumours prior to close, after talk of a potential move for HBOS from a Spanish bank and confirmation from mid cap firm Moneysupermarket.com that its leading shareholder had rejected an approach.

Moneysupermarket.com flies ahead after confirming approach

By Nicholas Paler | 15:25 | 23 Jul 2008

Shares in comparison website Moneysupermarket.com soared up by over a third mid-afternoon after the company confirmed its leading shareholder, Simon Nixon, had rejected an approach from a potential bidder.

Friends, Standard Life lead Goldman Sachs insurer list

By Edward Lander | 15:17 | 23 Jul 2008

Analyst favours life offices with good new business potential and lower equity volumes as share values in the sector reach all time lows.

Fidelity changes name of Managed International fund

By David Campbell | 13:05 | 23 Jul 2008

Fidelity has changed the name of its Fidelity Managed International portfolio to better reflect the investment process of manager, Citywire A-rated Brenda Reed.

Insight hires ex Schroders man Richard Lloyd to head structured solutions

By James Phillipps | 12:51 | 23 Jul 2008

Former Schroders co-head of structured products Richard Lloyd has joined Insight Investments.

Brown Shipley takes sixth Deutsche Tilney manager for Birmingham push

By Dylan Lobo | 12:31 | 23 Jul 2008

Brown Shipley has poached Gordon Campbell from Deutsche Tilney for its new Birmingham office, the sixth private client manager it has recruited from its rival.   

Glaxo falls on drop in profits and warning of challenges to come

By Chris Marshall | 12:27 | 23 Jul 2008

Chief executive Andrew Witty warned of the ‘immense challenges’ that the pharma industry would face over the next few years.

Deptford takes on Whittaker's New Star Equity Income fund

By Matthew Goodburn | 12:23 | 23 Jul 2008

New Star new recruit Charles Deptford has taken the reins of the underperforming New Star Equity Income fund from Stephen Whittaker.

Business sentiment at its worst since the wake of 9/11

By Chris Marshall | 11:47 | 23 Jul 2008

The CBI’s survey of manufacturers adds to the bleak picture facing firms and their customers, with manufacturers expecting demand to slow.

MPC split three ways on 'difficult' July rate decision

By Matthew Goodburn | 11:38 | 23 Jul 2008

The minutes of the monetary policy committee (MPC) reveal that the Bank of England was split three ways before deciding to hold interest rates at 5% for July.

HBOS leads banking rally as market surges up over 1.5%

By Nicholas Paler | 11:20 | 23 Jul 2008

HBOS jumped back above its rights issue price early on as positive sentiment on Wall Street helped British banks stage another rally.

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Best Fund Managers

UK Equity Income Fund Managers over 3 years

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RankRatingManagerTotal Returns
1/61 Neil Woodford 33.79%
2/61 Robin Geffen 30.66%
3/61 Leigh Harrison 27.73%
4/61 Karen Robertson 27.14%
5/61 Jonathan Barber 25.94%

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By Tim Cooper | 00:01 | 23 Jul 2008

Not all of the advisers on our panel give the green light to this week’s ethical offerings. Inexperienced management and high charges all play their part in giving one fund the thumbs down.

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UBS move shows banks have little appetite for bespoke management

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.

By Charlie Parker | 12:27 | 21 Jul 2008

Only the brave: Investor uprising overshadows Dalton Pakistan launch

Writing the New Frontiers investment blog can sometimes feels like shooting fish in a barrel. This is one of those times.

By David Campbell | 12:10 | 18 Jul 2008

Are bonds really a safe bet?

Currently offering quite good value and historically less volatile than equities means investors are flocking to bonds - but are they actually as cautious a play as people think?

By Sara Smith | 13:16 | 17 Jul 2008

M&G bond ace Leaviss does the maths on inflation

In the first of an occasional series we hand the Citywire Blogs over to Jim Leaviss, head of retail fixed income at M&G, as he gets inside the head of BoE governor Mervyn King.

By David Campbell | 16:55 | 15 Jul 2008

All is not well with A&L

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?

By Gavin Lumsden | 16:20 | 14 Jul 2008

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