The Expert View: Whitbread, Lloyds and WS Atkins
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including Imagination Technologies and Rightmove.
View ArticleBNY Mellon outsouring deal follows Alliance Trust's 'volte-face'
Alliance Trust has entered into an investment administration outsourcing deal with BNY Mellon, part of a push by the company to focus on its core skills after a transformational year.
View ArticleBrooks Macdonald raises divi after profits grow by 4%
The wealth manager saw pre-tax profits rise to £4.26 million over the six months to the end of December 2012, prompting an 8% dividend uplift.
View ArticleFTSE goes into reverse as ex-dividend shares weigh
Investors cheer Prudential dividend rise and sellers give hard-hit British pound a day off.
View ArticleWitan raises dividend for 38th consecutive year after strong 2012
Witan has become the latest pillar of the investment trust community to increase its dividend as Andrew Bell's impact on the trust continues to bear fruit.
View ArticleBoost unveils ETP range for sterling investors
Boost ETP, the specialist exchange traded product provider, is quoting its range of three-times leveraged products in sterling for UK investors.
View ArticleMiton launches UK Value Opportunities fund
Miton Group is launching the CF Miton UK Value Opportunities fund for managers George Godber and Georgina Hamilton.
View Article10 investment trust dividend heroes
Recent payouts increases from some of Britain’s oldest, largest, and best known investment companies continue a trend that in some cases dates back to the 1960s.
View ArticleBill Gross buys junk for $288bn bond fund
PIMCO’s bond chief ups high yield bond holdings shortly after appearing to warn investors away from asset class.
View ArticleThe Big Interview: Axa Framlington's three-pronged plan
Mark Beveridge, global head of Axa Framlington, discusses his three main goals at the firm, succession planning for Nigel Thomas and the future of the firm
View ArticleUS to lead shale gas revolution...for now
US oil production is at a 20 year high with the shale fields in Texas and North Dakota accounting for 43% of total production.
View ArticleThe Expert View: Prudential, Tesco and G4S
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, also including British American Tobacco and Informa.
View ArticleInvestec Wealth & Investment hits £40 billion
The acquisition of Williams de Broë has helped assets jump by 20% over the year, with Investec's asset management business also performing well.
View ArticleUS regulators analyse potential gold price manipulation in London
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is trying to determine whether London-based traders manipulated the gold price.
View ArticleJupiter's Darwall buoyed by US move towards free trade
Citywire AA-rated Alexander Darwall believes that the US shale gas boom is leading to the United States moving away from a protectionist model to a more free trade one as it reaps the benefits of the...
View ArticleBlackRock and Fidelity to form ‘ETF powerhouse’
Two asset management firms sign strategic partnership deal aimed at increasing worldwide access to passive strategies.
View ArticleInvestors' call for clarity pushes ownership and transparency up the agenda
After Invesco Perpetual's Neil Woodford said fund managers should take more interest in the strategic direction of their holdings, retail investors are pushing for greater clarity on voting and active...
View ArticleRetail lights up FTSE as Morrisons, Ocado strike deal
(Update) The FTSE 100 closed nearly 50 points higher after more good employment news from the US. A deal to deliver Morrisons' online service boosted Ocado shares.
View ArticleStar manager Richard Buxton quits Schroders for Old Mutual
Star fund manager Richard Buxton has resigned as Schroders head of UK equities to take up a post with Old Mutual Global Investors, Citywire can reveal.
View ArticleMRB's Chart of the Week: Why you should sell euro equity
Policy makers may have stopped the rot but still can't deliver growth
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