CIVETS, BRICs and MINTs
Informed Choice chartered financial planner Martin Bamford looks at CIVETS; a group of favoured emerging market economies which form the basis for a new fund launch from HSBC.
Market numbers: Friday 20th May 2011
May 22, 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,948.49, down 7.50 points or -0.13% on the day and up 22.62 points (+0.38%) over the week.
Assessing investment suitability
May 20, 2011
Informed Choice executive director Nick Bamford writes about the FSA conference in London yesterday around assessing the suitability of investment risk.
Japan returns to recession
May 19, 2011
The third largest economy in the world has returned to recession after posting a second consecutive quarter of economic contraction in the first three months of the year.
Selective European equity investment
May 14, 2011
News that the economies of 17 eurozone countries grew by 0.8% in the first quarter of 2011 demonstrates that it is not all bad news in Europe.
Market numbers: Friday 13th May 2011
May 13, 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,925.87, down 19.09 points or -0.32% on the day and down 50.9 points (-0.85%) over the week.
A year of coalition government
May 11, 2011
It has now been a year since the formation of the Conservative-led coalition government and Fidelity International have come up with some interesting figures to illustrate how markets have behaved during this time.
Sell in May and go away
May 10, 2011
The investment world is full of sayings and little adages, cited as investment ‘rules’ but probably more like old wives’ tales.
Slow growth on the way
May 9, 2011
With the UK economic recovery remaining in a febrile state, the CBI is forecasting ‘patchy and slow’ growth during this year and next.
Market numbers: Friday 6th May 2011
May 7, 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,976.77, up 56.79 points or +0.96% on the day and down 93.13 points (-1.53%) over the week.
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