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International investors are buying record amounts of UK government bonds as the Bank of England’s £75bn QE programme spurs demand, with the yield on the ten-year gilt hitting a new record low.
There are close to 600,000 'millionaire households' in the UK, according to the latest estimates, but, as a share of total households, Britain lags Ireland, Kuwait and Taiwan.
The Federal Reserve has opted to leave monetary policy unchanged and continue with Operation Twist at least until the new year, amid signs the world's largest economy has been expanding.
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US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has told Congress the US economy is "close to faltering" and more action may be needed.
JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has launched a global equity absolute return fund to meet what it said was rising investor demand for products that can be benchmarked against cash.
St. James’s Place is launching a global equity fund in a bid to diversify assets away from fund manager THS Partners.
The shortlist for the 2011 International Fund & Product Awards has now been unveiled.
London's leading share index rose almost 150 points, or 2.48%, to reach 6,045 by late morning, buoyed by the commodities sector.
Henderson head of multi-manager Mark Harris has taken a £16m stake in a Vietnam equity fund as he ramps up his exposure to frontier markets.
Skandia has launched a risk-targeted protection fund which will limit losses to 80% of the highest ever share price.
Germany has agreed to give the EU's €440bn (£383bn) bail-out fund permanent status rather than letting it expire in 2013 as planned.
A poor session in Asia this morning and unconvincing display on Wall Street overnight weighed on the FTSE 100 as it opened four points down at 5,673.
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