October 30, 2009
Bonds: a safe place for returns?
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It’s no secret that pensioners who are already drawing an income from their funds are suffering under the credit crisis.
Anything invested in stocks and shares would likely have seen a terrible bounce over the past year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, followed by the FTSE 100 reaching a high this October.
Despite that positive news, [...]
February 23, 2009
Invest in schools through private finance initiatives
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UK local authority pension funds officials are currently looking at the possibility of investing in schools throughout the UK through private finance initiatives, which of course, would be a huge development for the UK Education system.
The legalities are just being drawn up, but there is a good chance that the deals may start to take [...]