Politicians ‘playing chicken’ with each other over the triple lock on the state pension
Politicians just don’t seem able to not discuss the triple lock on the state pension or maybe it is journalists who can’t stop asking. This time, the FT interviews pension minister Steve [...]
Monday shares outlook
Mindful Money looks at the shares in stock broker sights right now. Stocks to watch over the coming week include Whitbread and Imagination Technologies, while Mulberry dresses for further success writes Philip Scottt. [...]
Wine Owners – a comprehensive solution to wine management and trading
Nick Martin founder and CEO of Wineowners.com talks about why he set up the website and how it can make the experience of owning, investing in and trading wine all [...]
Payingtoomuch.com suggests annuities are better for retirement income than buy-to-let
Many people have buy-to-let properties which they see as their ‘pension’ – either from the income they get each month or the capital which is hopefully growing – or both. [...]
FTSE 100 Friday market close – top flight index now down 5 per cent in 30 days
The FTSE 100 racked up another week of losses as international influences took their toll writes Philip Scott. At the start of the week Japanese policymakers declined to up their [...]
Five things investors learned this week
Stephen Hester is stepping down as chief executive of RBS. The markets didn’t like it much with shares falling more than 7 per cent before recovering some ground as Sky.com reported. [...]
Hargreaves Lansdown suggests alternative funds to Chris Rice’s Cazenove European fund
Chris Rice, the star manager of the £1bn Cazenove European fund has announced he is leaving the firm, after 10 years service, next month. Under Rice’s tenure the fund returned [...]
Eurozone dealt unemployment and inflation double-blow
The beleaguered eurozone has been dealt a double-blow as latest figures show the rate of unemployment and inflation continue to creep up. The number of employed dropped by 0.5% in [...]
In brief: Cazenove’s long-serving European fund manager Chris Rice quits group
Chris Rice, manager of the £1bn Cazenove European fund has announced he is leaving the firm. Rice who had been with the company for the past decade leaves in July, [...]
Breaking the illusion on tapering
We have all seen the recent market reaction to the previous unheard of concept of tapering – certainly unheard of when it comes to the Federal Reserve and Quantitative Easing. [...]
Will the UK come to regret the departure of RBS boss Stephen Hester?
In the past, Mindful Money has discussed the pros and cons of an early return of RBS to the private sector. We suggested that were one to view it as [...]
Credit reference agencies and your business
Most business owners have a need for credit every now and again. It isn’t always a huge amount, with thousands of people all over the country applying for it regularly [...]
Those million over 65 workers are surely set to grow in number
With news yesterday that more than a million of the over 65s are continuing to work, Mindful Money expressed a hope that most were doing so out of choice not [...]
Should ill-health allow you take more from income drawdown than the Government currently allows?
If you are unfortunate enough to have a long term health condition and are approaching retirement, there has always been some financial consolation in the fact that you can get [...]
Greece an emerging market again says MSCI, the world’s largest index provider
Greece has been downgraded to emerging market status by the MSCI the largest provider of global indices. The move will see Greece allocated around 0.3 per cent of the overall [...]
More than a million over-65s are continuing to work
The UK now has one million workers over the age of 65 as the Belfast Telegraph reports. At Mindful Money, we would love to think this represents a huge and [...]
F&C lists three emerging stocks with a total 30 per cent return per year over 10 years as it extolls ‘high quality’ strategy
F&C is arguing that a strategy of investing in high quality companies is even more appropriate for emerging markets than developed ones and illustrated its view with three outstanding examples. [...]
NIESR says recession is over but depression continues
Economic thinktank, the NIESR says its monthly estimate of GDP suggest that output grew by 0.6 per cent in the three months ending in May after growth of 1.0 per [...]
Long predicted bond market reset may have begun – J.P. Morgan Asset Management
Below is the latest note from J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s Dan Morris who argues that we are still a long way off the target unemployment rate which should see the [...]
TUC says pay packets £52bn smaller last year than in 2007 on eve of financial crisis
The UK’s overall pay packet was £52bn smaller last year compared to the eve of the recession in 2007, with total pay across some regional economies shrinking by ten per [...]
A third of home insurance policies only offer cover on bikes ‘away from home’ as optional paid for extra
As Britons saddle up for National Bike Week (15-23 June) comparison website Gocompare.com warns those swapping four wheels for two to check the cover for their cycle under their home [...]
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