Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable has hit out at the Government for allowing nationalised banks to help fund international takeovers when they should be supporting British businesses.
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FSA raises concerns over traded life settlements
The FSA says it has “significant concerns” about the way in which life settlement policies are being brought to market and it has uncovered “major flaws” in the marketing of the products.
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RBS reports £3.6bn loss
Royal Bank of Scotland has reported a £3.6bn loss for 2009.
Legal & General – UK Absolute Return Fund
Legal & General – UK Absolute Return Fund
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Lloyds reports £6.3bn loss
Lloyds Banking Group has reported an operating loss of £6.3bn for 2009.
The role of diversification in multi asset portfolios today
In this short video, Trevor Greetham, head of multi asset at Royal London Asset Management, discusses the role of diversification in multi asset portfolios today. Watch the video in full The value of investments and the income from them is not guaranteed and may go down as well as up and investors may not get […]
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Jason Broomer: Putting philosophy behind fund selection
Fund managers with a solid investment philosophy can identify their edge and the environment in which they will flourish My last column highlighted the weakness in relying on past performance in fund selection (weakness is putting it politely). I then provided an overview of some of the more qualitative factors advisers should consider when analysing […]
Yvonne Goodwin: Advisers need to be ready for a client’s health failing
Sometimes plans gets derailed and you must prepare your clients for that More people than ever are surviving into their 90s and beyond, many with complex medical issues to deal with. Most advisers around my age will have a number of clients also of a similar age, where their own children are now independent financially […]
UK house prices rise at slowest rate since 2013
Data from the Office for National Statistics show that UK property prices grew 1.2 per cent from June to July, giving a nationwide average house price of £231,422. On an annual basis this figure stands at 3.1 per cent, down from last month’s growth of 3.2 per cent, and is the lowest annual rate since […]