RBS climbs as analysts see end of lost decade
The FTSE 100 hit another record high on Friday with Royal Bank of Scotland among the gainers after Natixis analysts saw its lost decade coming to an end. “The investment thesis for RBS is reaching a...
View ArticleSaturday Papers: US rate rise helps push FTSE to a new record
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View ArticleMinister softens up 11 million workers for pensions blow
But actuaries warn that companies could use the funds as a way to unfairly dump schemes they are perfectly capable of funding. Part of the reason final salary schemes are so valuable – and costly to...
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Record ETF flows fuel fears of stock market bubble
Exchange traded funds have attracted the biggest inflow of money in the first two months of the year on record, heightening concerns that ETF buying is fuelling an unsustainable price bubble in the US...
View ArticleSunday Papers: Officials draw up rescue plan for Co-op Bank
And Unilever lines up £6 billion sale of Flora and Stork in wake of rebuffed Kraft takeover. Source link
View ArticleDon't buy your 2017 Isa before you read these 25 tips
10. Make sure income is sustainable Many income fund managers will target the highest yield that is sustainable, but some will sacrifice your initial capital in order to generate even more income....
View Article'I've given up on DIY investing. What are my options?'
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View ArticleCall to tackle China’s soaring aluminium output
An international coalition of aluminium trade associations has called for a global forum to be created ahead of the G20 meeting in Hamburg this summer as the industry struggles to cope with China’s...
View ArticleReimagining wastewater: breakthrough in Bangladesh
March 22, 2017 by: Soumya Balasubramanya and Barbara Evans For most people in the world, water is a life giver. But for 21m people in Bangladesh, it could be a death sentence. Water pollution is a...
View ArticleStocks sell-off isn’t alarming but does point to doubts
Rather than MAGA perhaps it is time for the MEGA Trade — Make Europe Great Again. On Tuesday, the Trump Trade has had its first bona fide bad day with a 1.14 per cent fall for the S&P 500. That...
View ArticleSell-off is not alarming but does point to doubts
Rather than MAGA perhaps it is time for the MEGA Trade — Make Europe Great Again. On Tuesday, the Trump Trade has had its first bona fide bad day with a 1.14 per cent fall for the S&P 500. That...
View ArticleCridland rejects flexible state pension age
The review of the state pension age (SPA) is expected to say savers should not be able to take their state pension early if they are ill, according to a report in the Financial Times. The government...
View ArticleBanks tumble and FTSE falls as Trump trade stutters
Banks have led the FTSE 100 lower as investors took their cue from across the pond, after US markets suffered their biggest fall this year on fears over the prospects for president Donald Trump's...
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EM currencies prosper as US dollar falters
Markets now and again behave in ways least expected, none more so than the resilience of emerging market currencies against the US dollar. Two of the main factors underpinning EM foreign exchange...
View ArticleNeil Woodford lobbies for 'patient capital' ISA
Neil Woodford has urged the government to create a ‘patient capital’ ISA to boost investment in early-stage science and technology companies. The manager made the call at a House of Lords science and...
View ArticleTreasury refuses to rule out pension tax relief cuts
The Treasury has refused to rule out cuts to tax relief on pension contributions to plug a £2bn hole created by the government’s U-turn on tax rises for the self-employed. There has been speculation...
View ArticleState pension postcode lottery: will you get more or less than the UK average?
John Cridland’s review of the state pension asks whether this model is fair. For instance, someone who left school at 16 and has a 45 year NI record will not build up any entitlement after the first...
View ArticleUS stocks: Cape fear
Number crunchers have been trying to calm the market hive mind for years. This week they may feel as though they’re getting somewhere. As Cape, the cyclically adjusted price earning multiple, hit a...
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US jitters sap enthusiasm for corporate bonds
Newfound volatility and jitters ahead of a key healthcare vote in Washington have sapped enthusiasm for corporate bonds, forcing several companies to pay up to borrow through debt capital markets and...
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State pension age should hit 68 seven years early
The John Cridland report has recommended that increases in the state pension age (SPA) should be accelerated and rise from 67 to 68 between 2037 and 2039. Last year the government commissioned...
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