Do TV and Film Investments Make Money?

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Trends in television The introduction of video-on-demand (VOD) services including Amazon and Netflix has revolutionised the way we watch TV. They are each gaining millions of new subscribers each year and produce ever more of their own award-winning…

TRAINING! How To Invest In Corporate Bonds

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Corporate bonds are issued by companies and are either publicly traded or private. Bond rating services such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's and Fitch, calculate the risk inherent in each bond issue - the chances of a default or failure to…

NOSE DIVE! Bad News for Cash and Bonds as Inflation Falls

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Inflation has unexpectedly fallen to 0.3% for the month of April, down from 0.5% in March. Without inflationary pressure the MPC is unlikely to vote to raise interest rates Inflation has fallen for the first time since September, down to 0.3%…

New savings minnow launches best buy fixed-rate bonds at up to 3.2% – but is Milestone Savings a safe place to squirrel away cash?

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A savings provider that very few people are likely to have heard of has launched a range of best buy fixed-rate bonds. Milestone Savings – which is part of Gatehouse Bank, an investment bank based in London - has one-year and five-year fixes…

SOLID! BlackRock launches total return bond fund for fixed income duo

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BlackRock has launched a total return bond fund for the group's £413m Corporate Bond manager Ben Edwards to run with sterling bond manager Simon Blundell. The group had been planning to launch the product for some time, as Investment…

DESERTED? Fund Review: Corporate Bond

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Fixed income sectors have struggled in the past year and the Investment Association (IA) Sterling Corporate Bond sector is no exception, returning an average of just 0.03 per cent over the past 12 months. But the sector’s relative stability…

ALL FOR SHOW! Are bonds too expensive? Fund manager’s tips on how to invest in the fixed income minefield

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Fixed income has been a tough place to be invested over the past five years, with mainstream equity markets making impressive gains This is especially true of developed market government bonds, many of which pay a yield that is below inflation…