The
importance of being offshore
August 2007
The temptation when moving abroad is to stick
with what you know, whether this is a British
mortgage, bank account or car. Everything has
its own pros and cons, but there are certainly
spoils to be had from offshore financial products...
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Islamic
finance market growing dramatically
May
2007
The demand for Islamic finance is growing at
a dramatic rate, with one bank revealing that
it has gone from having products available in
five branches to 2,000 in the space of two years....
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What
are stakeholder savings?
March
2007
Does saving money confuse you? Jennifer Lowe
looks at the development of stakeholder saving
and how it could benefit you…
Stakeholder saving is a Government scheme designed
to help consumers decide which products to choose...
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Expat
credit and debit cards
Feb 2007
It is estimated that more than 250,000 Britons
move abroad each year, yet a staggering 81 per
cent don’t give their banking needs a
second thought before they leave the country,
and as many as 60 per cent of people admit that
this is largely because they don’t understand
how offshore accounts work...
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What
to do with your share options
Nov
2006
Share options used to once be a thing of dreams
where employees would wait with bated breath
until the day they were offered the right to
buy shares in the company they worked to for.
Now, shares are a risky business with less hands
then ever before outstretched to grab them due
to the uncertainty they’re riddled with...
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Asset
allocation - as important as ever Oct
2006
This is the time of year when many investors
return to the financial markets, reassess their
goals and reorganise their portfolios accordingly...
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Expats
profit from international exposure Sept
2005
Luxembourg, 1st August - 80% of expat investors
claim to have outperformed or matched markets.
Moreover 90% of those investing in less established
markets have outperformed or matched the market...
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A
better breed of benchmark Jan
2005
In the search for better returns investors have tended
to focus on finding managers capable of outperforming
a benchmark ....
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Strong
but silent REITS December
2004
European
real estate securities are performing well, remarkably
well, says Internaxx
....Find out more
Keeping
tabs on oil prices November
2004
Ignace
De Coene, manager of Fortis L Fund Equity Energy Europe,
looks at energy stocks ....Find out
more
Impact
of hurricanes on Insurance stocks October
2004
Only
9 days after hurricane Frances hit the Florid a region,
the region is being threatened by yet another hurricane,
called Ivan....Find out more
Paradigm
Shift August
2004
The
return of inflation - from disinflation to inflation....Find
out more
Convertibles
offer the best of both worlds
July 2004
Historical
evidence shows that convertible bonds as an asset
class offers upside participation in equities and
the downside
protection of the bond floor, regardless of changes
in interest
rates.....Find out more
Will
the rally last? June
2004
What
makes the commodity sector performance tick?...Find
out more
The
biotech sector May
2004
Innovation
and high risk go hand-in-hand...Find
out more
Small
is beautiful April
2004
European
small-cap market goes ahead...Find
out more
Turning
Japanese March
2004
Japan
staged a strong recovery in 2003 with the Nikkei creeping
higher and GDP growth of around 7 per cent from the last
quarter of the year...Find
out more
China
is reaching out
February 2004
China
has continued to lead the way in Asia, with country growth
likely to hit more than 8 per cent for 2003. Investment
from overseas is pouring into the country, and investment
funds are increasing their exposure to the region......Find
out more
Mixed
fortunes for European equity
Januray 2004
Equities
in Europe had mixed fortunes in 2003 and the Fortis L Fund
Equity Best Selection Euro aimed to capture all of the upside.
The fund is said to have made its best gains during the
summer, through its limited selection of around 30 euro-area
shares.....Find
out more
