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FT.com - Financial Markets News
- Probe into $50bn equities crash of 2008
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:41:08 GMT
Nigeria?s new securities regulator has launched a sweeping investigation into alleged abuses that contributed to a $50bn equities crash in what had been regarded as a prime frontier market
- Stocks edge higher on hopes for global economy
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:26:06 GMT
Global Markets Overview: FTSE All-World index remains becalmed near six-week highs, with stock investors reluctant to push riskier assets higher without a fresh catalyst
- Weak output puts pressure on sterling
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:23:48 GMT
Sterling comes under renewed pressure after disappointing production data adds to lingering concerns over the UK?s economic recovery
- Indian harvest hopes sink sugar prices
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:19:09 GMT
Sugar prices tumbled on Wednesday but crude oil prices breached the $83-a-barrel mark following the latest US weekly inventories data
FT.com - Your Investments
- Buying unpopular themes
Mon, 8 Mar 2010 14:54:35 +0000
In the search for better returns, John Baron looks at some out-of-favour sectors for investment trusts
- FC IT lags peers
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:35:02 +0000
Foreign Colonial Investment Trust said its exposure to private equity caused it to underperform its peers
- Weak pound boosts UK shares
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:28:48 +0000
Shares in HSBC, BP and Vodafone ? as well as other London-listed companies that generate a large proportion of their earnings outside of the UK ? are expected to gain ground in coming weeks if sterling weakens further.
FT.com - Your Pension
- Employees face more pension cuts
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:04:22 +0000
Investors are being urged to take more control of their retirement savings, as workplace pensions come under increasing pressure.
- Rise in people retiring early
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 11:08:34 +0000
Many people aged between 50 and 54 are retiring now ahead of the forthcoming rise in minimum retirement age to 55.
- Women at risk of financial gap in retirement
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:19:04 +0000
Half of married men purchase a single life annuity instead of a joint one at retirement, leaving their spouses no pension income if the men were to pass away earlier, according to a latest Standard Life research.
FT.com - Your Tax
- Can I change divorce settlement to help pay tax?
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 18:15:11 +0000
I am a UK entrepreneur living mainly abroad since my divorce. I was concerned to read that HM Revenue Customs recently won the right to levy £30m in back-tax on entrepreneur Robert Gaines-Cooper
- Naming and shaming law comes into force
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 16:55:35 +0000
A fresh assault on tax evasion has been launched by HM Revenue Custom after new legislation allowing the publication of names and details of individuals and companies came into force on Wednesday
- Tax-free Isas lift interest rates
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:11:25 +0000
Isa "season" gets underway with the launch of market-leading rates of 3.5 per cent for instant access cash Isas and 4.4 per cent fixed on a three-year bond.
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