5 March 2009 Archive

Alternative investments: Art, antiques, wine and anything odd?

Investors turn to antiques as markets drop

With falls in the stock market and savings rates sitting next to zero investors are looking at areas normally thought of as a little bit wacky.

Aviva sees £885m losses from stock market drops

Aviva sees profts grow but losses as investments drop

Aviva today reported net losses of £885 million for 2008, but said profits were up.

Life saving ISA to fund developing world vaccinations

Life saving investments with an ISA

Savers who still have not used their ISA allowance can now get a 16.2 per cent return while helping to save lives.

FTSE 100 closes 3.18% lower

Aviva led a decline on the FTSE 100 today

The FTSE 100 closed 3.18 per cent lower on Thursday as a Bank of England base rate cut and decision to start quantitative easing failed to boost confidence.

FTSE 100 falls again in early trading

Insurers weigh on FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 continued its slump in early trading, falling 35 points to 3,610.53, by 08:50 GMT led by insurance and mining stocks.

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