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Fixed-rate mortgages fall to lowest level since 2022

Fixed-rate mortgages with terms of five and two years are also at their lowest level in over two years.

Want to be a top wealth manager? Study economics at Oxford University

Ahead of the inaugural Twenty Most Influential in Wealth Management list, FN has looked at where our leading executives were educated

Moody's cuts France's outlook to negative on debt, deficit concerns

France's new Finance Minister Antoine Armand noted the decision on Friday but maintained that the country can carry out "far-reaching reforms."

Morning markets - Andrew Bailey calls for UK pension overhaul to drive economic growth

Describing the UK pension industry as ‘fragmented’ and saying it ‘isn’t investing in the UK real economy’, Bailey raised an issue that is likely to be increasingly in the crosshairs of Rachel Reeves.

NatWest's momentum continues, but could struggle as rates fall

Loan losses are a small negative in the quarter with a charge of £245m and NatWest highlighting higher stage 3 charges in Commercial and Institutional divisions and also a pick up in Retail.

Almost two thirds of clients have ‘never switched’ their financial adviser

Opinium surveyed just under 12,000 UK adults between May and August 2024

ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – September 2024

Inflation expectations at the one-year and three-year horizons remained below the perceived past inflation rate.

UK's finances stretched close to breaking point ahead of Labour’s first budget

The UK’s finances are stretched close to breaking point, as public sector net debt excluding public sector banks estimated at 98.5% of GDP at the end of September 2024.

HSBC Looks to Escape the Matrix

When it came to overlapping management and businesses, few global or international banks could match HSBC.

How Rachel Reeves will bake her UK Budget

This is about the cold-hearted business of balancing the books

World’s largest investment managers see assets hit $128 trillion in return to growth

The research also reveals the continued evolution of active vs. passive assets under management among the largest investment managers.

Tougher risk controls curtail hedge fund trading activity, research shows

Credit trading emerged as the most affected area, with hedge funds scaling back activity in response to tighter risk controls.

Revealed: RSMR names 2024 ‘R Award’ winners

The ‘R Awards’ recognise the funds RSMR analysts believe to be among the best-in-class

Infrastructure investments with impact

Companies participating in the infrastructure boom benefit from an unprecedented pipeline.

State pension set for 4.1% rise next April

The rise, which is subject to official confirmation, is due to the triple lock formula.

Platinum Financial Planning sets out expansion plans

Headquartered in Belfast, the independent financial planning firm also has a London office, allowing it to cater to clients across the UK.

“If Trump wins, the Fed may not be able to lower interest rates to the target level of 3.5%” – an interview with Nannette Hechler-Fayd’herbe

She also gives her outlook for assets, and defends her current preference for fixed-income over equities.

Rethink Perspectives: a look at 2025, between geopolitical risks and economic normalisation

For investors, it can feel as if there is a growing cacophony of conflicting opinions, forecasts, and breaking news, making it harder than ever to take informed investment decisions.

Billionaires: Bernard Arnault set to buy Paris FC in partnership with Red Bull

In our round-up of the world’s ultra-wealthy, Gautam Adani’s flagship company seeks to raise $500 million through share sale, and social media platform X is cleared to resume service in Brazil after Elon Musk agrees to judge’s demands

Nearly one in three UK business owners have fast-tracked exit strategies over past 12 months as possible CGT Budget raid looms

This is an uplift on the 23% who said 18 months ago** that they had brought forward business exits over the previous year.

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