Sale of the century for anyone prepared to back business
Investors should add the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme to their portfolio of bonds and shares.
Read More: The Telegraph – Investments
Highly rated US industrial bonds set records
IBM and Procter & Gamble sold bonds at new lows for interest rates as investors accept low returns in exchange for safety
Read More: FT – Markets
StanLife to cut with-profits bonus rates
Insurer warns of lower returns as has to holds more bonds and cash to meet guarantees
Read More: Ft – Investments
Italian yields drop as ECB funds kick in
Bonds fell below the 6% level before edging back up in the so-called LTRO rally which has also led to sharp falls in Spain, Greece and Ireland
Read More: FT – Markets
Portuguese bonds hit as traders fear default
If Lisbon continues along the path of Athens, it could spark default contagion to Italy and Spain, and reignite break-up fears
Read More: FT – Markets
Equities can outstrip bonds in a liquidity trap
If yields begin to rise to a more normal level, capital losses could be very large, says Gavyn Davies
Read More: FT – Markets
Emerging markets offer rocky but rewarding ride
Spectacular gains from shares, bonds and currencies can just as easily be lost in exaggerated swings to shifts in global risk sentiment
Read More: FT – UK Companies
Equities can outperform bonds in a liquidity trap
If yields begin to rise to a more normal level, capital losses could be very large, says Gavyn Davies
Read More: FT – Markets
Rating risk and Greece loom over bonds
An Athens default and further sovereign downgrades could intensify Europe’s debt crisis by sending bond yields sharply higher
Read More: FT – Markets
Spanish auction boosts sentiment
The euro perked up after a stronger than expected auction of Spanish bonds reduced fears about sovereign funding in the eurozone
Read More: FT – Markets
Spanish auction boosts eurozone sentiment
The euro perked up after a stronger than expected auction of Spanish bonds reduced fears about sovereign funding in the eurozone
Read More: FT – Markets
Solid Spanish auction bolsters eurozone sentiment
The euro perked up after a stronger than expected auction of Spanish bonds reduced fears about sovereign funding in the eurozone
Read More: FT – Markets
Solid Spanish auction bolsters sentiment
Equities, commodities and the euro have perked up after a stronger than expected auction of Spanish bonds reduced fears about sovereign funding in the eurozone
Read More: FT – Markets
Euro climbs as periphery yields ease
Euro climbs after Spain sells double the amount of bonds at auction than it had targeted
Read More: FT – Markets
Solid Spanish auction bolsters investor sentiment
Equities, commodities and the euro have perked up after a stronger than expected auction of Spanish bonds reduced fears about sovereign funding in the eurozone
Read More: FT – Markets
China names offshore renminbi bond issuers
Beijing grants 10 banks quotas to sell so-called dim sum bonds
Read More: FT – Markets
SMEs hail success of retail bonds
Independent brewery BrewDog and green electricity supplier Ecotricity both exceed financing targets thanks to their customers’ investment
Read More: Ft – Investments
Italian bond yields jump back above 7%
Rome’s 10-year yields stood at 7.06%, but the European Financial Stability Facility sold €3bn in three-year bonds, with order books rising to €4.5bn
Read More: FT – Markets
Euro drops after French bond sale
The euro drops to its lowest rate against the dollar in 15 months after France sells 8bn euros of bonds at an auction.
Read More: BBC News – Economy
Europe bail-out fund sale tests mood
Plans to raise €3bn in bonds as early as Friday represents key indicator of investor sentiment for eurozone debt
Read More: FT – Markets
