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Monday Closing Market: FTSE in biggest fall since 1987's Black Monday

By Chris Marshall | 16:44 | 06 Oct 2008

During a tumultuous day, the FTSE 100 dropped as much as 8% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was more than 5% lower as London closed.

FTSE falls as the Chancellor fails to offer new solutions

By Charlie Parker | 15:27 | 06 Oct 2008

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has given his statement on the financial crisis but failed to offer guarantees on savers deposits or new capital injections for banks.

JPM's A-rated Henderson urges part-nationalisation of UK banks

By Dylan Lobo | 13:46 | 06 Oct 2008

JP Morgan Asset Management's financials and resources specialist Ian Henderson is in favour of part-nationalisation of the UK banking system.

Trading in Iceland's banks suspended

By Danielle Levy | 12:39 | 06 Oct 2008

As the markets await news of a rescue plan for Iceland's banks, the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority has suspended trading in the country's banks.

German bail-out for Hypo increased to €50 billion: funds news in Europe

By David Braid | 11:54 | 06 Oct 2008

Dexia launches new sustainable fund, Swedbank downgraded, BNP takes over Fortis in Belgium and Luxembourg, EU urged to support management passport; all Europe's funds news in Citywire's daily round up

Stock market storm blows Artemis sale off course

By Matthew Goodburn | 00:01 | 06 Oct 2008

Artemis chief executive Mark Tyndall was close to finalising a sale of Artemis from Fortis Bank before the market chaos of the last three weeks put negotiations on hold.

Pressure mounts for Brown to guarantee all savers' deposits

By Sara Smith | 10:35 | 06 Oct 2008

As Germany and Denmark become the latest EU member states to offer full protection for their savers, prime minister Gordon Brown faces mounting pressure to take similar action.  

O'Brien replaced as pensions minister

By Edward Lander | 12:43 | 06 Oct 2008

Pensions minister Mike O'Brien has been given a new brief as minister of state for the Department of Energy and Climate Change. He will be replaced by ex-Transport minister Rosie Winterton.

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Best Fund Managers

UK All Companies Fund Managers over 3 years

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RankRatingManagerTotal Returns
1/141 Jayesh Manek 50.48%
2/141 Jeremy Lang 47.41%
3/141 Ashton Bradbury 45.77%
4/141 Greg Bennett 45.41%
5/141 Leigh Himsworth 44.10%

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Q and A Pensions: Don’t let inflation get big on your clients

By Kevin Pacey | 00:01 | 06 Oct 2008

The rising cost of living can be a sizeable problem for those approaching retirement. Kevin Pacey head of bank of Scotland's Annuity Service offers some alternatives to conventional annuities which can help to counter stormy economic conditions.

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Why has Paulson’s $700 billion bail-out not soothed markets?

Why has Hank Paulson’s $700 billion bail-out of Wall Street done absolutely nothing to calm down global markets?

By Dylan Lobo | 15:59 | 06 Oct 2008

Can the Mona Lisa smile down on your portfolio?

With bonds, equities and every other asset class under the sun becoming riskier than ever perhaps a fine piece of art work is what you need to offset the losses?

By Sara Smith | 15:45 | 06 Oct 2008

Protecting savers will do nothing for markets, banks need cash

There seems to be a myth doing the rounds that if the Government guarantees deposits it will rally the markets, why?

By Charlie Parker | 14:40 | 06 Oct 2008

Watch and learn with Warren Buffett

The great man explains what is happening and what might unfold.

By Richard Lander | 10:32 | 06 Oct 2008

Citywire AdviserCam kicks off with Barny Perraton

Want to say something on video? You can now with Citywire AdviserCam ...

By Richard Lander | 00:01 | 03 Oct 2008

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