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Thursday 2nd July 2009
RBS chief looks to stem the flow of investor anger Stephen Hester, the chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, has this week written to the Association of British Insurers (one of the most powerful investment groups in the UK) suggesting...
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Tuesday 30th June 2009
Will Bernard Madoff be the last of the great fraudsters? As Bernard Madoff contemplates 150 years behind bars in the US many people are wondering whether the U.S. regulators have finally purged the system of the big-time fraudsters. The Madoff fraud... |
Tuesday 30th June 2009
Sir Allen Stanford sees $100 million of UK assets frozen The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has today confirmed that over $100 million of assets held in UK, linked to Sir Allen Stanford, have been frozen after a request from the US authority. Sir Allen... |
Tuesday 30th June 2009
Should you pay for professional financial advice? While the Internet is becoming more and more essential to our daily lives, touching all areas of commerce and home life, the subject of paying for financial advice is something which is cropping up... |
Monday 29th June 2009
Hargreaves Lansdown contemplates life as part of a larger group UK financial outfit Hargreaves Lansdown is currently reflecting on the retail distribution review draft proposals announced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). As we covered in one of our... |
Sunday 28th June 2009
Is Stuart Rose about to be forced out of Marks & Spencer? Amid signs that institutional investors are not happy with Sir Stuart Rose taking on the role of executive chairman and chief executive, there are signs this evening that at least three dominant... |
Saturday 27th June 2009
FSA extends short selling regulations The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today extended the reporting regulations with regards to short selling which were introduced some months ago. Despite originally suggesting that the rules... |
Saturday 27th June 2009
Bernard Madoff receives 150 year jail sentence US investment manager Bernard Madoff is today reeling after receiving a 150 year jail sentence in relation to his investment affairs. He recently pleaded guilty to 11 counts of fraud and other... |
Thursday 25th June 2009
ECB injects billions into the eurozone banking system Amid signs that liquidity has not yet recovered in the European money markets it was today revealed that the ECB (European Central bank) has pumped in over €440 billion in an effort to inject... |
Thursday 25th June 2009
FSA set to abolish commission for IFAs The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has released proposals for a total revamp of the UK financial sector. The proposals will see commission payments outlawed between independent financial... |
Thursday 25th June 2009
Why is the FSA proposing significant changes to the investment market? The FSA has today released controversial proposals regarding the UK investment market and how independent financial advisers will be remunerated in the future. The old commission-based system which... |
Thursday 25th June 2009
Wealthy investors shun fund managers A report by Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has cast a dark shadow over the fund management industry which has suffered a significant loss of confidence over the last 18 months. It is reported that... |
Thursday 25th June 2009
Alistair Darling denies rift with Mervyn King As we have covered over the last few days there appears to be a significant rift growing between the UK government and the Bank of England with Mervyn King, Alistair Darling and Gordon Brown... |
Thursday 25th June 2009
Who will benefit when the economic upturn finally comes? As the UK stock market continues to fluctuate on differing opinions and differing reports about the UK economy there is speculation as to who would benefit the most as and when the recovery does... |
Thursday 25th June 2009
RBS banker disappearance causes concern Huibert Boumeester, one of the main players when Royal Bank of Scotland took over ABN Amro, has this evening disappeared with Westminster police very keen to talk to him amid concerns about his... |
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Investments
David Miles, the incoming member of the MPC, has this evening suggested that the worst of the UK recession may be over and house prices may have bottomed out. While there is some scepticism with... 
