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Regulator warns on paying off dividends before pension holes
The UK pensions regulator has warned it will take a tougher line on companies that prioritise shareholder dividends over reducing pension deficits. In a statement published on Monday, the regulator...
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The Expert View: 888, Fevertree and AstraZeneca
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Syria de-escalation deal stirs fears of foreign powers’ carve-up
A Russian-brokered plan this month to divide Syria’s battlefields into “de-escalation zones” aims to halt fighting that has raged for six years. Instead, it may set off a fierce international struggle...
View ArticleOvernight Markets: Energy stocks boost Wall Street
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record closing highs on Monday, as a jump in commodities prices boosted shares of energy and mining companies. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 85 points,...
View ArticleCharging just 0.15pc, is this Britain's cheapest investment firm?
Low-cost “tracker” fund giant Vanguard, one of the biggest investment firms in America, is from today offering its services to British savers. On offer initially are Isas, Junior Isas and a non-Isa...
View Article'Easter effect' powers big jump in inflation to 2.7%
Inflation jumped to 2.7% in April, its highest level since September 2013, after the late timing of Easter this year led to a rise in air fares last month. Figures from the Office for National...
View ArticleVodafone powers FTSE to record high on dividend rise
Vodafone (VOD) has driven the FTSE 100 to a new record high, as investors flocked to the telecommunications giant following a rise to the dividend. Shares in the group jumped 4.1% to 219.8p after it...
View ArticleCapital markets growth promises big gains for GCC countries
The plunge in oil prices from mid-2014 has been a serious setback for all oil producing countries but for the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council the effects have been dramatic. From a comfortable...
View ArticleHargreaves hit as Vanguard targets DIY investors
(Update) Low-cost US tracker fund giant Vanguard has vowed to shake up the UK investment market after launching its first consumer website in this country. Shares in Hargreaves Lansdown tumbled 4.7%...
View ArticleBlog: Advisers must make clients aware of the risks of pension transfers
The pension freedoms, which came into force in April 2015, have driven a surge in the amount of pension transfer advice being provided, creating opportunities and dilemmas for advisers. Transfer...
View ArticleBlog: Advisers should be wary about using DFMs
Perhaps naively, I believe the IFA service we offer to our clients is based on the three guiding tenets of trust, clarity and simplicity. I have not heard an argument in favour of discretionary fund...
View ArticleLloyds re-privatised as government sells last shares
The government has sold its last remaining shares in Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) putting the bank back in to the private sector. In response to the 2008 financial crisis the government ploughed £20.3...
View ArticleAsean homebuying sentiment rises in first quarter of 2017
May 17, 2017 by: FT Confidential Research After weakening in 2016, sentiment among homebuyers in Asean improved in the first quarter, with positive readings in each of the five countries we survey....
View ArticleProperty stocks fall on British Land's Brexit warning
Property stocks have fallen to the bottom of the FTSE 100 after British Land (BLND) said it was cutting its amount of speculative building, warning of uncertainty in the market as Britain leaves the...
View ArticleWhat are the best annuity rates available today?
One-in-three savers are eligible for a bigger payout due to poor health or bad habits. It’s time to be honest about your fitness, smoking and drinking. So-called “enhanced annuities” offer better...
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Doubts over Trump stimulus help US muni bonds hold ground
One sector of the US bond market has been rewarding for fixed income investors as prospects for the Trump administration’s proposed spending and tax reforms fade. Stagnant sales of bonds by local...
View ArticleTrump impeachment risk weighs on markets
Investor concern that US president Donald Trump could face impeachment over the James Comey affair and at the very least see his policy programme delayed weighed on markets this afternoon. On Wall...
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Trump impeachment risk sees FTSE turn south
Investor concern that US president Donald Trump could face impeachment over the James Comey affair and at the very least see his policy programme delayed weighed on markets this afternoon. On Wall...
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Woodford banks on builders' yield with new fund
Neil Woodford has taken a big position in UK house builders in his new Income Focus fund, as the manager is drawn to the high yields available in the sector. Woodford has revealed every single stock...
View ArticleTrumpian chaos balanced by rest of world
It is incredible that while the US is surely in the midst of the biggest constitutional crisis since Watergate, markets are seemingly oblivious, even sanguine, with barely a flicker or pulse observed....
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