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‘Urgent’ need to address confusion around ethical investment in UK

Half of the UK’s eligible population is investing their personal wealth in a way that will benefit society, or are interested in doing so, according to a report by Ethex.

Spend more money on the public space – for all our sakes

Imagine designing a long-distance transport system for a nation that did not possess one.

St. James’s Place – “Machine learning: AI and commodities”

As Ford’s CEO lost his job to the head of the driverless car division on one continent, the current Go world number one lost to a computer program called AlphaGo on another; however it is all too easy for investors to get carried away by such hi-tec

EValue comments on ING's robo-advice report

It’s a bit like asking would you be prepared to get into a self-driving car when you have no information about who has built it or whether it has been adequately tested in all road conditions.

London house prices to soar by 11.88 per cent by 2021 with Camden, Westminster and Wandsworth likely to see biggest rises

The average overall price increase in London over the 2017-2021 period is expected to be 2.27 per cent per annum compared to 1.31 per cent in the UK.

Labour's brutal Garden Tax would confiscate Middle England's wealth

It’s not just the top few per cent of home owners who would be hammered under any likely version of the policy.

House prices are set to soar despite economic uncertainty

Investors from the two regions own three properties on average.

The 1000 richest families in Scandinavia evade a third of their taxes, finds a new bombshell study

Research study: The richest families in Scandinavia avoid paying up to a third of their taxes

Rise of the technophobe - education key to tech adoption, says HSBC

The HSBC research report, Trust in Technology, shows that technologies such as fingerprint recognition, voice recognition and robo-advice hold enormous potential for uses from bank security to mobile payments and investment advice, yet millions of people

Asset managers call for financial reporting changes

Investors need to know what portion of a company’s profit has been realised, and what portion has not.

Advisers fear challenging clients' attitude to risk

The research provider also found that 10 per cent of advisers never encouraged their clients to move higher up the risk ladder.

Jeremy Corbyn would be 'alone and naked' in Brexit talks, says Theresa May

The Prime Minister said Mr Corbyn has “no plan” for how he would conduct the Brexit talks, which start just 11 days after the election, and that he would be a “weak leader making it up as he goes along”.

Lower fees - much ado about nothing?

Gambles breaks down the investor universe into three broad types.

'Sit in the shade today because you planted a tree a long time ago'- Warren Buffet

Putting aside this remarkable example, which they both readily admit, has invited large risks to reach such levels of returns, ISAs can be very important tools in ensuring that: as Buffet so aptly describes it, ‘one is sitting in the shade’ la

Asset Management Fee Comtinue To Fall Across Asset Classes

The bfinance report “Investment Management Fees: New Savings, New Challenges” found that active global equity management fees have dropped by 8% since the 2010-2014 period as many big investors have embraced passive strategies, brought functio

Pensions outstrip property in driving household wealth

The study says that the top 10 per cent of Scottish households have total wealth of £977,000 each on average, covering stocks and shares, physical wealth such as art and cars, pension assets and property – net of any mortgage.

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For long-term investors overall returns are often higher.

UK property market: Why mortgage policy matters

Insights on the UK property market and the impact of mortgage policy on foreign property buyers.

City hiring hinges on much more than Brexit

The difference between a good Brexit deal and a bad one will certainly translate into finance jobs, but other things will have much more impact

Bill Jamieson: Why People’s Trust may struggle to thrive

Such a prospectus will appeal to many, particularly younger, investors, as well as academic, religious and charitable groups.

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