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weightings that statistically generate the best returns with the least riskFri, 12 Mar 2010 18:38:42 +00003257b380-2e06-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/41cab2cc-2e06-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmoney%2Fcurrent-issuehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/41cab2cc-2e06-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestment trusts "comfortably outperformed" open-ended funds in the decade to the end of 2009, according to an analysis of the sectorFri, 12 Mar 2010 18:38:24 +000041cab2cc-2e06-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/0eb61e62-2e06-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmoney%2Fcurrent-issuehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0eb61e62-2e06-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.htmlThe generous tax benefits of enterprise investment schemes (EISs) are appealing to investors looking to diversify their portfolios beyond stocks and bonds before the tax year closes on April 5.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:36:26 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+0000afe54b76-2dfe-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/09a00c50-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmoney%2Fcurrent-issuehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/09a00c50-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.htmlVirgin Charity Credit Card makes donations worth 1.02 per cent of a customer's spending to a charity of their choiceFri, 12 Mar 2010 18:08:40 +000009a00c50-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/78f030c0-2e00-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmoney%2Fcurrent-issuehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/78f030c0-2e00-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.htmlOne in four investors is now considering "salary sacrifice" to lessen the impact of higher tax and national insurance billsFri, 12 Mar 2010 17:56:37 +000078f030c0-2e00-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/86494d20-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmoney%2Fcurrent-issuehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/86494d20-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.htmlLloyds Banking Group is allowing all of its tracker rate mortgage customers to make overpayments of up to 20 per cent for the next 12 monthsFri, 12 Mar 2010 17:55:57 +000086494d20-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/74ae8170-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmoney%2Fcurrent-issuehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/74ae8170-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.htmlNationwide Building Society has stopped basing its lending on income multiples, meaning it is likely to lend less than it did before, mortgage brokers sayFri, 12 Mar 2010 17:54:34 +000074ae8170-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/0c6d3b42-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=6997947c-a442-11dd-8104-000077b07658.html?o=%2Frss%2Fmoney%2Fcurrent-issuehttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0c6d3b42-2dff-11df-b85c-00144feabdc0.htmlAre there any tax advantages – or disadvantages – in formalising my partnership with an Australian national? 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