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One night to save Europe
European leaders have agreed a package of measures to rescue the troubled eurozone and manage the debt crisis. Their ‘three-pronged’ […]
Julia Docker
Oct 27, 20112 min read


Structured products and suitability
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Credit Suisse for systems and controls failings relating to sales of structured products. […]
Julia Docker
Oct 25, 20112 min read


Can the eurozone be saved?
The massive problem of eurozone sovereign debt is once again dominating headlines, with many commentators more interested in the spat […]
Julia Docker
Oct 24, 20112 min read


Market numbers: Friday 21st October 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,488.65, up 103.97 points or +1.93% on […]
Julia Docker
Oct 22, 20111 min read


Arch cru gets politically battered
Arch cru was subject to a political discussion this morning, with MPs discussing the issues in a Westminster Hall debate. […]
Julia Docker
Oct 19, 20112 min read


The 2012/13 ISA allowance
The publication of inflation figures this month means that the new Individual Savings Account (ISA) allowance for the 2012/13 tax […]
Julia Docker
Oct 18, 20111 min read


UK economy has stalled
The latest forecast from an influential economist at Ernst and Young suggests that UK economic growth may have stalled. The […]
Julia Docker
Oct 17, 20111 min read


Market numbers: Friday 14th October 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,466.36, up 62.98 points or +1.17% on […]
Julia Docker
Oct 14, 20111 min read


The rising cost of investment funds
New research from funds data provider Lipper has found that more than 150 funds have increased their annual management charges […]
Julia Docker
Oct 10, 20111 min read


Market numbers: Friday 7th October 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,303.40, up 12.14 points or +0.23% on […]
Julia Docker
Oct 9, 20111 min read


Start the (virtual) printing press
The Bank of England has announced plans to pump an additional £75bn into the UK economy as part of their […]
Julia Docker
Oct 6, 20112 min read


The outlook for fixed interest securities
Despite recent falls in the value of equity investments, investors with well diversified portfolios have done well from their exposure […]
Julia Docker
Oct 6, 20112 min read


Tougher ETF regulation?
BlackRock has backed calls for tougher regulation of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). The Financial Times has reported that BlackRock wants […]
Julia Docker
Oct 5, 20111 min read


Investment Outlook report for Q4 2011
We have today published our latest Investment Outlook report, for the final quarter of 2011. This is a document we […]
Julia Docker
Oct 4, 20111 min read


The UK is (still) AAA-OK
Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s has confirmed the UK’s AAA sovereign debt credit rating. Citing a diversified economy and flexible […]
Julia Docker
Oct 4, 20111 min read


A gloomy start to the month
With the recent summer weather predicted to return to more typical October conditions this week, the financial markets have also […]
Julia Docker
Oct 3, 20112 min read


Market numbers: Friday 30th September 2011
The FTSE 100 index of leading UK company shares finished the week at 5,128.48, down 68.36 points or -1.32% on […]
Julia Docker
Sep 30, 20111 min read


The outlook for house prices
UK house prices increased in value by 0.1% in September, following a -0.6% monthly change in August, according to the […]
Julia Docker
Sep 29, 20111 min read


Who is Alessio Rastani?
As an exercise in self-promotion, the BBC interview with self-styled City trader Alessio Rastani yesterday morning seems to have been […]
Julia Docker
Sep 28, 20112 min read


When markets are volatile, follow a process
What a week it was for the investment markets! Turmoil fuelled by fear and the contagion of fear. No one […]
Julia Docker
Sep 26, 20113 min read
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