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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:57:29 +0000Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:49:16 +0000Newspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/personal-finance/investments(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/86142414-cb0e-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/86142414-cb0e-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlThe higher charges tacked on to actively-managed funds are encouraging private investors to favour more passive investing and switch into cheaper exchange traded funds (ETFs), advisers claim Fri, 6 Nov 2009 19:57:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/cde5a970-cb09-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/cde5a970-cb09-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlShareholders in Lloyds Banking Group should either buy new shares in the bank's £13.5bn rights issue or sell out altogether, according to private-client stock brokersFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:39:12 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/aa7e1a46-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/aa7e1a46-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlMore than 100,000 shareholders with Santander, the Spanish bank that owns Abbey and Alliance & Leicester, are receiving a tax boost to their latest dividends by taking the distribution in new shares rather than cashFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:16:32 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/87b788da-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/87b788da-cb07-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlInvestors' willingness to back infrastructure projects is rising, according to the latest fundraising data, as the potential for consistent returns based on realistic valuations becomes clearFri, 6 Nov 2009 19:12:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/0418fb8a-cb02-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/0418fb8a-cb02-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlUK charities have not suffered as badly as many had feared during the economic downturn, according to a report released this week by Coutts, the private bank, and researchers at the University of Kent.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:27:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/dfd25116-cafe-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dfd25116-cafe-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlHigh-earning private investors are increasingly turning to venture capital trusts (VCTs) as an alternative source of retirement income, following Budget changes that limit the tax relief on pension contributionsFri, 6 Nov 2009 18:05:41 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/f4fd1cf8-caf7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f4fd1cf8-caf7-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlInvesting in frontier markets is no longer in vogue – which some believe provides an opportunity to buy cheaplyFri, 6 Nov 2009 17:16:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba52aac8-cad9-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/ba52aac8-cad9-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlAs the pioneer of exchange-traded commodities, ETF Securities will introduce 18 currency ETCs that track the Morgan Stanley Foreign Exchange Indices (MSFX). Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:48:38 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/749e8a30-c9f6-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/749e8a30-c9f6-11de-a5b5-00144feabdc0.htmlNo market rally, a second recession and inflation - these are among the major concerns facing UK investorsThu, 5 Nov 2009 14:27:48 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/979f1030-c939-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/979f1030-c939-11de-b551-00144feabdc0.htmlThe British insurer lifts the deferral restriction from its unit-property fund, signalling a more optimistic outlook for the UK commercial property market. Wed, 4 Nov 2009 14:46:39 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/4eb22a66-c58c-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/4eb22a66-c58c-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlRoyal Dutch Shell and GlaxoSmithKline have announced increases in third-quarter dividends, while BP pledged to maintain its dividend even as the third quarter payout slipped in sterling termsFri, 30 Oct 2009 20:03:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/518444c2-c58c-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/518444c2-c58c-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlNational Savings & Investments, the government deposit-taker, is paying a market-leading 3.95 per cent on a one-year dealFri, 30 Oct 2009 19:56:14 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/43ed564c-c58b-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/43ed564c-c58b-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlCorporate bond funds have started to lose their popularity with private investors – but this shift in sentiment may have been prematureFri, 30 Oct 2009 19:36:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/7c246c80-c581-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/7c246c80-c581-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlEmerging market funds have been among the best performers of the past year, with the average globally invested unit trust up more than 80 per cent since the sector bottomed out last autumnFri, 30 Oct 2009 19:35:35 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/2/5fb3c8e4-c58a-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fyourmoney%2Finvestmentshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/5fb3c8e4-c58a-11de-9b3b-00144feab49a.htmlShares in mining companies are proving to be slightly more attractive than gold to private investors looking to hedge their portfolios against inflation, according to fund managers.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:29:28 +0000