Sunday, 10 August 2008

An uncertain gift for buy-to-let



Ever since chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling was interviewed on Radio 4 early this week, talk has been rif...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Grosvenor looks for a key to the property game - Daily Telegraph
Breaking with more than 300 years of tradition, the Duke of Westminster's property empire is pondering derivatives, reports Jonathan Russell When Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster ...
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Letters: The nature of modern sport - The Independent
Hamish McRae (6 August) is right to ask if the Olympics can help give sport back to the people. Given the phenomenal scale and apparent success of modern sport, it is tempting to ...
Source: www.independent.co.uk

Stamping on the crisis?
The last few years have seen persistent calls for stamp duty to be changed in various ways, partly in response to the...
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Market Pulse - Denver Post

Market Pulse
Denver Post, CO - 19 minutes ago
In the second quarter, cash flows into hedge funds fell to the lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2005. Investors put $29 billion into the funds in ...

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Stanley Shopkorn, Ex-Moore Equities Chief, to Start Hedge Fund - Bloomberg



Bloomberg - Aug 8, 2008
``Investors have become more adverse to allocating capital to hedge funds given how their performance hasn't been overwhelming this year. ...

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New ways into France
Getting to France these days is easy. What used to be a simple enough ferry trip or a short hop on a plane has now be...
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Market Pulse - Denver Post

Market Pulse
Denver Post, CO - 19 minutes ago
In the second quarter, cash flows into hedge funds fell to the lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2005. Investors put $29 billion into the funds in ...

Source: news.google.com

Crosby Report: Too Little Too Late
<P>Stuart Law, Managing Director of property investment specialist Assetz comments on the release of th...
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Friday, 8 August 2008

Open house offers a look at Fodor home for sale - Stamford Advocate



NORWALK - From the outside of 322 Flax Hill Road, the sagging porch roof and gutters filled with weeds are not inviting. The 19th-century home on the city's Fodor Farm property has ...
Source: www.stamfordadvocate.com

Stamp duty delay could 'paralyse' market - This is Money
The Tories told the Chancellor he was playing 'damaging short-term games' with the economy through his failure to end uncertainty over the future of the property levy. The ...
Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk

New law limits tax-free profits from rental conversions - St. Petersburg Times
WASHINGTON â€" Deep in the nearly 700 pages of the new housing bill just signed into law is a complicated tax code change that could affect substantial numbers of people who ...
Source: www.tampabay.com

Mortgages & homes - house prices - This is Money
house prices will stop falling next year and will soar 30% over the following three years, a leading economics consultancy said yesterday. Homeowners who have bought in recent ...
Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk

New boost for Cape Verde



With many a new property market appearing, one question is whether the new developments being created - however sceni...
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Avoiding the chateau crunch
The importance of taking good advice when investing in property in France might never be greater than it is now. Whil...
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The where and when of buying in France
Those seeking to invest in property in France have never been less stuck for choice, with a country possessing a wide...
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Channelling investment
Those looking to invest in France have had many reasons for doing so. Some love the sunshine and sea of the Cote ...
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Decoupling the rates
Tomorrow, economists have been saying, will almost certainly see the Bank of England's monetary policy commit...
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Transports of delight



The news about Cape Verde being a property hotspot is no longer news in and of itself. Its status as an emerging mark...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

The growing portfolio
With so many different locations in which Britons are investing, some may wonder just how much is owned by UK investo...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Crosby Report: Too Little Too Late
<P>Stuart Law, Managing Director of property investment specialist Assetz comments on the release of th...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Housing slump hits town hall's hopes for more low cost homes - yorkshirepost



THE Credit Crunch has caused house-builders to mothball low-cost schemes on the Yorkshire coast â€" which looks likely to have a major impact on moves to provide affordable homes ...
Source: www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

Holiday mood - InsideHousing
Alongside the bedraggled looking flags of leading house builders and signs saying ‘prices reduced’ you will see a tempting series of offers. Your deposit â€" paid. Your moving ...
Source: www.insidehousing.co.uk

Giant hedge fund firm plans to spin off Raptor business - MarketWatch

Boston Globe

Giant hedge fund firm plans to spin off Raptor business
MarketWatch - 19 hours ago
Hedge funds in general had a tough month in July. Hedge funds tracked by Hennessee Group LLC fell 1.95% on average in July, partly because a popular trade ...
Parting company Boston Globe
Jones's Tudor Says Pallotta to Start Own Firm in 2009 (Update2) Bloomberg
Tudor's hedge split was planned Financial News
Boston Herald - Business Spectator
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house firms face 'deep recession' - BBC UK News
Scottish house builders are heading for one of the sector's deepest recessions, an industry body claims.
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Dai-ichi Mutual Aims to Lift Hedge Fund Investments (Update1) - Bloomberg

Dai-ichi Mutual Aims to Lift Hedge Fund Investments (Update1)
Bloomberg - Aug 6, 2008
Tokyo-based Dai-ichi Mutual, Japan's second-largest life insurer, currently invests in more than 100 hedge funds as well as funds of hedge funds, ...
UBS to sell Brazil mutual funds in five countries Economic Times
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Thursday, 7 August 2008

The growing portfolio



With so many different locations in which Britons are investing, some may wonder just how much is owned by UK investo...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

FTSE closes at 5486.1 (Channel 4)
The FTSE 100 Index closed a second winning session in a row 31.6 points up to 5486.1.
Source: www.channel4.com

Further information for home owners (BBC News)
Extra information for second home owners and buy-to-let investors considering selling during the credit crunch
Source: news.bbc.co.uk

FTSE closes higher thanks to mining boost (icWales)
THE FTSE 100 Index enjoyed its second winning session in a row today as news of a £5bn takeover move in the mining sector helped boost blue cHIPs.
Source: www.walesonline.co.uk

Beyond the peak
With so much negative news about property and property investment in the UK, it may be with much delight that one rec...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk