Bonds – Shaken not stirred? MRM’s weekend paper round-up

By Sarah O'Connell on February 8, 2010

Unsurprisingly, the recently-announced end of the recession has not quenched investor appetite in the hunt for income.

Kathryn Cooper’s lead in The Sunday Times flags up the point that bonds, once the natural choice for the safety conscious investor, are falling out of favour with advisers and top fund managers.  With MRM client Ignis Asset Management indicating that the forthcoming dividend season could well be one of the strongest on record, and that 60 European companies, including many in the UK, have dividend yields that are higher than their bond yields, could the humble equity income fund be next in the spotlight for income-seeking investors?

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Ah Friday, it can mean but one thing…it’s time for some linkage

By MRMTeam on February 5, 2010

First up on our links that we thought rather special this week  is a blog which is vying for title of MRM’s all time favourite. Words will never do this coupling of Ross Kemp and origami justice, so please make your Friday by clicking here.  (MRM’s personal favourites are “Blair” and “Knee high”, by the way.)

See, it all went downhill to our mind when they took the handle off, but looks like last orders have been called on the inferior smooth, grip-less successor of the true pint glass.

A little gem on behavioural economics from those nice people at We Are Social. There’s a growing band of MRMers who think ‘Nudge’ by Thaler and Sunstein should be required reading for financial engagement policymakers…

Lest we forget, it was facebook’s sixth birthday this week – there have been lots of little stories about it but we particularly liked this piece.

Twitpics sent from Space – nuff said.

As fan pages go this has to be doing the most social good so for the sake of all mankind please become a fan of Can this sausage roll get more fans that Cheryl Cole.

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Good will hunting: The end of ‘CSR’ as we know it…?

By Jenny Crossland on February 5, 2010

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Picture: Josh [unemployed IT dude] at Flickr

In the past few weeks, the ongoing debate around Google vs. China censorship row has dominated the media, with Hillary Clinton’s speech on the need to protect basic freedoms on the internet an essential read.

While on a personal level many may applaud the decision Google has taken in leading the cyber charge against the abuse of civil liberties, I’m particularly interested in what this means for the future of CSR. Continue reading “Good will hunting: The end of ‘CSR’ as we know it…?”

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Picture: Josh [unemployed IT dude] at Flickr
In the past few weeks, the ongoing debate around Google vs. China censorship row has dominated the media, with Hillary Clinton’s speech on the need to protect basic freedoms on the internet an essential read.
While on a personal level many may applaud the decision Google has taken in leading [...]