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Lloyds rights issue: Q&A
Lloyds Banking Group is asking its 2.8m shareholders, the largest investor base of any UK company, to stump up cash for new shares in the bank’s record £13.5bn rights issue
Emerging market investors buy ETFs
The growing popularity of exchange traded funds (ETFs) has been particularly notable among private investors seeking exposure to emerging markets
Structures put on firmer footings
After the Lehman Brothers collapse, structured product providers are taking measures to improve their transparency and security
Lloyds rights issue: should investors buy?
Investors in Lloyds Banking Group are being urged by some stockbrokers to take a “wait and see” approach to its £13.5bn rights issue, after shares in UK banks were hit by fears of exposure to Dubai’s debt problems
Do unit trusts have the edge?
Active managers look after a passive funds
Investors who doubt fund managers’ ability to outperform an index, but who still want an active manager to make asset allocation decsions, can now use managed portfolios of ETFs
An ABC of ETFs
Exchange-traded funds are usually considered to be fairly straightforward investments. In a year that has exposed how complex some structures are, ‘plain vanilla’ products are getting the thumbs up from investors
Capital gains still efficient for high earners
Investments liable to capital gains tax are likely to remain attractive to high earners after the pre-Budget report
Equity release market narrows
Equity release providers said this week they would not respond with ‘knee jerk’ changes to pricing following the sudden withdrawal of one of the leading providers.
Green light for Lloyds fundraising
More than 99 per cent of investors in the bank wave through its plans in spite of voicing frustration and anger with the directors at its general meeting
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