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1. Foreign investors biggest buyers of Barclays rights issue
Shareholders in Barclays bank bought only 19 per cent of new shares in the banks recent rights issue, with the remaining shares being taken up by big foreign investors.
18 Jul 2008
2. Islamic investors gain from bank stock ban -S&P
Islamic equity investments produced positive returns through the past three months, protected by a ban on owning banking stocks even as leading stock indexes fell, index provider Standard & Poor's (S&P) said.
16 Jul 2008
3. A&L retail investors look to Abbey as Santander bids
Private investors in Alliance & Leicester unnerved by the bank's takeover by Spain's Banco Santander can take some comfort from Santander's purchase of UK lender Abbey four years ago.
16 Jul 2008
4. Brown to open energy markets to overseas investors
Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged on Sunday to open Britain's energy markets to foreign investors in a "new deal" designed to promote clean energy and end a conflict of interest between oil producers and consumers.
23 Jun 2008
5. Investors becoming fearful of stagflation
Investors have become increasingly concerned about stagflation over the past month, cutting back on equities and snubbing bonds in the face of slowing growth and rising prices, a survey showed on Wednesday.
19 Jun 2008
6. Russian TNK-BP investors proposed share swap with BP
A report on Monday said that the Russian partners in oil unit TNK-BP offered to swap their 50 per cent share in the company in exchange for 7.6 per cent of shares in BP. The report was in Russian newspaper Kommersant.
16 Jun 2008
7. Wall Street puts its money behind Obama
Wall Street is putting its money behind Democrat Barack Obama for president, despite tax and trade worries.
06 Jun 2008
8. German politics a new risk for investors?
The rise of the new Left party has upset the German political landscape, raising investor fears of government instability and a reversal of economic reforms after next year's federal election.
06 Jun 2008
9. Pictet sees property returns in Middle East
Oil wealth, population growth and economic reforms make countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) a sure bet for investors seeking returns in frontier markets, Pictet Asset Management said on Tuesday.
05 Jun 2008
10. Shares outstrip cash for income-hungry investors
Savers are continuing a retreat to the "safety" of cash, but greater yields can be achieved on high-income shares.
27 May 2008
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