What Investment articles from February 2001

What Investment archives from February 2001

United States Under par.(slowdown in American economy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Each month, What Investment speaks to the top-performing fund managers in global markets and asks them to reveal the key issues driving their stock selection decisions. The outlook remains unsteady for the year ahead as the US economy...

United Kingdom Window dressing.(United Kingdom economy in control)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... In the short term, defensive stocks will hold their own as investor confidence remains low Inflation in the UK remains firmly under control, interest rates have seemingly peaked at 6 per cent and the Monetary Policy Committee is likely to...

Europe Musical chairs.(European economy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Market polarisation will become increasingly common as companies compete on a global basis Slowing economic activity in Europe is leading to increased expectations that interest rates are close to their peak. Many analysts are predicting a...

Far East Positive signs ahead.(Asian economy shows growth)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Earnings growth levels off to a more sustainable degree while tech stocks remain weak The Japanese stock market ended the year 2000 on a sombre note, with the Nikkei 225 falling 5.3 per cent and the Topix losing 5.1 per cent. For the year...

Market insider: Eastern Europe.(politics and economy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 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 Eastern Europe Standing on top of the Berlin wall in November 1989,...

Market View.(United States stock market)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... As is normally the case, the month around Christmas was not that busy. The entire period was marked by a string of profits warnings from both the old economy but more especially from the new economy. Investors were nervous. Hence the three...

FTSE 100 INDEX.
February 1, 2001... [TABULAR DATA NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]

Building Materials share view.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... CRH has been one of the true growth stocks of the building materials sector. In the 1990s it was a major beneficiary of Ireland's massive investment in new roads and construction projects driven by both the tiger economy and by huge EU funding....

The name's bond ... corporate bond.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Disappointing markets and seasonal sluggishness are being blamed for lower investment fund sales. Last year saw the international growth sectors increasing their market share at the expense of domestic, mainly income-orientated sectors. The...

Sunrise in Japan.(Japan's economy improves)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Japan's stock market was the success story that beat all-comers during 1999 and the head of steam it had built up propelled equities higher and higher into the New Year, until March 2000 when `new Japan' stocks gave up some of their earlier...

Money clinic.(financial advice)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... A panel of independent experts answer readers' financial planning and investment queries * Performance problems I always study the performance tables relating to unit trusts/OEICs, looking for consistent performers for possible future...

INSTANT ACCESS ACCOUNTS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Account Gross Interest Company Name Rate Freq.(*) Balance of 500 [pounds sterling] Bristol & West Easy Plus 7.00% Annually...

NOTICE ACCOUNTS.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Company Account Grass Notice/ Interest Name Rate Penalty Freq. Balance of 1,000 [pounds sterling] Scarborough Bonus Bond 6.50%(a) 60 days Annually...

TOP-PERFORMING UNIT-LINKED PENSIONS.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Five years to 1 January 2001. Results of 100 [pounds sterling] invested on an offer-to-bid basis with gross income reinvested. Source: Standard & Poor's Micropal Australasia FP Australian (ex NM)(**) 136.52 1 Sector...

Time for a bonus?(life insurers and banks issuing bonds, hedge funds)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... One of the most common questions posed by investors in the last month has been whether or not the current weakness in the technology sector represents a buying opportunity. For those taking a long-term view the answer is yes, but for short-term...

NEWS ROUND-UP.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2001... Invesco Perpertual merge Ten Invesco and five Perpetual funds will merge into the new Invesco Perpetual fund range following last year's takeover of Perpetual by Invesco's parent company, Amvescap. The move is designed to minimise overlap...

top ten funds.(investment trusts)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Unit Trusts/OEICs One year Performance 1 Framlington Health 204.70 2 CF Bio-Tech 167.04 3 S & F Hiscox Ins Ptfl Inc 140.50 4 Schroder Inst...

New Offers.(insurers' bonds, venture capital firms' investments)
February 1, 2001... We examine what the latest savings and investment plans have to offer investors. Each product has been given a star rating representing its overall value for money, based on cost, terms and conditions and investment opportunity []...

Product of the Month: Winterthur Life.(launches with-profits bond)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Winterthur Life has launched a with-profits bond which will invest up to 90 per cent of the fund in equities. The bond currently offers an annual bonus rate of 6.25 per cent, and the income option will enable investors to take a regular income...

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.(venture capital trusts)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... As the venture capital trust season kicks off in earnest, David Aaron reviews the options for investors looking to make the most of these tax-efficient vehicles When the subject of venture capital trusts (VCTs) is raised, most investors...

Going, going ... gone.(traded endowment policies)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Sally Wright analyses the benefits of investing in traded endowment policies and asks why selling a policy is almost always better than surrendering it to the life company In these times of stock market uncertainty, a low-risk product with...

Green profits.(ethical investing)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Can you make money and stick to your principles? Harvey Jones explains how to retire profitably the green and pleasant way What have global warming, the arms trade, animal testing, pornography and rainforest depletion got to do with...

Win a 2,000 [pounds sterling] investment with AISA Direct.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Here is your chance to win a 2,000 [pounds sterling] ISA courtesy of AISA Direct. Just answer three easy multiple choice questions, which appear on the reverse of the tear-out card opposite. Since their launch in April 1999, individual...

Team spirit.(tips on forming investment clubs)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Amanda Jarvis provides a step-by-step guide to setting up an investment club Across the UK, groups of friends, relatives and colleagues are banding together to learn about investing, and to enjoy the pleasure of profit. The advent of...

A taste of Europe.(European investment opportunities)
February 1, 2001... Hilary Osborne takes a tour of Continental markets to unearth the best investment opportunities on offer Next time you're standing at the checkout in Tesco, take a look at the contents of your trolley. What with the slab of Camembert, the...

Twinkle twinkle.(top fund managers)
February 1, 2001... Just how much freedom of choice does a star fund manager have in stock selection and how much is dictated by the company they work for? Hilary Osborne goes star gazing Forget the football or the Queen Mothers 100th Birthday - for the canny...

Keep your savings tax free.(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2001... Hilary Osborne looks at the best TESSA-only ISA rates on the market and explains how you can protect your savings from the taxman A lot has changed in the last five years. In 1996 the Conservatives were in government, Nottingham Forest were...

After the storm.(fall of technology stocks)
February 1, 2001... Sally Wright reviews the rise and fall of technology stocks and considers the prospects for 2001 A lot has happened to the technology sector since its boom time at the end of 1999 and the beginning of 2000. At that time technology was...