Fashions fade. Consistency is a constant
Japan, emerging markets and resources were the place for investors last year: seven of the 20 top-performing funds, as measured by Lipper, were Japanese specialists; five...
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Be careful: they are out to get you
Fraudsters and scam artists will stop at nothing when it comes to parting you from your cash. Some schemes have been around for years, while others have evolved or emerge...
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Wall Street's alpha female wants to smash glass ceiling
Suzanne Nora Johnson is a rarity: a woman who has made it to the top in the world of investment banking. Not any bank, mind, but the awesome moneymaking machine that is G...
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Record profit warnings dent confidence
Corporate profit warnings shot up by almost a quarter in 2005 as businesses were squeezed by soaring energy costs and weak consumer demand.
Accountants Ernst and Young s...
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Bright sparks will go for growth as income funds face rough ride
Income is the holy grail for many investors: bond and equity income funds usually battle it out for the top-selling slot in monthly investment statistics. This year, howe...
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Cameron reverses NHS policy
The Conservative leader, David Cameron, today signalled a long-term shift in Tory thinking on the NHS, ruling out US-style health insurance schemes and pledging the servi...
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Black hole in FTSE 100 funds is ?10bn deeper
The pensions "black hole" faced by FTSE 100 companies has grown from £65bn to £75bn this year, according to research by accountants Deloitte & Touche.
Gains...
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UK trade gap hits record high
Britain's trade gap reached a record high in the third quarter as insurance claims from Hurricane Katrina affected trading performance, figures revealed today.
The Offic...
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Consumers warned over Christmas debt
Doorstep lenders are set to collect £37m in interest payments from some of the UK's poorest families who borrow money to cover the cost of Christmas, the Housing Cor...
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Putting a price on health care
Your investigation into NHS finances (News, last week) highlighted the debt of £630 million-£1 billion.
My colleagues and I at St George's Hospital, London, ...
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