Wednesday, 3 September 2008

Brixton hit by challenging market (Interactive Investor)



Tue 19 Aug, 2008 09:51
Source: www.iii.co.uk

Cruden profits take slight dip but outlook remains positive (The Herald)
CRUDEN Investments, the holding company of the eponymous charity foundation and construction group, unveiled a slight dip in profits in its latest set of accounts - but insisted it remained on target for future growth, in spite of the housing market slowdown.
Source: www.theherald.co.uk

France stays steady
Yesterday's Knight Frank survey of property prices around the world certainly made for interesting reading as...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Very profitable trade on the Dollar - we were right...
There should be some very rich investors out there at the moment if you read my blog and email bulletin on the 30th o...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

Hedge funds threaten boardroom shake-up at Deutsche Börse - Independent



Independent, UK - 19 hours ago
The two activist hedge funds, which own a total of 19 per cent of the Frankfurt-based exchange, said in a joint statement that they would consider "all ...
Deutsche Börse under siege from hedge funds Times Online
Hedge funds team up to pressure Deutsche Boerse MarketWatch
Activist funds pressure Deutsche Börse FT Alphaville
Wall Street Journal - Financial Times
all 33 news articles

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Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties CEO Billie Redmond ... - Carolina Newswire
RALEIGH, N.C. â€" Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has announced that Billie Redmond, CEO of the firm, has received the Triangle Business Journal’s seventh annual ...
Source: carolinanewswire.com

Brown announces stamp duty holiday in housing rescue package - Times Online
Properties costing less than £175,000 will be exempt from stamp duty for the next year in an attempt by the Prime Minister to revive the stagnant housing market and to relaunch ...
Source: business.timesonline.co.uk

Elbit Imaging Ltd. Announces Second Quarter Results for 2008 - MSN MoneyCentral
TEL AVIV, Israel , Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Elbit Imaging Ltd. EMITF ("EI" or the "Company") today announced its results for the second quarter of 2008. Profit for the ...
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Shared Equity versus Shared Ownership for First Time Buyers
Shared equity schemes are offered by developers where typically 10% up to 25% of the property price is loaned by the ...
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Tuesday, 2 September 2008

Groundhog Day may indicate rate peak



Earlier this week Bank of England monetary policy committee (MPC) member Professor Tim Besley wrote an article for th...
Source: news.assetz.co.uk

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-29 09:43 Babis Vovos H1 net asset value per share after tax rises 4.7 pct (Interactive Investor)
ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Babis Vovos International Construction SA (BVIC) said its first-half net asset value (NAV) per share after deferred tax rose 4.7 percent year on year.
Source: www.iii.co.uk

Brixton hit by challenging market (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Brixton reported an 18 percent decline in net asset value in the first half as a more challenging commercial property market, the credit crunch and slowing economies pushed the property firm into a sizeable loss.
Source: uk.news.yahoo.com

Deutsche Börse under siege from hedge funds - Times Online

Deutsche Börse under siege from hedge funds
Times Online, UK - 3 hours ago
The move by the two powerful hedge funds, which together own 19 per cent of the Frankfurt-based börse, marks a repeat of their successful campaign in 2004 ...
Hedge funds team up to pressure Deutsche Boerse MarketWatch
TCI and Atticus renew Börse activism Financial News
Deutsche Börse Vs HFs, Round 2 Markets Media (press release)
International Herald Tribune - FT Alphaville
all 21 news articles

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Thomson Reuters links internal systems to help hedge funds - Hedge Funds Review Magazine



Hedge Funds Review Magazine, UK - 18 hours ago
The company has linked PORTIA, its portfolio accounting system for asset managers and hedge funds, to DataScope Select, its global pricing and security ...

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Crisis plan for property as crash feared - This is Money
Emergency plans to help struggling homeowners and first-time buyers are being drafted by Gordon Brown amid fresh warnings that house prices could plunge by more than 30%. Under ...
Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk

Leading Risk Analytics Provider, Measurisk, Joins JP Morgan's ... - MarketWatch

Leading Risk Analytics Provider, Measurisk, Joins JP Morgan's ...
MarketWatch - 3 hours ago
More then 1000 hedge funds, representing over $650 billion in assets, provide data each month to Measurisk making it the leader in hedge fund risk solutions ...

Source: news.google.com

An Olympian dream
In the last couple of weeks the Olympics have captured the hearts and minds of billions across the globe, not least i...
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Overseas property changes tack
To many doom-mongers, the overseas property investment scene and Britain's property scene are both one and th...
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Business calendar - Nashville Tennessean



No events scheduled. Kiwanis Club of Nashville. 11:30 a.m., Millennium Maxwell house Nashville. Judge Frank Clement, justice at Tennessee Court of Appeals, will discuss some of his ...
Source: www.tennessean.com

Dodds Reinforces Government's Commitment to Delivery of Investment ... - eGov Monitor
Finance Minister Nigel Dodds met the Construction Employers Federation (CEF) today to discuss the Investment Strategy for Northern Ireland (ISNI) and the outlook for the ...
Source: www.egovmonitor.com

London and Scotland tipped to lead recovery
While many are looking negatively at the UK property market in the light of the credit crunch, falling house prices, ...
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(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-29 09:43 Babis Vovos H1 net asset value per share after tax rises 4.7 pct (Interactive Investor)
ATHENS (Thomson Financial) - Babis Vovos International Construction SA (BVIC) said its first-half net asset value (NAV) per share after deferred tax rose 4.7 percent year on year.
Source: www.iii.co.uk

Crisis plan for property as crash feared - This is Money
Emergency plans to help struggling homeowners and first-time buyers are being drafted by Gordon Brown amid fresh warnings that house prices could plunge by more than 30%. Under ...
Source: www.thisismoney.co.uk

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-21 12:14 UPDATE 1-Tesco completes 605 mln stg of property deals (Interactive Investor)



LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Tesco , the UK's largest retailer, said on Thursday it had raised a further 605 million pounds ($1.1 billion) in four sale-and-leaseback property deals.
Source: www.iii.co.uk

How to utilise your mortgage loan - Rediff.com
T he home is a valuable asset that most home owners acquire over time. Trading it for cash with a mortgage can be a less expensive way to avail of a loan, but it should not be used ...
Source: inhome.rediff.com

Help this week
Those looking for news that could boost the UK property market will be keen to see what September brings, after an Au...
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Sunday, 31 August 2008

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-08-21 12:14 UPDATE 1-Tesco completes 605 mln stg of property deals (Interactive Investor)



LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Tesco , the UK's largest retailer, said on Thursday it had raised a further 605 million pounds ($1.1 billion) in four sale-and-leaseback property deals.
Source: www.iii.co.uk

Alternative Assets: Mixed results for listed funds of hedge fund - Reuters UK

Alternative Assets: Mixed results for listed funds of hedge fund
Reuters UK, UK - Aug 29, 2008
By James Phillipps LONDON (Citywire) - Funds of hedge funds have been marketed as all-weather vehicles, but the flaccid returns seen from the asset class ...

Source: news.google.com

Small landlords face big risks - Las Vegas Sun
Metro Police crime prevention specialist Ed Daley speaks to small landlords at a seminar Wednesday about the importance of screening potential renters by checking their criminal ...
Source: www.lasvegassun.com