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Citywire Investment News
- Barclays to sell $6.1bn BlackRock stake
Mon, 21 May 2012 11:28:24 +0100
Barclays is to sell its 19.6% stake in the asset management firm.
- SimplyBiz launches discretionary service via Verbatim
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:38:31 +0100
Verbatim Asset Management, the financial planning arm of SimplyBiz, has launched a discretionary service which brings together four top wealth firms.
- Thesis to launch seven-strong model portfolio range
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26:28 +0100
Thesis Asset Management will launch a range of seven risk-rated model portfolios later this year to capitalise on a growing demand for advisers to outsource investment.
- Pru lines up Threadneedle founder Manduca for chairman role
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:22:23 +0100
Prudential is lining up director Paul Manduca to fill the chairman role to be left vacant by harvey Mcgarth, according to reports.
Citywire Money, Tax and Property
- House prices down ? and set to stay that way
Thu, 03 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100
House prices fell for the fourth time in five months in April, according to Nationwide.
- House price surprise: North boasts biggest rise as London slumps
Tue, 01 May 2012 12:24:50 +0100
The average house price in England and Wales is now £160,372.
- Would you pay half a million pounds for this garage?
Tue, 01 May 2012 11:04:00 +0100
A garage in Knightsbridge is on sale for £525,000 - that's three times the national average house price to you and me.
- House prices in England and Wales hit record high
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:01:00 +0100
The average asking price in England and Wales is now at an all-time high of £243,737 ? up £1,237 on the previous record set four years ago.
BBC Business News
- Higher fares help Ryanair profits
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26:30 GMT
Ryanair reports record annual profits as fare rises help to offset a sharp rise in fuel costs, but it warns profits could fall this year.
- Waterstones to sell Amazon Kindle
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:23:32 GMT
UK bookseller Waterstones plans to sell Amazon's Kindle e-book reader and other Kindle digital services.
- Eurozone crisis 'hits mortgages'
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:21:37 GMT
Mortgages - along with other loans - could become more scarce and more expensive if the eurozone crisis persists, a lenders' group says.
- China clears Google Motorola bid
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:20:52 GMT
Chinese regulators approve Google's $12.5bn purchase of US phone maker Motorola Mobility, the final hurdle for the deal to go through.
Citywire News
- Diary of a Dumb Investor: bigger, badder? dumber?
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:56:59 +0100
As the new Dumb Investor, I can?t promise much financial nous, but I can hope to better the whimpering approach of my predecessor.
- 5 reasons you should worry about Greece and the euro
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:03:00 +0100
(Update) The eurozone once again faces a full-blown crisis centred on Greece. What does it mean for people in the UK?
- Investment trusts: 10 great dividend growers
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:01:00 +0100
With experts recommending equity income funds as a way for investors to overcome choppy stock markets, we look at 10 investment trusts that have consistently increased their dividends over the past 45 years.
- Market blog: FTSE inches up as G8 leaders eye growth
Mon, 21 May 2012 08:04:07 +0100
European markets rise as political heads at the weekend?s summit pledge to promote growth and jobs in the region.
BBC News
- Sportsday - breaking sports news
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:29:38 GMT
Chelsea manager and transfer news, Liverpool and Aston Villa manager updates, England v West Indies, plus more.
- In pictures: Annular eclipse
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:27:07 GMT
Images of annular eclipse seen from east Asia to western US
- Higher fares help Ryanair profits
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26:30 GMT
Ryanair reports record annual profits as fare rises help to offset a sharp rise in fuel costs, but it warns profits could fall this year.
- Miliband: End education snobbery
Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26:04 GMT
Labour leader Ed Miliband attacks the "snobbery" which downgrades vocational qualifications and training in favour of university degrees.
