Not many people boast a resume like Steven Seagal: martial arts instructor, Hollywood film actor and director, musician and the face of a Russian arms manufacturer. The latest — and …
The Two Nations, a novel written by Benjamin Disraeli in 1845, highlighted in grim detail the growing divide between rich and poor in Victorian society. In today’s Britain, this divide …
The Bank of England’s loftily-dubbed “Super Thursday” throws up a triple whammy of economic nuggets for analysts to feast on – including an interest rate decision, quarterly inflation report and …
The investment platform sector is in a state of transition with providers facing a number of challenges including digital disruption, new entrants, pressures on fees and charges and regulation. And …
Ensuring workers retire with dignity and security is a hallmark of a civilized society. And for many people achieving security in retirement is one of the most important long-term financial …
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) in the UK is aiming to regulate planner commissions out of existence – but in reality this is going to prove very difficult. This was …
At times like this, when stock market trading screens turn red, ordinary UK investors are probably grateful they have so much of their wealth held in cash. The average self-invested …
The private client sector of the UK financial services market is very mature – so much so that there is an annual awards ceremony to mark those individuals and companies …
In its latest review of the distribution of retail financial products in the UK, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as come up with a new definition of independence for financial …
The long wait for Gordon ‘Gordo’ Brown getting into 10 Downing Street is finally over, but what impact will the new head of Her Majesty’s Government have on pensions and …
There are now more than 200,000 registered SIPP (Self Invested Pension Plans) in the United Kingdom but it appears demand for the product has only just scratched the surface of …
One of the characteristics of the financial planning industry in the United Kingdom is its variability. The interesting thing about these businesses is not their variability in size, or client …
Competing as a financial services company in China, like many other industries, presents both significant risks and opportunities. Opportunities include the fact a small – but significant in absolute terms …
The latest buzz phrase in UK financial services is ‘factory gate pricing’ – meaning a price reflecting the cost of production and prior to distribution and marketing costs being added. …
The UK property market has been defying gravity for some years now. Last week the statistic of note was that £1 billion of mortgages are being written every seven days, …
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