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Regulators to join forces to protect consumers
The Financial Services Authority, the Office of Fair Trading and the Financial Ombudsman Service have proposed the creation of a consumer protection committee to identify consumer risks before the risks turn into widespread problems.
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Income bonds default after FSA risk warning
Keydata plans backed by investments in second-hand life insurance policies have stopped paying out
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F&C IT lags peers
Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust said its exposure to private equity caused it to underperform its peers
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Weak pound boosts UK shares
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.
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B shares join the A-list for tax benefits
Investors looking for returns that are taxed as capital gains
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Predators poised to swoop on UK small caps
A wave of takeover activity is expected in the UK smaller companies sector as US and European companies spend their surplus cash on acquisitions, according to a new survey of UK small-cap fund managers.
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Savers paid lower rates by notice accounts
Hundreds of thousands of savers in notice accounts are earning lower returns than the 0.86% average paid by instant-access accounts
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The weak pound's winners and losers
Sterling's slide against the dollar and its continuing weakness against the euro are helpful for buyers of UK equities and income funds, according to strategists.
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Buying unpopular themes
In the search for better returns, John Baron looks at some out-of-favour sectors for investment trusts
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Derive benefits from property derivatives
What investment tool could you use to hedge exposure, profit from a property crash or even predict what the property market's going to do next?
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Invesco Perpetual withdraws split cap launch
Invesco Perpetual has withdrawn the launch of a new split capital investment trust
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Brazil fund focus on national stocks
A new investment trust is being launched to invest in the domestic Brazilian economy, making it only the second investment trust company to focus on the region
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Tax-free Isas lift interest rates
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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Structured, but not so safe or simple
Structured products in an individual savings account (Isa) can be attractive to investors who want to blend investment growth with capital protection - but recent history has highlighted the importance of understanding the investment terms and counterparty risk, advisers say
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Invest in Isas for income
Investors aged 50 and over have more than doubled their lump sum contributions into share-based individual savings accounts in recent months in the hope of maximising their income payouts in the run up to retirement.
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From The Financial Times