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3par is only 2bn big so alot of leeway is possible I guess. usa companies have about 1tn in excess funds availableMonday August 30 INTERIMS Eurasia Drilling Company GDR (Reg S), JSC Kazkommertsbank GDR (Reg S) QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE Schlumberger INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Retail (GER) (08:55) PMI Retail (EU) (09:00) Business Climate Indicator (EU) (10:00) Economic Sentiment Indicator (EU) (10:00) Industrial Confidence (EU) (10:00) Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00) Service Sector Confidence (EU) (10:00) Personal Consumption Expenditures (US) (13:30) Personal Income (US) (13:30) Personal Spending (US) (13:30) Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity (US) (15:30) AGMS Boundary Capital UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Hometrack Housing Survey (00:01) Nationwide House Price Index (07:00) PMI Retail (09:30) Tuesday August 31 INTERIMS 888 Holdings, Afren, Alpha Bank GDR (Reg S) USD, British Polythene, Concurrent Technologies, Goldenport, Grafton Group (Units), Hansteen Holdings, HydroDec Group, IFG Group, Integra Group GDR (Reg S), JSC Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan GDR (Reg S), Omega Insurance Holdings, Pilat Media Global, Puricore, Raven Russia, Tamar European Industrial Fund INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE Dewhurst, Dewhurst 'A', Throgmorton Trust QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE City of London Inv Trust, ING UK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Industrial Production (JPN) Retail Sales (JPN) Housing Starts (JPN) Small Business Confidence (JPN) Construction Orders (JPN) Unemployment Rate (GER) (08:55) Consumer Confidence (EU) (10:00) Unemployment Rate (EU) (10:00) Consumer Prices Index (EU) (10:00) Chicago PMI (US) (13:45) Consumer Confidence (US) (15:00) Milwaukee NAPM (15:00) FOMC Interest Rate Minutes (US) (19:00) ABC Consumer Confidence (US) (22:00) Q2 Frontline GMS Eruma, Norman Hay, Parallel Media Group, Tomkins FINALS Mattioli Woods, Pan African Resources ANNUAL REPORT Intelek AGMS Angel Mining , DQ Entertainment, PXP Vietnam Fund Ltd., Tangent Communications TRADING ANNOUNCEMENTS Safestore UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS GFK Consumer Confidence (00:01) Consumer Credit (09:30) Net Secured Lending on Dwellings (09:30) M4 Money Supply (09:30) M4 Sterling Lending (09:30) Mortgage Approvals (09:30) Wednesday September 01 INTERIMS IQE, Johnson Service Group INTERIM EX-DIVIDEND DATE African Barrick Gold , Albion Development VCT 'D' Shares, Anglogold Ashanti, Arbuthnot Banking Group, ARM Holdings, British Smaller Technology Companies VCT 2, Capita Group, CRH, Croda International, Devro, FBD Holdings, Greggs, Hardy Underwriting Bermuda, Henderson Group, Hiscox, Hochschild Mining, International Public Partnerships Ltd., Japan Residential Investment Company, Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group, John Wood Group, Kingspan Group, Lamprell, Lancashire Holdings, Legal & General Group, Low & Bonar, New Europe Property Investments, Paddy Power, Portmeirion, Promethean World, Robinson, Rotork, Serco Group, Timeweave, TUI Travel QUARTERLY PAYMENT DATE JPMorgan Claverhouse Inv Trust QUARTERLY EX-DIVIDEND DATE Bank Of America, M&G Equity Inv Trust Income Shares INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Manufacturing (FRA) (08:50) PMI Manufacturing (GER) (08:55) PMI Manufacturing (EU) (09:00) MBA Mortgage Applications (US) (12:00) Auto Sales (US) (15:00) Construction Spending (US) (15:00) ISM Manufacturing (US) (15:00) ISM Prices Paid (US) (15:00) Crude Oil Inventories (US) (15:30) GMS Framlington Innovative Growth Trust, JSJS Designs, Maven Income and Growth VCT 3, MeDaVinci FINALS Hargreaves Lansdown SPECIAL EX-DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE British Smaller Companies VCT EGMS Marwyn Materials, Talisman VCT AGMS Creston, Spice, Talisman VCT UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Halifax House Price Index (09:30) PMI Manufacturing (09:30) FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE C&C Group, Clyde Process Solutions FINAL EX-DIVIDEND DATE British Smaller Companies VCT, Micro Focus International Plc, NCC Group, Ruffer Investment Company Ltd., VP Thursday September 02 INTERIMS 32Red, Abbey Protection, DataCash Group, Evraz Group GDR (Reg S), Restaurant Group, Stadium Group INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE British Portfolio Trust INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS ILO Unemployment Rate (FRA) (06:30) PMI Construction (GER) (08:55) PMI Construction (EU) (09:00) GDP (1st release) (EU) (10:00) Producer Price Index (EU) (10:00) Household Consumption (EU) (10:00) Government Expenditure (EU) (10:00) ECB Interest Rate (EU) (12:45) Initial Jobless Claims (US) (13:30) Continuing Claims (US) (13:30) Non-farm Productivity (US) (13:30) Unit Labour Costs (US) (13:30) Factory Orders (US) (15:00) Pending Homes Sales (US) (15:00) Business Inventories (US) (15:00) FINALS Eaga, Go-Ahead Group, Hays, Mcbride IMSS DSG International EGMS BPC Limited (DI) AGMS ACM Shipping, Advanced Computer Software, Carclo, Cohort, Daejan Holdings, Dart Group, Invesco Property Income Trust, Maple Energy, Scott Wilson UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS PMI Construction (09:30) FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE SSL International Friday September 03 INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE Invesco English & International Trust, Invista Real Estate Investment Management Holdings, RAB Capital INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Retail Sales (GER) (07:00) PMI Services (GER) (08:55) PMI Composite (GER) (08:55) PMI Composite (EU) (09:00) PMI Services (EU) (09:00) PMI Services (FRA) (09:00) Retail Sales (EU) (10:00) Unemployment Rate (US) (13:30) Non-Farm Payrolls (US) (13:30) ISM Non-Manufacturing (US) (15:00) ISM Services (US) (15:00) GMS Firestone Diamonds, Randall & Quilter Investment AGMS MDM Engineering Group, Prosperity Minerals Holdings UK ECONOMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS Official Reserves (09:30) PMI Composite (09:30) PMI Services (09:30) FINAL DIVIDEND PAYMENT DATE Cranswick, RPC Group
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Hi all
i have made a group on facebook for people who are new to the share dealing game ( like me ) please join and say hello !
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=148753968480521#!/group.php?gid=148753968480521
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Halifax offerIt's "Deal Time!"
Don't miss out on reduced commission of only £4 when you buy UK equities from 8.30am until 16.30pm on Wednesday 8th September.0 -
Hi PPL, I'm looking into investing some money into shares. I've never dealt with shares before and was looking for a good book for a newbie in this field. any recommendations would be helpful. also any good websites that eexplain the ins and outs? thanks in advance.0
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'Good For Beginners'
See these ones, amazon lets you read a bit so see if they read well for you
http://www.alphascanner.com/Bookstore.aspx0 -
Good evening from a new member - I am British but living now in Istanbul. I recently started buying stocks from the IMKB (Istanbul Stock Exchange) on the internet through my bank here. Once you learn to navigate your way through the website in Turkish, it's not that difficult and much cheaper to do it than in the UK. I was quite shocked to see some of the commissions in the UK - and you have to pay stamp duty on the transfer of shares or is that only with share certificates and not online dealing? Anyway, here in Turkey the commission is much lower and there is no tax to pay - I think this is to encourage investment here. Also the IMKB gained 11 points since June so it is doing quite well.
I read about current events and companies here but I don't have any specialist knowledge. I have divided my (very small) investment portfolio into shares of companies I like and three mutual index funds.0 -
Stamp duty for almost all shares yea
I saw a program showing an earthquake is due to hit Istanbull in the next twenty years or so, its on an active fault line.
You either picked a great time to see it before it gets damaged or should carry a british style umbrella everywhere as protectionMon 6th September UK FENNER PLC Interim 2010 Dividend payment date BT GROUP PLC Full year 2010 Dividend payment date - proposed ST MODWEN Interim 2010 Dividend payment date Other BHP BILLITON PLC Full year 2010 Ex-dividend date(AU) Tue 7th September UK GENUS Full year 2010 Preliminary results ASHTEAD GROUP PLC Q1 2011 Results Wed 8th September UK BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC Full year 2010 Preliminary results CITY OF LONDON INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Full year 2010 Results WELLSTREAM HLDGS Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date REGUS PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date SHIRE PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Q2 2010 Dividend payment date AQUARIUS PLATINUM LTD. Full year 2010 Ex-dividend date G4S PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC Special ex-dividend date MELROSE PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date REXAM PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date MICHAEL PAGE Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date KAZAKHMYS PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date HIKMA PHARMACEUTICALS PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date LAW DEBENTURE Interim 2010 Dividend payment date AMLIN PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date BRITISH ASSETS TRUST PLC Q3 2010 Ex-dividend date AEGIS GROUP Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date THOMAS COOK GROUP PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date BHP BILLITON PLC Full year 2010 Ex-dividend date - proposed INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FIN. Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date CARILLION PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date CARPETRIGHT Full year 2010 Ex-dividend date - proposed IMI Interim 2011 Ex-dividend date JKX OIL & GAS Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date IG GROUP PLC Full year 2010 Ex-dividend date - proposed HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC Full year 2010 Ex-dividend date DIAGEO PLC Full year 2010 Ex-dividend date - proposed SEGRO PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date Other ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC Q2 2010 Dividend payment date(NL) RESOLUTION PLC Interim 2010 Ex-dividend date Thu 9th September UK REDROW GROUP Full year 2010 Preliminary results MORRISON SUPERMARKETS PLC Interim 2010 Results PREMIER FARNELL PLC Interim 2010 Results RIO TINTO PLC Interim 2010 Dividend payment date FOREIGN & COLONIAL INVESTMENT TRUST PLC Interim 2010 Dividend payment date Fri 10th September UK WETHERSPOON J.D. Full year 2010 Results CARNIVAL PLC Q3 2010 Dividend payment date BARCLAYS PLC Interim 2010 Dividend payment date RANK GROUP Interim 2010 Dividend payment date NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP PLC Full year 2010 Dividend payment date ASHTEAD GROUP PLC Full year 2010 Dividend payment date BG GROUP PLC Interim 2010 Dividend payment date CHARTER PLC Interim 2010 Dividend payment date US CARNIVAL PLC Q3 2010 Dividend payment date
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I have a problem concerning U.S. shareholdings that may, or may not, interest someone...
I believe that supplying a completed IRS W-8BEN form to the relevant dividend-issuing /tax-withholding agent in the US may exempt or reduce US withhholding tax on US-listed share dividends (though some people express doubts about this!).
Question is:
How do I identify the appropriate agent to send my forms to when my online dealer, Interactive Investor (iii.co.uk) - through whom I purchased my US shares online, refuse (twice) to manage or assist with W-8BEN forms and tell me to go away or speak to the IRS?
[N.B. FWIW I am at present a British non-taxpayer and my shareholdings are within an ISA.]0 -
I have a problem concerning U.S. shareholdings that may, or may not, interest someone...
I believe that supplying a completed IRS W-8BEN form to the relevant dividend-issuing /tax-withholding agent in the US may exempt or reduce US withhholding tax on US-listed share dividends (though some people express doubts about this!).
By completing W-8BEN you would not be totally exempt, the US withholding tax would be reduced from 30% to 15%. Typical discussions on this issue in links here:
http://www.dailyreckoning.co.uk/stockmarket-trading/how-to-beat-withholding-tax-of-global-investing.html
http://www.candidmoney.com/questions/question234.aspx
(second from last paragraph for US shares)Question is: How do I identify the appropriate agent to send my forms to when my online dealer, Interactive Investor (iii.co.uk) - through whom I purchased my US shares online, refuse (twice) to manage or assist with W-8BEN forms and tell me to go away or speak to the IRS?
The W-8BEN should be given to your provider before purchasing US domiciled shares. Then, when dividends are received, the deduction will be 15%. See HMRC procedures in the link below, and note: page 2, top right hand column which states sending the W-8BEN to the provider/witholding agent (in your case "iii") and not IRS.
http://www.tdwaterhouse.co.uk/customerforms/W8BENInstructions.pdf
Presumably at iii either the person you spoke to did not understand, or iii are not geared up for this. In the latter case, you may need to find an alternative provider e.g.
http://www.tdwaterhouse.co.uk/typesofaccount/trading.cfm
(US stocks: important documentation/W-8BEN at bottom of page in the link)
Alternatively, if the number of US holdings and reduced dividend is a minor concern, stick with your current provider. Depends on your objectives.
Hope the above helps.
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Hello, JamesU. Many thanks for your advice and links. The situation is much as I thought, though as pointed out the maximum reduction to be made from US withholding tax is only half (15%).
What confused me a little is ignorance of the electronic broker process - I imagined iii brokers might put US trades through other brokers Stateside, making those (unidentified) Stateside agents the ones needing my W-8BEN form (which I can't manage unless iii identifies them). However, I will now assume that iii handle the whole of such trades and they are the ones responsible for handling clients' withholding tax IF THEY ACTUALLY CHOSE TO DO SO.
I have three US holdings, two of which are dividend plays. AGNC (bought on a 'hell go for it' day) has a trailing 20% dividend yield. 15% of my dividends at this yield would be £36. My other US dividend holding is an MLP with a 7.5% div yield.
I think changing my provider now on these shares would be costly. But I may well consider a new provider for future purchases. The Daily Reckoner article recommends 'a large reputable broker' and I feel like broadcasting widely that iii apparently fails this definition and shareholders should be warned. The article also notes:
'you can also obtain tax relief “at source” by writing to the relevant tax authorities when you set up your trading account'.
I suppose I could belatedly try this. Though I have already noted that W-8BEN form notes explicitly state the form itself is not to be sent to the IRS.
Meanwhile, I think I'll try some green ink emails to the iii complaints department!0
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