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Citywire Investment News
- World in 2050: the emerging markets with explosive potential
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
HSBC gets it crystal ball out and produces some in depth research to highlight why emerging markets could be prominent forces on the economic landscape in 2050.
- McQuaker: how I plan to turn performance around
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
Henderson multi-manager Bill McQuaker is seeking to driver performance across his funds by taking a core defensive approach with optionality to benefit from potential upside.
- IT Insider: FC Commercial Prop - the only risk is dying of boredom
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:01:00 Z
You might question why there is such demand for the stock, but I think its popularity comes from being boring and safe
- 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.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
The average UK house price is now £161,000.
- The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
- House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
- Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
BBC Business News
- Macquarie falls on profit warning
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:01 GMT
Macquarie Group, the largest investment bank in Australia, says it expects full year profits to drop 25% as a weak market hurts its business.
- China drives growth for KFC owner
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:10:17 GMT
The owner of restaurant brands KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell reports another set of strong figures, helped by growth in China.
- Citi to launch China credit cards
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:15:27 GMT
The Chinese unit of Citigroup wins approval to launch credit cards in China, the first non-Asian bank to do so.
- Road warriors struggle to get connected
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:09:39 GMT
Road warriors struggle to get connected
BBC News
- Briggs Buttler in one-day squad
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:31:35 GMT
England name uncapped spinner Danny Briggs in their one-day squad to face Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai - but batsman Ian Bell is left out.
- Syria army continues Homs assault
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:11:18 GMT
An assault by the Syrian army on the restive city of Homs continues as Russia's foreign minister is due in Damascus for talks.
- Court hears social care challenge
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:05:31 GMT
The Supreme Court is to hear a case challenging the way councils in England can consider their finances when assessing people for social care.
- Search on for Philippine missing
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:39:10 GMT
Search and rescue efforts are continuing for survivors of a 6.7 magnitude quake that shook the central Philippines on Monday, leaving dozens dead or missing.
