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Citywire News
- PPF boss says size not insolvencies driving riskier investment strategy
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:44:10 GMT
Pension Protection Fund (PPF) chief executive Alan Rubenstein denies that recent moves to a more aggressive investment strategy are driven by a surge in insolvency claims.
- The HSBC 1.99% mortgage is back again
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:53:10 GMT
HSBC is relaunching its 1.99% mortgage for borrowers who can afford a 40% deposit.
- FSA to link with ombudsman and OFT to form consumer committee
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:26:44 GMT
The Financial Services Authority has teamed up with the Office of Fair Trading and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to create a new consumer protection committee.
- Why BP is a must-own for income seekers
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:10:00 GMT
BP has bought more assets in the Gulf of Mexico and its first licenses in Brazil, adding to its already robust production growth prospects.
- Could the Chancellor unveil a Budget sweetener for ISA savers?
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:01:00 GMT
Allowing ISA savers to invest their whole allowance into cash investments might be a cheap and easy way of wooing middle class voters.
FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Markets mixed on China monetary jitters
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:28:12 GMT
Global Markets Overview: China reawakens fears over monetary tightening, US data boost stocks
- Strong growth outlook lifts Swiss franc
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:16:07 GMT
The Swiss franc rose to its highest level for a year against the euro as the central bank revised its growth forecast for the economy to 1.5 per cent
- Philips slides amid talk of Hologic bid
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:39:53 GMT
France?s Lagardère, the world?s largest publisher of consumer magazines, suffered the steepest falls on the FTSE Eurofirst index after disappointing investors with poor earnings for 2009 and a weak outlook for the year ahead
- Vale turns up heat on iron ore prices
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:17:56 GMT
The miner, has asked some of the world?s top steel producers to pay 80-100 per cent more for their ore supplies in 2010-11
- Oil edges lower while sugar steadies from earlier fall
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:02:54 GMT
Crude oil prices maintained a hold at the $82 a barrel level while base metals inched higher and the sugar market slowed the sharp falls of earlier this week