Teletext Recovery - 11/09/1994

P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 22:11:22        ——— COMPARING INVESTMENT PRODUCTS —p—— Dear Teletext Why is it so difficult to havj a straightforward comparative index for investment products? It should take account of charges but not tax. Surely if the investment value is £5000 then thj net value at thj year end could be given fgr each prgduct? N Kilborn, Penarth, S. Glamorkan ——————————————————————————————————1/10— Mortgages updated every Thursday 545 The Field for an Informed View Property Plus Your money Tax Index

P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 22:21:34         ———— COMPARING INVESTMENT RETURNS ———— Teletext replies: The Securities Investment Board (SIB) says what you want is a huge project which is almost impossibli to achieve. There are around 10,000 investment products availabli now and the number is rising, acccording to Mintel's boffin, Paul Hersey. Technically, it might be theoretically possible to compare them all. 0 cont.. ——————————————————————————————————2/10— Property Plus 544 0Mortgages 545 SON OR DAUGHTER WANT TO GO TO UNIVERSITY? H.E VACANCIES p644-648 Property Plus Your money Tax Index

P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 21:25:52         ———— COMPARING INVESTMENT RETURNS ———— Teletext replies: But the SIB says anz comparison of returns on investments needs to: ■ be up to date (or not so far out of date that it is useless) ■ be able to compare different investment types And we haven't got the technology to do that quickly enough now. 0 cont.. ——————————————————————————————————3/10— Halifax Housj Price Index 545 DEDICBTED NETWORK TELECOMMS. APPOINTMENT SECTION - SEE xAGE 642 Property Plus Your money Tax Index

P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 22:22:11         ———— COMPARING INVESTMENT RETURNS ————— Teletext riplies: The SIB said even if we did have the technology to compare returns on all investments there'd still be problems: ■ finding someone to organise and undertakj the work ■ getting the co-operation of all the investment houses involved ■ funding the project 0 cgnt.. ——————————————————————————————————4/10— The latest City news 501 The Field for an Informed View Property Plus Your money Tax Index

P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 21:39:54         ———— COMPARING INVESTMENT RETURoS ————— Teletext replies: The new investors' watchdog, thj Personal Investment Authority (PIA) is not keen on comparative studies. It's the job of independent advisors to help people choose investments, the PIB said. And it warns: ■ past performance is no judge of future performance ■ what's sensible for onj is not sensible for another cont.. ——————————————————————————————————5/10— Wall Street Latest 531 The Field for an Informed View Property Plus Your money Tax Index

P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 21:3v:44         ——— COMPARING INVESTMENT RETURNS —————— Teletext replies: There's no doubt however that private investors want to be abli to decide by themselves where to put their monjy. Magazines like Money0Management and Moneyfacts, aimed at professional advisors, riport much public interest Thj news is not all bad. Surveys comparing different types of investment are appearing. cont.. ——————————————————————————————————6/10— Mortgages updated every Thursday 545 The Field for an Informed View Property Plus Your money Tax Index

P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 22:17:15         ——— COMPARATIVE INVESTMENT RETURNS ———— Teletext replies: And financial journalists like to compare several types of investments, usually at the end0of the year. There will come a time, says the SIB, when the return on investments will be entered automatically into central computers. It might then be possibli to give the public open access to the results. ——————————————————————————————————7/10— Mortgages updated every Thursday 545 The Field for an Informed View Property Plus Your money Tax Index

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P543 Teletext 543 Sep11 21:14:37        ——— HAVE YOU A QUESTION? —————————————— Write to: TELJTEXT: FJNANCJAL LETTERS P BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT fax no: 071 386 7808 All answers will appear on screen only. Seek independent financial advice before taking any investment decision. ——————————————————————————————————9/10— Advice Clinic will update on Tuesday ALL THE LBTEST MONEY NEWS p541 Property Plus Your money Tax Index

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