<![CDATA[London Stock Exchange | Investment News | RSS Feed]]>60<![CDATA[European funds 'received net inflows in August']]><![CDATA[Hedge funds suffer 'worst-ever' declines in performance]]><![CDATA[Virgin criticises broadband speed tests]]><![CDATA[M&S launches home energy service]]><![CDATA[Brown at new EU financial crisis talks]]><![CDATA[Inflation 'eats into savings', Defaqto points out]]><![CDATA[Drivers not turning headlights on enough, esure says]]><![CDATA[Government releases new unemployment figures]]><![CDATA[MPs to investigate ?37bn bank plan]]><![CDATA[FTSE falls, concerns about real economy grow]]><![CDATA[OFT calls for stricter sale and rent back guidelines]]><![CDATA[New lows for mortgage loan numbers]]><![CDATA[Investors shy away from hedge funds, survey suggests]]><![CDATA[Rock executives 'won't be prosecuted']]><![CDATA[Bush announces banking rescue plan]]><![CDATA[Mutual funds benefit from investors' 'flight to safety']]><![CDATA[Inflation 'peaks' at 5.2%]]><![CDATA[PPF finds increased deficits for defined benefits schemes]]><![CDATA[NS&I announces rate changes]]><![CDATA[Rics releases gloomy new property market data]]><![CDATA[Government 'offers Iceland bank ?100m loan']]><![CDATA[Pensions data lost by Deloitte laptop theft]]><![CDATA[Euro stocks up, Nikkei enjoys record gain]]><![CDATA[Website tracks further decline in mortgage availability]]><![CDATA[FTSE soars following government announcement]]><![CDATA['No bonuses' for bank chiefs, chancellor indicates]]><![CDATA[Home insurance firm offers warning to savers]]><![CDATA[Britannia and Co-op 'discuss possible merger']]><![CDATA[Scots 'saving less, reducing debts' in crunch]]><![CDATA[Pensioners 'facing sharper price rises than others']]><![CDATA[Lloyds TSB 'renegotiates terms' of HBOS deal]]><![CDATA[IMLA report shows brokers' confidence returning]]><![CDATA[New weather service pioneered by Met Office and HSBC]]><![CDATA[FTSE rises on bank buy news]]><![CDATA[IMF issues dire economic warnings]]><![CDATA[Government maps out bank share buys]]><![CDATA[Shares plunge on recession fears, FTSE below 4000]]><![CDATA[ETFs 'remain confusing for investors']]><![CDATA[Car insurance premiums trend 'links costs to professions']]><![CDATA[Public Suffering 'Loss of Trust' in Banks]]><![CDATA[City bonuses 'to be slashed']]><![CDATA[G7 meets as IMF offers loans to struggling economies]]><![CDATA[House price drops 'worse for new-build flats']]><![CDATA[Rise in mortgage arrears noted by charity]]><![CDATA[UK-Iceland row rumbles on, compensation plan for savers develops]]><![CDATA[Euro stocks plunge, following Asian falls]]><![CDATA[Pensions market boosted by Personal Accounts caps]]><![CDATA[Darling prepares for G7 finance talks]]><![CDATA[Government 'could own 30% of big bank shares']]><![CDATA[Your savings are safe, authorities tell Icesave depositors]]><![CDATA[New house price fall tracked by Halifax]]><![CDATA[FTSE enjoys minor recovery, Hang Seng closes up]]><![CDATA[Bank cut 'to be passed on by lenders']]><![CDATA[Pensions savers 'should not panic', expert says]]><![CDATA['Fronting is fraudulent', ABI advises]]><![CDATA[Money market funds hit by crunch]]><![CDATA[Women lax over insurance cover ]]><![CDATA[ING Direct buys up savings from Icelandic banks]]>
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]]><![CDATA[Interest rates cut 0.5%]]><![CDATA[ETCs benefit from flight from equities]]><![CDATA[Manufacturing sector extended slump in August]]><![CDATA[A&L fined for PPI miss-selling]]><![CDATA[Worried savers choosing supermarket accounts as home bankers]]><![CDATA[ETFs little understood by many investors]]><![CDATA[Britons miss payments as credit squeeze tightens]]><![CDATA[Russia pledges loan to shore up Icelandic economy]]><![CDATA[Irish downturn to exceed predictions]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks hit by expectations of weakening exports]]><![CDATA[UK stocks extend slide]]><![CDATA[Re-mortgagers advised to begin deal negotiations immediately]]><![CDATA[Energy companies cleared of price fixing accusations]]><![CDATA[Millions of Brits overpay for home insurance]]><![CDATA[Borrowers hit by 9% loan rate increases]]>]]><![CDATA[Icelandic government drafting rescue plan]]><![CDATA[Bank of England poised to cut rates this week]]>
]]><![CDATA[UK stocks battered, financial stocks lead losses]]>]]><![CDATA[Indian stocks down on global economy concerns]]><![CDATA[Insurance warning for music downloads]]><![CDATA[Government urged to match Irish savings guarantee]]><![CDATA[Water bills could rise at 9% above inflation]]><![CDATA[Workers turn to pensions and not property to fund retirement]]><![CDATA[Equity release market shrinking]]><![CDATA[Savings guarantee limit raised to ?50,000]]><![CDATA[French economy could be on brink of recession]]><![CDATA[Bank of England widens collateral for liquidity scheme ]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks down on weak US data]]><![CDATA[FTSE heading for third weekly loss]]><![CDATA[Consumers admit fears over UK pensions crisis]]>
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]]><![CDATA[Lenders to cut loans availability as Christmas approaches]]><![CDATA[Construction slump deepened in September]]><![CDATA[Northern Rock pulls savings offers]]><![CDATA[Fortis puts fund management firm up for sale]]><![CDATA[ECB holds interest rate for third month]]>
]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks gain on hopes for US rescue plan]]><![CDATA[UK stocks buoyed by retailers]]><![CDATA[Lenders in rush to pull mortgage deals]]><![CDATA[B&B nationalisation approved by EU]]><![CDATA[British Gas withdraws UK's cheapest energy tariff]]><![CDATA[Artemis acquired by Fortis]]><![CDATA[Shortfalls down dramatically for pension schemes]]><![CDATA[Savers still nervy despite guarantee]]><![CDATA[FSA plans PPI crackdown]]><![CDATA[Nigerian economy bucking downturn claims president]]><![CDATA[Manufacturing sector shrinking fast]]><![CDATA[Hopes of US rescue plan sends Indian stocks up]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks gain on hopes of rescue plan revival]]><![CDATA[Motorists driven to distraction by car cover costs]]><![CDATA[Kenyan economy bucks downturn in second quarter]]><![CDATA[10% of mortgage deals withdrawn]]><![CDATA[PFB unveils new property fund]]><![CDATA[Brits lack protection insurance as slowdown threatens jobs]]><![CDATA[Government urged to raise savings guarantees]]><![CDATA[UK economy at standstill in second quarter]]>
]]><![CDATA[Senate to attempt rescue plan salvage ]]><![CDATA[Failure of rescue plan pummels Japanese stocks]]><![CDATA[US stocks slide on rescue plan rejection]]><![CDATA[Sellers forced to accept cut-price offers]]><![CDATA[SLI UK Equity Growth Fund given AAA rating]]><![CDATA[B&B customers assured over savings]]><![CDATA[4m Britons overpaying for energy]]><![CDATA[Which? calls for PPI reforms]]><![CDATA[Consumers' retirement fears growing]]><![CDATA[Parents take on debt to pay for children]]><![CDATA[Cash injections fail to relieve money market conditions]]><![CDATA[Financial services companies' profits hit by crunch ]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks close down on commodity fears]]><![CDATA[B&B nationalisation hits UK stocks]]><![CDATA[Barclaycard fined over silent calls]]><![CDATA[House prices down 1.9% ]]><![CDATA[Better savings rates on offer as competition heats up]]><![CDATA[AIG confirms enhanced fund closure]]><![CDATA[Pension funds sticking with commercial property]]><![CDATA[HBOS staff left without insurance as redundancy looms]]><![CDATA[Debt-ridden Brits fall under the radar]]><![CDATA[French economy shrank 0.3%]]><![CDATA[Singaporean economy to shrink this quarter]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks close down]]><![CDATA[Rescue plan delays hit UK stocks]]><![CDATA[First time buyers squeezed out by high deposits]]><![CDATA[Labour Party defends credit card offer]]><![CDATA[Insurance warning for gardens ]]><![CDATA[Customers slam energy suppliers' service standards]]><![CDATA[SMEs bear brunt of price increases]]><![CDATA[Brits raid grandparents' savings as crunch hits]]><![CDATA[ZIL adopts climate change strategy]]><![CDATA[Lenders flock to BoE cash auction]]><![CDATA[Irish economy falls into recession]]><![CDATA[Pakistan stocks unchanged ahead of meeting]]><![CDATA[UK stocks retreat in morning trading]]><![CDATA[Predicting house prices is 'futile', says CML]]><![CDATA[Wine investments 'are safer than property']]><![CDATA[Warning for savers as crunch hits banks]]><![CDATA[Drivers lie to insurers over phone convictions]]><![CDATA[Pension membership down in 2007]]><![CDATA[Store card rates 'to squeeze Christmas shoppers']]><![CDATA[Eurozone conditions 'to improve in fourth quarter']]><![CDATA[Retail sales down again during September ]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks gain, as brokers eye acquisitions]]><![CDATA[UK stocks gain on Buffett's Goldman deal]]><![CDATA['Cheap mortgages set to vanish' as Libor rises]]><![CDATA[Mortgage approvals slide to record low]]><![CDATA[Brits more likely to switch as hikes squeeze budgets]]><![CDATA[Cost cutting tips for student insurance]]><![CDATA[Storecard rates rise in time for Christmas]]><![CDATA[Sipp investors set to cut mortgage borrowing]]><![CDATA[RAM unveils new equities appointment]]><![CDATA[Salmond to meet Lloyds TSB chiefs ]]><![CDATA[FSA targets City bonuses]]>
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]]><![CDATA[UK stocks retreat, financials lead losses ]]><![CDATA[Rental demand surging as property slowdown worsens]]><![CDATA[Unemployment fears spark rush for cover]]><![CDATA[Keeping up with the Duckworths]]><![CDATA[F&C completes strengthening of multi-manager team]]><![CDATA[Fuel poverty plan slammed by energy experts]]><![CDATA[Savers becoming more protective as crunch hits]]><![CDATA[Borrowing rates pile pressure on Britons]]><![CDATA[Business leaders slam government over economy]]><![CDATA[Darling rules out tax hike ]]><![CDATA[UK stocks down, travel firms lead losses]]><![CDATA[Japanese stocks buoyed by US rescue plan revisions]]><![CDATA[Brits fail to heed lessons of XL collapse]]><![CDATA[Petrol costs down as price war resumes]]><![CDATA[Consumers are 'better off without credit card PPI']]><![CDATA[Equity release 'should be a last resort']]><![CDATA[Savers in flight to safety]]><![CDATA[Hedge funds move to defend shorting]]><![CDATA[German economy 'could still hit growth target']]><![CDATA[High street sales jump questioned by retailers]]><![CDATA[FSA suspends short-selling]]><![CDATA[UK stocks surge on Bank of England bailout ]]><![CDATA[Treasury announces bond sale plan]]><![CDATA[Act fast to grab best loan rates, urges site]]><![CDATA['Postcode lottery' determines energy bills]]><![CDATA[Mortgage lending 'down to three-year low']]><![CDATA[Ethical funds battered by crunch]]><![CDATA[Brits 'shun travel cover despite XL fiasco']]><![CDATA[Brits admit to pension fears]]><![CDATA[High street sales up 1.2% in August]]><![CDATA[Bank of England pumps $40bn into money markets]]><![CDATA[Russian exchanges suspended for second day]]><![CDATA[UK stocks stage recovery, on Lloyds/HBOS merger]]><![CDATA[Confidence battered in manufacturing sector]]><![CDATA[HBOS customers' savings 'are safe']]><![CDATA[Variable rate mortgages grow in popularity]]><![CDATA[Admiral revamps MultiCar insurance offer]]><![CDATA[Lib Dem leader blasted over pensions gaffe]]><![CDATA[TV campaign launched to help cut energy use]]><![CDATA[Young Brits ask parents to guarantee loans]]><![CDATA[MPC voted 8-1 to hold rates]]><![CDATA[Unemployment soars by 80,000]]><![CDATA[Russian stocks hit by oil price slump]]><![CDATA[UK stocks advance in early trade]]><![CDATA[Returns on fixed rate bonds on the slide]]><![CDATA[Lehman pension scheme in deficit]]><![CDATA[DCLG figures reveal 0.3% house price fall ]]><![CDATA[Sky voted best broadband provider]]><![CDATA[Green car insurance costs double standard cover]]><![CDATA[Damien Hirst auction sales hit ?125m]]><![CDATA[More Fidelity funds available on Aegon and Axa]]><![CDATA[Living cost force Brits into debt]]><![CDATA[Solbes predicts technical recession for Spain]]><![CDATA[Inflation hit 4.7% in August]]><![CDATA[US stocks down by most 9/11]]><![CDATA[Canadian stocks down in wake of Lehman bankruptcy]]>