Stock market winners and losers since Brexit
The stock market is up significantly since the EU referendum vote, but at a company level there have been a huge array of outcomes, according to the latest analysis. Mining stocks have been by far the...
View ArticleShell’s top oil trader defends North Sea Brent activity
Royal Dutch Shell’s top oil trader has launched a staunch defence against accusations that the company’s activity in the North Sea crude market had skewed the benchmark that underpins global oil...
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Setback for Kiev over missed Russia bond payment
Ukraine has suffered a setback in a legal battle over a missed $3bn bond repayment to Russia that brought the rumbling “hybrid” conflict between the two countries into a British court. Finding in...
View Article3i up on optimism over European discount retailer
3i Group led the FTSE 100 higher on Wednesday after Morgan Stanley argued that Action, the pan-European discount retailer that has been the star performer in its portfolio, is worth more than twice...
View Article'I've exceeded my 2017 Isa limit. What should I do?'
I have exceeded my Isa limit and accidentally put £67 too much in this year’s Isa. What should I do? BC, via email People are rushing to fill their Isa allowances ahead of the new tax year on April 6,...
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Emerging market currencies enjoy stellar March
Emerging market currencies are on course to finish March with bumper gains, with some now up more than 10 per cent for the year, as a faltering dollar and resilience in emerging market economies defy...
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EM currencies on track for stellar quarter
Emerging market currencies are on course for their second best quarter in the last five years as a faltering dollar and resilience in emerging market economies defy fears of a testing start to the...
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South Africa’s Zuma embarks on a game of chicken with markets
If President Jacob Zuma of South Africa wanted to know how markets would react if he sacked Pravin Gordhan as finance minister, he got part of the answer this week. The rand shed 4.4 per cent of its...
View ArticleTop fund manager: 'I own the M40 motorway and turn it into cash for investors'
We’ve grown from those 19 initial projects to 62 and we invest globally. Currently about two thirds of our portfolio is invested in British projects with the rest split between Europe and North...
View ArticleHow does the pensions taper for high earners affect you?
In this week’s FT Money Show podcast, presenter Claer Barrett and Josephine Cumbo, FT pensions correspondent, explain how the changes to the pensions taper relief are affecting high earners a year on...
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Adviser Workshop: How to deal with clients who have had bad adviser experiences
Christopher Foster (pictured above), Darren Cooke and Pete Matthew explain situations where they have advised clients who have had previous bad experiences with the profession. Christopher Foster...
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How the bulls and bears see UK shares after Article 50
As prime minister Theresa May kick-starts two years of negotiations with the European Union over the UK's exit with the triggering of Article 50, investors are gearing up for uncertainty ahead....
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Vedanta chief set to step down for family reasons
March 30, 2017 by: Neil Hume, Commodities and Mining Editor Vedanta Resources, the mining company controlled by Indian tycoon Anil Agarwal, has suffered a blow after chief executive Tom Albanese...
View ArticleFTCR China business index hits six-month high on real estate boom
March 30, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research The FTCR China Business Activity Index (BAI), a composite reading of the month-on-month change in activity in the country’s real estate, export and freight...
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Rand, banks and bonds hit as Zuma fires Gordhan
South African president Jacob Zuma’s dismissal of his well-regarded finance minister Pravin Gordhan triggered a sharp market reaction on Friday, as bond yields jumped and bank shares declined. The...
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Adviser Profile: Nicola and Jennifer Ellis of Wellington Wealth
Nicola and Jennifer Ellis have taken big strides since setting up Wellington Wealth in 2015 and, after overcoming the early departure of a fellow director, they are now thinking big. ‘In every job...
View ArticleThe Accumulator: oil soothes 'Trump tantrum'
Markets have recovered some ground from last week's 'Trump tantrum', with Brazil and Russia leading the way, thanks to a rise in the oil price. As our exclusive Accumulator data table shows, all major...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Gordhan knot
Emerging markets often reward regime changes. Brazilian stocks posted gains following president Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment. The South Korean won strengthened ahead of Park Geun-hye’s removal. The...
View ArticleAverage UK life expectancy falls
The average life expectancy of men and women at the age of 65 has dropped in the past three years, according to research. Updated projections from the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, based on...
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UK household saving rates hit record lows in 2016
UK household saving rates fell to record lows last year because people spent more, while earning less on pension investments. According to figures published by the Office for National Statistics, the...
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