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German government recognises Bitcoin as private currency 23 Aug 2013 | 03:26 pm
The German government has become the first in the world to recognise Bitcoin as a private currency, making transactions conducted in it liable for tax.
Tapering a positive for US equities, says Fidelity's Stevenson 23 Aug 2013 | 02:11 pm
The tapering of quantitative easing (QE) is a ‘positive’ for equity investors, according to Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity.
Clarity for funds bidding for bank branches expected within weeks 22 Aug 2013 | 05:25 pm
The consortium backed by several well known funds which aims to acquire 315 bank branches from RBS should know within weeks whether it has been successful.
BlackRock chief says bonds still have plenty to offer private investors 22 Aug 2013 | 03:43 pm
Investors can still find value in bonds if they shift the emphasis of their portfolio, according to Larry Fink, chief executive of BlackRock.
Evy Hambro: ‘To date we have been wrong’ 22 Aug 2013 | 02:50 pm
BlackRock’s Evy Hambro, who oversees more than £10 billion of assets across several commodity funds, has acknowledged being too early in predicting that miners would start to be judged on their own me...
Equity investors seeking bank exposure should look east for value, says Edelsten 22 Aug 2013 | 02:41 pm
Simon Edelsten, co-manager of the Artemis Global Select fund, has argued that ‘it is difficult to recommend investing in any of the UK banks’ and tipped Asian financial groups in their place.
Uranium investor: Look at what the strategic players are doing, not the spot price 21 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
Will Smith, senior portfolio manager at New City Investment Managers, has recommended that commodity investors not place undue weight on the ongoing softness of uranium’s spot price.
BlackRock analyst expects US ‘volatility’ to continue, so urges exit from small-caps 21 Aug 2013 | 05:05 pm
The recent ‘volatility’ seen in US equity markets may have been ‘overdone’, but is likely to continue, in the opinion of Russ Koesterich, chief investment strategist at BlackRock.
Employment won’t necessarily improve with the economy, hedge fund cautions 21 Aug 2013 | 03:21 pm
Investors anxious about falls in the UK’s unemployment rate bringing to an end the country’s programme of monetary stimulus should not read too much into better economic growth figures, a leading hedg...
Sebastian Lyon: I’ve been ‘punished for prudence’ 19 Aug 2013 | 04:29 pm
The manager of more than £3 billion of assets, Sebastian Lyon, has lamented the flight from secure investments and consequent impact on their prices.
