What Investment articles from November 2000

What Investment archives from November 2000

A warm investment.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Hands up if you know of someone who made a killing out of this year's property boom! It is a safe bet that most of you do. And it's not just in London that property investment has been hotting up - indeed, things are so warm in the rest of the...

NEWS ROUND-UP.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... IT WILL ALL END IN TIERS Trouble is brewing in the stakeholder pensions market over the issue of charging structures. The government has set a maximum charge of 1 per cent per annum, well below the levels charged on traditional products....

top ten funds.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Unit trusts/OEICs One year Performance 1 Framlington Health 340.17 2 Scot Equitable Euro Smllr Cos 286.35 3 CF Bio-Tech 283.93 4 Murray Smaller...

New Offers.(savings and investment plans)
November 1, 2000... 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 * Winterthur...

Building an investment.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Sally Wright examines the foundations for a successful investment in property Setting yourself up as a landlord may seem the perfect way of supplementing a modest income from pensions and investments, but, as many have found, the rental...

Off the beaten track.(alternative index tracking)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... If you like the idea of index tracking, there is more to life than the FTSE 100. Harvey Jones picks out the best alternative index trackers Tracker funds have a reputation as being no-nonsense, straightforward products ideal for novice...

Picking up the pieces.(investing in troubled companies)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Recovery and Special Situations funds count on the turnaround in the fortunes of troubled companies. Harvey Jones examines where the opportunities lie Putting your money into troubled companies looks like a wilfully perverse method of...

It's a risky business.(investments)
November 1, 2000... What is investment risk and how do you keep it under control? Ian Wylie journeys where most investors fear to tread Risk and reward go hand in hand and risk is the main reason why an investment in equities is likely to give you a much...

Pick and mix pensions.
November 1, 2000... The Individual Pension Account wrapper is being heralded as the flexible pension option for people on moderate incomes or those looking to take career breaks. But Jim Hawkins discovers tensions in the pension industry In the seemingly...

Let's biotech.com.(biotechnology stocks)
November 1, 2000... What Investment discovers that an investment in biotechnology could be as risky as a dot.com venture Much has been written and discussed about the rise and, in some cases, spectacular fall of dot.com stocks, and for those investors who are...

United States The big slide.(concern over stock prices)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Profit warnings and high oil prices keep investor confidence low Compared to US bonds and other equity markets, US share prices are still uncomfortably high. With pretty much nowhere for them to go but down, fund managers are wary. Concerns...

United Kingdom Holding on.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... There may be jitters in the market but fund managers are going for growth Despite the sharpest increase in the oil price since the Gulf War, the International Monetary Fund is predicting that 2000 will be a record year for global growth....

Europe On the hop.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... A troublesome euro and negative market sentiment make for a rocky ride in Europe this month Continuing structural changes on the Continent are making this a market with very strong growth prospects for the long term. Although the ECB has...

Far East Running out of steam.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... The wheels are turning but the market is on a road to nowhere Rates in the US have ceased to have a huge impact on the countries of the Pacific since most have dropped their currency peg to the US dollar. However, slowing demand from the US...

Market insider: Greece.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Continuing our series providing a fundamental analysis of a region from an economic and political perspective. This month, Michael Wilson considers the prospects for Greece Only two months to go and counting. Considering that Greece was the...

Market View.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... It was not a good month for the markets. But a stalwart performance by two heavily weighted FTSE 100 sectors prevented the blue-chip Index from really suffering. Banks were boosted by the Barclays bid for Woolwich while pharmaceuticals...

Software & Computer Services share view.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... Sage is one of the sector's blue chips. A provider of accountancy software packages to small and medium-sized businesses, its shares have been catapulted into the FTSE 100 - at 504p it is valued at 6.39 billion [pounds sterling]. Its interim...

The price of protection.(guaranteed funds)
November 1, 2000... The popularity of guaranteed and protected funds has been on the wane, following a lengthy period of indifferent performance. One hundred pounds invested in September 1997 in the average fund grew to just 110.04 [pounds sterling] by September...

UNIT TRUSTS/OEICs: Performance tables.(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... 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 October 2000, on an offer-to-bid basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you...

Income streams.(overview of high income investment trust sector)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2000... The high income investment trust sector has maintained its appeal, and seen continued new issues, in spite of hard times suffered by high-yielding equities this year. The sector is currently trading on a premium of 6 per cent, size...

INVESTMENT TRUSTS: Performance tables.(summary of UK fund results)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... 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 October 2000, on a mid-market basis with net income reinvested. Funds are listed by sector so that you...

Money clinic.(answers to readers' financial planning questions)(Brief Article)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2000... A panel of independent experts answer readers' financial planning and investment queries * Looking for income I am taking the interest from my savings on a monthly basis to supplement my pension. I am, however, very concerned about...

Best ways to save.(list of interest rates offered by English institutions)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... INSTANT ACCESS ACCOUNTS Company Account Name Balance of 500 [pounds sterling] Nationwide e-Savings(**) (www.nationwide.co.uk) Halifax Web Saver...

TOP-PERFORMING UNIT-LINKED PENSIONS.(international pension fund/mutual fund rates of return statistics)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... Five years to 1 October 2000. 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)(**) 141.40 1 Sector...

Financial Contacts.(addresses of financial institutions in England and Scotland)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
November 1, 2000... PEP Transfer Directory NAME OF MIN AMOUNT TO NAME & ADDRESS SCHEME BE TRANSFERRED AIB Govett Asset Govett Investment 1,000 [pounds Management Ltd, ...