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Citywire Money: Shares News
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Investment trusts: 10 steady earners
Just a handful of trusts have consistently increased their dividends over the past 45 years. We look at the 10 steadiest dividend payers.
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Market blog: Facebook frenzy as FTSE logs worst week of 2012
FTSE 100 slides as eurozone officials prepare contingency plans for Greek exit; Facebook sells 80 million shares in its first minute of trading.
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Threadneedle's Harrison: defence and growth in my 'all-weather' portfolio
Leigh Harrison, manager of the Threadneedle UK Equity Income fund, explains how he's balancing defensive stalwarts with some growth picks.
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Week Ahead: time to bring out the bazooka?
With signs of eurozone contagion increasingly apparent, investors will look to the European Central Bank to intervene in the week ahead.
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Gold's poor showing perplexed us, says Newton's Stewart
Iain Stewart, manager of the Newton Real Return fund, a pick of Citywire Selection, admits: 'Our gold exposure was awful in 2011 and it is perplexing.'
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The Expert View: Aviva, Kesa Electricals and ICAP
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Burberry and Smiths Group.
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Market blog: FTSE falls as Bankia shares tumble
FTSE 100 drops further as the Spanish bank's shares plunge on reports that depositors have withdrawn €1 billion since last Wednesday.
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The premium appeal of infrastructure investment trusts
Infrastructure trusts are trading on an average premium of 5.6%. Giles Frost, director of the International Public Partnerships trust, explains why.
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Shares the pros are buying and selling
A round-up of interesting trades by professional investors in Ten Alps (TAL.L), Prezzo (PRZ.L), Chemring Group (CHG.L) and YouGov (YOU.L).
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The Expert View: Morrisons, Barclays and Greggs
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Afren and Tribal Group.
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Market blog: Greek bank run fears knock FTSE
The eurozone crisis is a 'slow motion bank run' says one fund manager in response to reports that Greeks are pulling euros out of their banks.
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M&G Recovery star warns BP to do more for shareholders
BP will ‘become lunch’ for rivals such as Shell and ExxonMobil if its leadership continues to underwhelm, warns M&G's Tom Dobell.
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The Expert View: Enterprise Inns, Kazakhmys and Man Group
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring G4S and Babcock.
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F&C plans trust launches in push for DIY investors
F&C Asset Management aims to expand its 17-strong range of investment trusts as part of a shake-up of the business.
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Market blog: FTSE falls as Greece calls another election
European markets fell as President Karolos Papoulias of Greece ordered a new election to break the country's political deadlock.
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Why Asia-focused Prudential beats other insurers
Prudential's first quarter results showed it storming ahead of its rivals.
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More fund managers expect ECB to intervene
The percentage of investors who expect large-scale European Central Bank intervention by the end of the year rises from 51% to 60%.
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The Expert View: Chariot Oil & Gas, Thomas Cook and Logica
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Pearson and Travis Perkins.
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Market blog: Barclays takes a hit as FTSE slides
'Investors are preparing themselves for what is now an almost inevitability that Greece will exit the eurozone,' says analyst Angus Campbell.
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Investment Trusts: discount master looks to Europe for value
Peter Walls, manager of the Unicorn Mastertrust, explains how deeply discounted investment trusts can provide buying opportunities in places like Europe.
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