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News and comment

Welcome to your on-line financial newsletter. This service is regularly updated to bring you news of important developments in financial matters.

The news stories on this page have been written and produced by a third party and neither nor its representatives can be held responsible for the accuracy of the content/information contained within these stories.

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.
  

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.
  

FT.com - Financial Markets News

• Money flows back into emerging markets
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:35:12 GMT
  Equity funds which fell out of favour for much of last year attracted $3.5bn in the week ending February 1, the most in almost a year
  

• Greece talks cast lengthy shadow
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:34:51 GMT
  Sentiment on global markets restrained by disunity of Greek politicians on austerity measures but selling looks modest
  

• FTSE lower as investors remain cautious
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:09:51 GMT
  Shares edge lower after robust data lifted hopes that the worst of the global slowdown was over and helped the FTSE rise nearly 3% last week
  

• Brent crude oil breaks three-month high
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:25:13 GMT
  Metals give up Friday?s gains from strong US labour data while WTI-Brent price differential widens to more than $18 in late-afternoon trade
  

BBC Business News

• 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.
  

• Gers Whyte may have lied to court
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:39:44 GMT
  BBC Scotland uncovers evidence which suggests Rangers owner Craig Whyte may have lied in court.
  

• House prices 'up 0.6% in January'
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:43:13 GMT
  UK house prices increased by 0.6% in January, according to the latest survey from the Halifax.
  

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.
  

BBC News

• UK winter snowfall: In pictures
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:43:26 GMT
  The winter weather brings out the UK's playful side
  

• Romania spy chief 'to be new PM'
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:41:45 GMT
  Romania's intelligence service chief Mihai Razvan Ungureanu is nominated as prime minister after Emil Bloc resigns amid widespread austerity protests.
  

• Ian Paisley admitted to hospital
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:38:38 GMT
  The former first minister and leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley, has been admitted to hospital.
  

• Cameron lauds 'magnificent' Queen
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:29:20 GMT
  Prime Minister David Cameron praises the "magnificent service" given by the Queen, as she celebrates 60 years on the throne.
  

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