01/17/2014
Is abolishing income tax the best way to rebalance our economy?
We hear thoughtful suggestions that the UK economy could be rebalanced if income tax was abolished (loud cheers all round) with VAT increased to, say, 33% - 38% (cue: stunned silence).
01/17/2014
ARC said it would introduce new financial risk ratings to sit alongside long-established debt grades such as the top triple A rating.
01/17/2014
The knock-on effects are widespread and not always intended
01/16/2014
Those looking to improve their sex life may think key factors are sexual chemistry, physical attraction and energy.
01/15/2014
The European Banking Authority approved the draft regulatory technical standard on the definition of material risk takers which will apply to all firms under the scope of the CRD IV.
01/15/2014
Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world's real estate markets and the use of private equity in major property deals worth at least US$10 million has nearly trebled since 2009.
01/15/2014
Developed Market Strength Persists The once much-feared “Fed taper” triggered strong and broad gains in developed equity markets – the US economy is finally seen as robust enough to eventually continue to grow even without its monetary
01/15/2014
Having maintained world growth at acceptable levels throughout the current crisis, emerging Asia will become the world’s primary weak spot in 2014.
01/14/2014
Regulatory changes should allow Greek banks to increase CT1 ratio prior to the release of the Blackrock review results.
01/14/2014
ECU's Investment Blog - Shaky Legs and Hidden Strength! - Neil Staines
01/13/2014
Recruiter Astbury Marsden found 1,336 new jobs in December, up 67 per cent on the same month of 2012.
01/13/2014
The typical way to get out of debt problems in the past was not to grow your way out, but instead by default or inflation….be warned.
01/13/2014
The findings suggest there is an opportunity for financial advisers to help investors consolidate their assets or pool savings within a family to get the most out of their investments.
01/12/2014
RBS faces fury over bid to smash bonus curbs: Bailed-out bank wants rewards that are worth twice salaries
The bank, 80 per cent owned by the taxpayer following its 2008 bailout, is expected to revamp its pay policies after the European Union imposed a cap on banker bonuses.
01/09/2014
One year on from the RDR and 11 months in his present role, Conway says he is not surprised that the doomsday prediction of advisers deserting the industry en masse failed to materialise.
01/07/2014
Warren Buffett, ‘How inflation swindles the equity investor’, May 1977.
01/06/2014
Furthermore, just 12 per cent of respondents believe that regulators fully understand how the financial crisis happened in the first place.
01/06/2014
The residents of the Square Mile and Canary Wharf are preparing themselves for what, for many, could be the first sizeable bonuses since the start of the crisis.
01/06/2014
Asset managers should be adopting a simple New Year’s resolution for 2014. Speak up.
01/06/2014
Still plenty of reasons to hold gold