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Citywire Investment News

• Barings' absolute return pioneer Harte exits
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:47 Z
  Colin Harte, who launched one of the UK's first absolute return funds, has left Baring Asset Management after the firm decided to merge away his fund.  
  

• Witan raises dividend for 37th consecutive year
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:53:16 Z
  The £1.2 billion investment trust will pay 6.55p interim dividend on 30 March, marking the 37th consecutive year of raised payouts.    
  

• Rothschild unveils Europe best ideas fund for AA-rated Huet
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:50:29 Z
  Olivier Huet will aim to outperform the economic cycle by picking the best stocks from Edmond de Rothschild's four existing European strategies.
  

• Rowan Dartington hires new business development director
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:47:00 Z
  Trevor Cheal will be repsonsible for sales and marketing activities across the group, including its Signature investment arm.
  

Citywire Money, Tax and Property

• House prices rose 0.6% in January, says Halifax
  Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:54:16 Z
  The average UK house price is now £161,000.
  

• The 20 postcodes most 'at risk' of burglary
  Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:35:34 Z
  The areas in the UK that see the most home insurance claims for theft or burglary, and the postcodes that are least at risk.
  

• House prices flat as market 'dogged by uncertainty'
  Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
  January marked the eighteenth month that house prices did not rise, according to Hometrack.
  

• Buying a house is now cheaper than renting one
  Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:01:00 Z
  Buying a house is over £100 a month cheaper than renting, according to Halifax. Wales is the exception.
  

BBC News

• Gene therapy 'gave me sight back'
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:29 GMT
  Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.
  

• Capello quits as England manager
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:28:38 GMT
  Fabio Capello resigns as England manager, the Football Association confirms.
  

• Livingstone in 'gay Tories' row
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:20:59 GMT
  Conservative MPs call for Labour's candidate for London mayor, Ken Livingstone, to apologise for saying their party is "riddled" with homosexuals.
  

• Woman in two-hour ambulance wait
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:15:31 GMT
  An 86-year-old woman who lives yards from a hospital in Essex waits nearly two hours for an ambulance to arrive at her house.
  

Citywire News

• Liontrust takes another bite of Brooks Macdonald
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:23:37 Z
  Liontrust's Anthony Cross and Julian Fosh up their stake in fund management group Brooks Macdonald (BRK.L).
  

• FTSE slips on Greek deal; Reckitt Benckiser tops index
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:22:58 Z
  Britain?s FTSE slides as Greek politicians meet to discuss major financial reforms for the country ahead of the next part of the EU bailout.
  

• Chart of the Day: China, an economic miracle no more
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:04:07 Z
  Chinese 'rebalancing' has begun, with major implications for investors.
  

• Safe havens in short supply, and only China can help
  Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:00:00 Z
  ?Tectonic? changes are wiping out investment safe havens, and the solution may lie with China, says Barclays' annual Equity Gilt study.
  

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