10/10/2014

No miracle solution by Guy Wagner

Through their actions, the central banks are making life hard for savers who are not prepared to take risks and who traditionally favour money-market investments rather than term deposits or savings accounts.

10/08/2014

AIC bemoans IFAs holding trusts but refusing to recommend

The director general of the Association of Investment Companies has bemoaned the fact that a number of financial advisers are not offering investment companies to their clients, despite seeing the benefits and using them in their own portfolios.

10/08/2014

Britain to lead the way for high net worth wealth growth

A new forecast by Spear's in conjunction with WealthInsight shows that the total wealth of the UK's richest is expected to grow by 12.5 per cent from 2014 to 2016 - ahead of other major European economies Germany, Spain, France and Italy.

10/08/2014

Female Board Membership Rises in Europe as Top Spots Remain Male

The results placed Europe on par with the U.S., with 21.2 percent, and compares with a non-Europe average of 11.6 percent. While women gained board seats in the biennial survey, efforts on executive board appointments are “stagnant,” Egon Zehn

10/06/2014

Private clients drive fastest profit growth of 2014

The UK’s financial services firms saw strong growth in business volumes in the three months to September, with profits rebounding and hiring on the up. That’s according to the 100th CBI/PwC survey of the sector.

10/05/2014

California Dreaming & UHS1

So here we are, still faced with a huge deficit, and although it has come down over the past few years, it is now showing signs of flat-lining and even rising slightly.

10/03/2014

A Wealth of Opportunities

The BBA's Wealth of Opportunities report, which is supported by the Wealth Management Association (WMA), reveals that investors rate the UK higher than other financial centres for these services, and that the sector last year paid taxes of £1.

10/02/2014

Russian sanctions impact asset fund flows

The objective here, of course, is not to discuss whether sanctions are the best available method to solve the East-West crisis, but to shed light on the indirect way the financial sector is impacted.