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Friends Provident and Market Latest NewsYahoo! Finance: FP.L NewsInvestec set to join FTSE 100 (Reuters MOLT) Investec set to replace Resolution in FTSE 100 (Reuters MOLT) Investec set to replace Resolution in FTSE 100 (Other) FTSE 100 movers: Negative response to Liberty demerger (ShareCast) Weak financials, tobacco companies and miners have pushed down the Footsie today.
Resolution, LSE set for FTSE 100 exit on March 10 (Reuters MOLT)Resolution, LSE set for FTSE 100 exit on March 10 (Other) Resolution faces potential FTSE 100 relegation (Reuters MOLT) Asian 'sweet spot' is simply too tempting for the Prudential (Other) When Mark Tucker stood down as the chief executive of Prudential last year, his main regret was that the insurer's failure to buy the Asian business of its beleaguered rival AIG.
The Case For Standard LifeLong-term trends make life assurance an attractive business to be in.
National Grid powered by flight to defensive sectors [at Financial Times] (FT Times)Defensive sectors found favour on Friday, with National Grid the top performer as the FTSE 100 showed its first decline of the week.
London close: Greek excitement quickly fades (ShareCast)Excitement over a rescue deal for Greece, confirmed by European Union President Herman Van Rompuy shortly before noon, eased by the close as no new details emerged.
London afternoon: Greek euphoria fades (ShareCast)The old adage of 'buy on the rumour, sell on the fact' seems to be in operation today, with the market relinquishing almost all of its gains after the much rumoured rescue deal for Greece was confirmed by European Union President Herman Van Rompuy shortly before noon.
London midday:Shares lifted by reports of Greek rescue (ShareCast)It's been a good morning for the blue-chip index despite a mixed bag of corporate announcements. Just before midday the market received a further fillip when the President of the European Union, Herman Van Rompey, told reporters that there will be a deal to help Greece. Details of the deal are expected to be announced later today.
London mid-morning: Rio gives London a lift (ShareCast)Rio Tinto's better-than-expected full-year profit has lifted the miners and Footsie this morning especailly as the mining giant expects the commodity price recovery to continue.
UPDATE 3-Resolution says insurance deal strategy on track (Other)Friends Provident sales jump [at Financial Times] (FT Times) Friends Provident - the UK insurer taken private by Clive Cowdery's Resolution three months ago - saw sales jump 21 per cent in the last quarter of 2009.
Resolution reports rise in Friends fourth quarter sales (ShareCast)Friends Provident, which was bought by insurance investment vehicle Resolution last year, saw a rise in sales in the fourth quarter of 2009 though they were still sharply down over the full year.
Resolution sees weaker Friends sales (Reuters MOLT)UPDATE 2-Resolution sees more deals as Friends sales drop (Other) UPDATE 1-Resolution sees more deals as Friends sales drop (Other) Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
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Friends Provident: Financial Spread Betting vs CFD vs Share DealingTable below compares Financial Spread Betting, Contract For Difference and Share Dealing trading. For simplicity we use the average brokerage fees to calculate the profit/loss if £1,000 available for investment in Friends Provident shares (Friends Provident share price is 200p). Supposedly, you think that Friends Provident shares will go up by 10% in one month.
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Friends Provident: Financial Spread Betting and Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are margined (or leveraged) products and let you go long (buy) or short (sell) with Friends Provident shares, they are more suitable for short and medium term investments and cover a wide range of markets, including shares, indices, commodities and currencies. Share investing, on the other hand, is a conservative and old way of gaining financial independence and preserving capital. Even though some stockbrokers offer credit facilities it is very rare and not popular amongst private investors.
Risk Warning: Financial Spread Betting and Contracts For Difference (CFDs) are leveraged products and carry a high level of risk to your capital. You may lose more than your initial investment. Share price can go down as well as up and returns on investments are not guaranteed.