Spear's reveals best wealth managers for the world's richest...
Spear's, the magazine for the world's wealthiest people, has released its annual ranking of wealth advisers for high- and ultra high-net-worth individuals (HNWs and UHNWs). Read more: London cements...
View ArticleHow China's inclusion in the MSCI index will impact investors
It has taken more than three years of discussion but the creator of the global stock market indices, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), has decided to let 222 of China’s larger domestic...
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The chart that could keep investors in 'low-risk' stocks awake at...
For years it has been an undisputed fact of investment that people tend to prefer having big-name brands in their kitchens, bathrooms and elsewhere – yet this could now be changing. Ian Kelly, blogger...
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Don't underestimate the risks of interest rate hikes to the global economy
In recent months sentiment towards financial markets has been broadly positive in Western economies. But, as the recent UK political situation has demonstrated, sentiment can quickly change. Such...
View ArticleBrexit one year on: how your finances have changed
Friday marked the first anniversary since the UK decided it was going to ditch the European Union. It’s been a turbulent time to say the least, and the political earthquake which hit the UK last summer...
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Investors should be wary of firms that don't take data governance seriously
When stock picking, investors look at a combination of factors: technical and fundamental analysis, expected dividends, corporate governance, rumours, to name but a few. But in the digital economy,...
View ArticleWatchdog's shake-up of the asset management industry threatens active funds
A push by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to reform the UK's £7 trillion asset management industry has garnered a mixed reception, with some predicting that the shake-up could drive certain...
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Will car loans be the next subprime crisis?
The car industry understandably attracts a lot of attention in the financial press. Although the sector is small compared to giant sectors like financials and technology, cars are culturally relevant...
View ArticleThe UK could be losing popularity with foreign investors
The City's financial services offering may not be quite such a strong bargaining chip in Brexit negotiations as some have assumed, according to a new study by EY. The UK has retained its title as...
View ArticlePension opt-outs to hit one million by 2019, HL claims
The government is estimating that more than one million people will opt out from workplace pensions by 2019, Hargreaves Lansdown claims. Currently around 10 per cent of people opt out of the...
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FTSE 100 history: how the index has changed over 33 years
The FTSE 100 index has just seen one of its quarterly changes with security firm G4S and real estate investment trust Segro promoted to the top 100. Although perhaps small in themselves, these regular...
View ArticleFirms facing "difficult decisions" as pensions watchdog bares its...
British firms are facing “very difficult decisions” over pension scheme shortfalls as the UK’s watchdog ramps up the use of its anti-avoidance powers. Last week the Pensions Regulator (TPR) announced...
View ArticleThe Fed may not have investors’ backs for much longer
For decades, the Federal Reserve has been the wingman to the US equity market, manipulating monetary policy to prevent the stockmarket from tipping into chaos. It was during the financial crisis of...
View ArticlePRA stops short of launching tighter controls on consumer lenders
A supervisory branch of the Bank of England has stopped short of launching tighter controls on consumer lenders but is calling on firms to up their standards, its review published today reveals. The...
View ArticleThe clock is ticking for traditional wealth managers
We need a new approach to wealth management. With the FCA turning its attention to the sector, pressure is mounting on the traditional culture of high fees and indifferent service. How many of us...
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How many of Amazon’s peers from the dotcom boom exist today?
In March 2000, a US financial magazine listed Amazon among 207 unprofitable listed internet businesses, most of whom had worryingly small cash reserves. More than four-fifths no longer exist....
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Man U gotta be joking? Virgin Money backs Red Devils for the double
Are you willing to take a chance on Manchester United winning the double? Well Virgin Money have the saving product for you. Although sister firm Virgin Media has backed Southampton as the team's shirt...
View ArticleAre the Tories plotting a dramatic hike in the state pension age?
The government could be plotting a dramatic acceleration of the state pension age, experts have warned. New work and pensions secretary David Gauke today wrote in the Financial Times that the...
View ArticleHow the FCA's asset management reforms could affect your money
It's been a long time coming but the City regulator’s asset management report has finally landed, all 114 pages of it. For years, investors have seen their returns eroded by costly fees, while the...
View ArticleWant to hike public sector pay? End the pensions apartheid
Any tourist landing in the UK this week and watching the news must have a terrible impression of the pay of workers in the public sector. They must be phoning back home with the news that Britain is...
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