What Investment articles from August 2001

What Investment archives from August 2001

Going over old ground?(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... One of the most frequently asked questions by readers of What Investment is how do I find a financial adviser? The second most commonly asked question is how do I find a good financial adviser? While we all like to think that we know a...

Calling all affluentials.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Barclays has developed a wealth management service for the cash rich and time poor. Barclays Private Clients offers a single relationship across banking and investment, bringing together existing Barclays' operations such as Premier, Europe,...

TESSA time.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... NDF Administration and Credit Suisse First Boston have launched TESSA-Triple Plus 2, a TESSA-only ISA for investors with maturing TESSAs. The product is open until 5 October 2001 and includes 100 per cent capital security with growth over five...

Online extras.(offered by DLJdirect)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Share dealing service, DLJdirect has added a research centre to its website and simplified its pricing structure for higher value trades. The research centre will provide detailed fundamental analysis of the top 280 UK companies as well as...

top ten funds.
August 1, 2001... top ten funds Unit trusts/OEICs One year Performance 1 Artemis UK Special Situations 139.17 2 S & F Hiscox Ins Ptfl Inc 132.54 3 Govett US Bear ...

SocGen.(Societe Generale)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... SocGen has launched the North American fund which will be aggressively managed to take advantage of today's fast-moving market conditions. Favoured sectors at the moment include healthcare and financials. Minimum investment: 1,000 [pounds...

HSBC.(launches a combination of top-performing funds)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... HSBC Bank has launched an ISA combining top-performing funds from HSBC, Framlington and Merrill Lynch - the HSBC UK Growth & Income fund, the Merrill Lynch UK Dynamic fund and the Framlington Health fund. Minimum investment: 3,000 [pounds...

Skipton Building Society.(markets two-year bond)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Skipton Building Society is offering a two-year Step-Up bond, where interest rates will rise every six months to a new guaranteed level. The rates are as follows: 5.25 per cent, 5.5 per cent, 5.75 per cent and 6 per cent. The bond will close to...

Product of the month: Premier Portfolio Managers.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Premier Portfolio Managers has launched the Premier Zero Preference fund to provide a steady capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio of low-risk securities. It has a target yield of 8 per cent. The fund qualifies for ISA and PEP...

Norwich Union.(extends range of investment funds)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Norwich Union is extending the range of investment funds available on its Portfolio Bond, Bond 2000 and FlexiBond to include six new socially responsible investment funds. Contact 0845 300 3344.

Cheltenham & Gloucester.(launches fixed-rate bond)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Cheltenham & Gloucester has launched a three-year fixed-rate bond paying 5.65 per cent per annum gross. There is a minimum investment of 5,000 [pounds sterling]. Contact 0800 717 505.

The Safeway Bond.(launched)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The Safeway Bond has been launched to provide a fixed interest rate of 6.1 per cent, per annum for a minimum investment of 1,000 [pounds sterling]. The product has a fixed term of one year. Contact 0800 995 995

Bank of Scotland.(launched two guaranteed income bonds)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Bank of Scotland has launched two guaranteed income bonds, offering returns over periods of three or five years with a choice of monthly or annual income. The three-year bond offers a fixed rate of return of 5.62 per cent over the full term....

New Star Asset Management.(launches aggressively managed growth portfolios)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... New Star Asset Management has launched two aggressively managed growth portfolios: The UK Growth fund and the European Growth fund. Both will contain between 65 and 70 stocks. The funds will be managed by Alan Miller and Richard Pease...

[0] Chartwell Investment Management.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Tim Cockerill is an associate director at Chartwell Investment Management

Kenwood.(Associates appoints Philip Johnson director)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Philip Johnson is director of Kenwood associates

Chartwell Investment Management.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Patrick Connolly is associate director at Chartwell Investment Management

The annuity squeeze.
August 1, 2001... Hilary Osborne looks at the investment annuity alternatives to help boost income for those in retirement You may not realise it yet, but it's when you retire that the hard work begins. For the vast majority of your working life you've been...

A shore thing.
August 1, 2001... Looking for a handy means of tax deferral or simply an additional haven for your investments? Ian Wylie heads offshore Investing money offshore is no longer as raffish as it sounds and taking advantage of any anomalies between UK and...

When zeros are heroes.
August 1, 2001... In periods of low economic growth, fixed interest products always stage a rally. Harvey Jones weighs up the pros and cons of zero dividend preference shares Falling interest rates have pushed an obscure and oddly-named product into the...

Play your cards right.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... David Harris provides a step-by-step guide to choosing independent financial advice No doubt many of you will have indulged in the daydream of winning the National Lottery, Football Pools, Premium Bonds or landing a large wager on the...

Spread it out.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Want to put a stop loss on your share portfolio or wiggle out of some CGT liability? Sally Wright explains why spread betting might have one or two things to offer Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to be exactly bang on the nose with...

United States: More of the same.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Weak employment data calls into question the prospect of an economic soft landing Once again this month, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 3.75 per cent, their lowest level in more than seven years. The Fed's...

United Kingdom: A light in the tunnel.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... The UK is expected to grow at a faster pace than the US, Europe or Japan, boosting corporate profits and valuations. While first quarter GDP figures showed that the British economy had grown 0.5 per cent quarter-on-quarter -- stronger than...

Europe: Choppy times ahead.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... The ECB's continuing reluctance to respond to the economic slowdown is likely to add further to the lack of investor confidence in equities. European economic news was mixed this month. Economic growth in Germany fell to almost zero in the...

Far East: Signs of Decay.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Fund managers are optimistic, but for investors, the economic picture for the Far East remains gloomy Japanese economic deterioration continues and growth fell more than forecast this month. Further heavy declines in output are expected...

Market insider: South Africa.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... Continuing our series providing a fundamental analysis of a region from an economic and political perspective. This month, Michael Wilson considers the prospects for South Africa If there was ever a harder act to follow than Nelson Mandela,...

Market View.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... It was another bleak month for the markets. US interest rates may have been trimmed by another quarter of one per cent but it is hard to find the sugar-coated upside when you are walking into a blizzard of profits warnings. The FTSE 100...

FTSE 100 INDEX.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... FTSE 100 INDEX Stock 1 month Rank 1 year FTSE 100(*) 97.35 89.38 FTSE All Share (xd adj) 97.18 92.25 FTSE SmallCap(*) ...

Engineering sector view.(Brief Article)
August 1, 2001... While the British consumers continue to spend, spend, spend, the British engineering industry is in a mess. Perhaps you say that you have been reading this for years but according to the engineer's trade body, matters have already come to a...

Engineering share view.
August 1, 2001... Cookson is in many ways typical of the mid-cap companies that make up this sector. Its roots are 300 years old and it now operates in distinct markets: producing chemicals and electronics for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs); manufacturing...

A world of opportunity.
August 1, 2001... Investors are still nervous about risking their money to the stock market and gross retail sales of unit trusts of 2.6bn [pounds sterling] are lower than this time last year, according to the Association of Unit Trusts and Investment Funds...

Performance tables.
August 1, 2001... Performance tables WHAT THE TABLES SHOW The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] invested over six months, one, three, five and 10 years to 1 July 2001, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are...

God bless America.(North American investment-exposure)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... Investors who want exposure to North America have a choice - invest in one of the behemoth global growth trusts or opt for a smaller more specialised product. There are very few of these specialised funds on the market, but investors who have...

INVESTMENT TRUSTS: Performance tables.(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... WHAT THE TABLES SHOW The figures show the value of 100 [pounds sterling] invested over six months, one, three, five and ten years to 1 July 2001, on a mid-market basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you...

Money clinic.(financial planning and investment advice)
August 1, 2001... A panel of independent experts answer readers' financial planning and investment queries Child's play I have a five-year-old grandson and I am very keen to put some money away for his future. I have decided that I would like to use an...

Best ways to save.(instant access accounts)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... Best ways to save INSTANT ACCESS ACCOUNTS Company Account Name Balance of 500 [pounds sterling] IBristol & West (local branch) Easy Plus...

TOP-PERFORMING UNIT-LINKED PENSIONS.(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
August 1, 2001... TOP-PERFORMING UNIT-LINKED PENSIONS Five years to 1 July 2001. Results of 100 [pounds sterling] invested on an offer-to-bid basis with gross income reinvested. Source: Standard & Poor's Australasia FP Australian (ex NM)(**)...