SPECIAL REPORTS ARCHIVE » 2007 » UK MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
Wrapping up investments in one place
01 March, 2007
Fund platforms within the mutual fund market are all the rage in the UK as they offer the opportunity for having investments available in the same place. However, the concept has now evolved into that of a ‘tax-wrap’, as Elisa Trovato reports
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Equity appetite dominates as private banks eye hybrids
01 March, 2007
With an increased appetite for risk, equity was the favoured asset class by private banks in 2006 in spite of the market correction in May. For the coming year, Maxime Jouret of BNP Paribas’ Retail Platform believes that private banking clients will look to cross-asset products in their quest for outperformance
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Hudson: prospects for UK equities remain sound |
A ‘real’ good time for the UK equity market
01 March, 2007
UK equities have been supported by merger and acquisition activity, which shows no sign of letting up. Bidders are encouraged by the attractive gap between the cost of borrowing and the earnings yield of the market, and there has been a noticeable increase in appetite for 'real' assets, writes Frances Hudson
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