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Morning Line: Five ideas for an election-winning budget on March 24
Gordon Brown today announced that the Budget will take place in two weeks' time. What might he do to increase Labour's chances of an election victory on May 6?
The Citywire Debate: should we blame fund managers for the financial crisis?
Former Gartmore chairman, and now the UK's City minister, Lord Myners thinks we should. Charlie Parker says no, Tony Bonsignore says yes.
Who needs enemies with friendly societies like these?
Rather than being the caring, sharing face of financial services, they are more than happy to rip monster charges out of investors' plans
Morning Line: Are there alternatives to Labour's 'job-killing' tax hikes?
The main parties are all in agreement on the need to hike income tax and national insurance. And they are all wrong.
Morning Line: Why Darling should think again on higher rate pensions tax relief
There is a strong case for restricting pension tax relief for the wealthy. But the government's current proposals are complex, costly and contradicatory.
Wealth Manager Edition
FSA: four risks for advisers in run-up to RDR
The Financial Services Authority has highlighted four areas, including quality of advice and governance, it says advisers should focus on during the upheaval of the next two years.
High Court orders wind-up of Cru Investment Management
The High Court has ordered the winding-up of Cru Investment Management, which marketed the six Arch Cru funds.
Bramdean Alternatives proposes pure private equity remit
The board of Bramdean Alternatives is proposing to change the trust's name to Aberdeen Private Equity and to give it a pure private equity fund investment remit
Five reasons why insurers are better investments than banks
Stronger than hoped for results from Standard Life have shown again why insurers are better investments than banks.
Grant Thornton’s top 10 Budget predictions
With Gordon Brown announcing that the Budget will be held on march 24, the tax experts are dusting off their crystal balls
New Model Adviser Edition
FSA: four risks for advisers in run-up to RDR
The Financial Services Authority has highlighted four areas, including quality of advice and governance, it says advisers should focus on during the upheaval of the next two years.
High Court orders wind-up of Cru Investment Management
The High Court has ordered the winding-up of Cru Investment Management, which marketed the six Arch Cru funds.
Bramdean Alternatives proposes pure private equity remit
The board of Bramdean Alternatives is proposing to change the trust's name to Aberdeen Private Equity and to give it a pure private equity fund investment remit
Comment: Five ideas for an election-winning budget on March 24
Gordon Brown today announced that the Budget will take place in two weeks' time. What might he do to increase Labour's chances of an election victory on May 6?
Standard plans £100m savings drive but cannot confirm jobs are safe
(Updated) David Nish, chief executive of Standard Life, said greater use of technology would cut costs but could not confirm there would be no job losses.
Funds Selector Edition
Ten years on, what have we learnt from the tech bubble?
Nothing, it seems, as institutions are still happy to flog worthless ideas in the interests of a quick buck.
Emilio Botin's son launches new funds boutique
New Spanish boutique is aimed at institutional investors and will operate on money, derivative and capital markets.
Chinese property backed as income source
Henderson Horizon Asian Dividend Income manager Mike Kerley is bullish on the income prospects for Chinese property and Asian banks.
EMF debate ignores Europe's real problems, says leading bond manager
The debate around the creation of a European Monetary Fund to help the battered Greek economy is simply a way to ‘bypass’ the issue of the German public's scepticism about a rescue, according to European bond manager Daniel Varela.
Leading manager quits funds for renewable energy
European equity manager Lionel Le Maux is leaving fund management to focus on his own renewable energy firm.