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Citywire Investment News
- Poor returns and ouflows force Carmignac to shut thematic fund
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:39:02 Z
Fifteen years after it was first launched, Carmignac Innovation has 'not lived up to expectations', the French firm said.
- Elsa warns FSA life settlement fund ban has major implications
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:34:09 Z
The European Life Settlement Association have issued a strongly worded statement warning that a ban on Traded Life Policy Investments (TPLI) would damage other asset classes.
- Aussie firm sells 14 million Henderson shares
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:27:10 Z
Australian-based JCP Investment Partners has sold a little more than 14 million shares in the fund group ahead of its full-year numbers later this month.
- Is the emerging market rally a red herring?
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:26:40 Z
Emerging markets dominate the list of the world's best-performing indices year to date but can the region continue to go from strength to the strength.
BBC Business News
- VIDEO: Chinese airlines 'to shun EU tax'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:45:22 GMT
Beijing has banned Chinese airlines from taking part in the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), aimed at cutting carbon emissions.
- Gers Whyte may have lied to court
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:20:23 GMT
BBC Scotland uncovers evidence which suggests Rangers owner Craig Whyte may have lied in court.
- Delay in Greece bailout meeting
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:35:23 GMT
Government talks in Greece to try to agree new austerity measures needed to secure bailout funds and avoid defaulting on its debts, are delayed.
- Gas price rises as freeze bites
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:21:31 GMT
The price of gas in the UK hits its highest level for five years as below-freezing temperatures lead to a surge in demand across Europe.
BBC News
- Attack on Nigeria police station
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:55:39 GMT
A police station comes under attack in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, while explosions are also reportedly heard in Maiduguri.
- Radical cleric Qatada given bail
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:50:40 GMT
Radical cleric Abu Qatada is granted bail following a hearing at the UK's Special Immigration Appeals Commission.
- Capello actions dismay PFA chief
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:45:37 GMT
England coach Fabio Capello may have breached his contract by publicly criticising the Football Association's move to remove John Terry as captain, says former FA executive director David Davies.
- Obama: 'I deserve a second term'
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:38:39 GMT
President Barack Obama tells a US network that he deserves a second term in the White House, as a poll puts his approval rating above 50%.
Citywire News
- FTSE drifts as Greek debt talks muddle on
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:27:52 Z
Britain?s benchmark index slips as Greek premier Lucas Papademos fails to win backing from other party leaders for more spending cuts.
- ?Toxic? pension system deprives retirees of 30% of income
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:55:30 Z
Retirees are missing out on £1 billion of income each year after falling foul of an opaque and unfair annuity market.
- Diary of a Dumb Investor: buying protection for the 2012 crash
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:46:47 Z
If 2011 took me unawares, much like Russian forces early in World War II, this year will be my Stalingrad ? and Personal Assets will help me turn the tide.
- Chart of the Day: Goldman Sachs says you?ll be richer this year
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:58:47 Z
And you won't have to endure a return to recession either, the bank's economists say.