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- Outlook for capital investments poor, say Brits - 16th April, 2009
The prospects for capital investments in the UK are not good according to many Brits, a new survey has shown.
Barclays, which conducted the poll, found that 71 per cent of the general public will choose not to invest their money in the stock market this coming year, as they are not optimistic about the prospects of the returns... - Legal & General hails good year for capital investments - 27th March, 2009
Legal & General has revealed that its investment managers had a successful year in 2008, providing many customers with healthy returns on their capital investments.
The company's investment management division increased its pre-tax operating profits from £147 million in 2007 to £172 million last year and attracted gross new business inflows of around £30.9 billion... - Property investments 'still popular' - 27th March, 2009
Property investments remain the most popular place to put cash among investors in the UK despite falling house prices, a new study has shown.
Conducted by investment advice website The Motley Fool, the research asked investors in the UK what they would do with a £50,000 windfall if they received it unexpectedly... - BlackRock offers investment advice - 24th March, 2009
Investment managers at BlackRock have offered some investment advice to people in the UK as the Bank of England moves beyond the boundaries of conventional monetary policy and begins the process of quantitative easing.
The process, which entails the bank essentially printing more money to buy up government debt, means that the price of gilt-edged government bonds, or gilts, will become more expensive... - Investors in the UK splitting assets, says survey - 20th March, 2009
Fairinvestment.co.uk has conducted research which reveals that more than half of investors in the UK are now splitting their investments in an attempt to minimise risk.
According to a survey conducted by the investment advice website, 57 per cent of Brits with savings have split their investments.
The poll revealed that 25 per cent of savers have split their deposits in two, 13 per cent have split them three ways and eight per cent have divided them between four separate products.
Sharon Bratley, chartered financial planner for Fairinvestment.co.uk, said: "Investing in different types of assets, for example, equities, corporate bonds or gilts, property and cash can diversify investments and reduce the level of risk overall."
Diversifying investments by paying money into products such as stocks and shares ISAs, unit trusts and cash ISA savings accounts with different providers helps minimise the risk of losing out if providers collapse... - New regulations 'could make property investment harder' - 18th March, 2009
Property investment could be made more difficult by the introduction of new legislation by the government at the beginning of April, according to The Nottingham.
The building society claimed that the new rules could result in home sellers suffering "significant delays" before they are allowed to begin marketing houses to prospective property investors... - Credit crunch has reduced inheritance, say Brits - 17th March, 2009
As the value of many property and capital investments continues to fall, many people in the UK are predicting that the inheritance they leave to their children will be much smaller than they initially anticipated.
Research by the Lincoln Financial Group has revealed that around 16 million Brits believed the recession has reduced the total value of the wealth they intend to leave to their families... - Capital investment offering launched by Scottish Widows - 12th March, 2009
Investment management firm Scottish Widows has announced the launch of a new capital investment scheme called the Capital Protected Fund (CPF) 10.
The new offering, which allows investments between February 4th and June 11th 2009 and matures in six year's time, follows on from the success of the previous issue of the CPF... - Capital investments survey shows stock market speculators holding back - 11th March, 2009
Capital investors in the UK are currently reluctant to invest their money in the stock market despite the fact that many consider now to be a good time to do so, according to a survey.
The poll, conducted by LV=, revealed that around 33 per cent of people in the UK expect to look back on March 2009 as a good time to invest capital in shares, as many of them are currently going cheap... - Equity release 'may help with retirement pensions' - 10th March, 2009
Saga has published research which reveals that equity release may provide a solution to one of the perennial problems facing elderly people claiming retirement pensions.
The personal pension plan provider conducted a survey which shows that 89 per cent of over-50s believe their house is "more than just bricks and mortar" and 48 per cent say it is where they want to grow old...