Proof that premium bonds are bad investments
They're a cherished savers' institution but their returns are poor - and about to get worse. Here's why
View ArticleIt is time to be more optimistic about the global economy
The Bank of England says global concerns are making an interest rate rise less likely - but that's not really true, is it Mark Carney?
View ArticleRelax, we will always want to buy more stuff
It will soon become even more valuable to own a house, so more people may wish to do it; but space will be easier to rent, so more people may decide to keep their lives cluttered and own more physical...
View ArticleI'll continue to be an investor in Google and Amazon - if they do no evil
Part of Andrew Oxlade's pension portfolio is invested in the companies caught in the tax debate
View ArticleThe shine has come off Brand Trump but don't write him off yet
Trump has provided almost all the Republican sizzle in the Presidential race and it has served him well
View ArticleThe world economy is shaky and 'funny money' won't fix it
The reasons behind recent stomach-churning falls on global markets are many and varied
View ArticlePicking stocks? Sometimes the decision is a no-brainer
Shell is paying out pretty much all its profits to shareholders
View ArticleBetter together, maybe, but the break-up calls continue to plague GSK
Witty is making a bit of a hash of convincing the City that Glaxo should remain intact
View ArticleAs the world economy again flirts with recession, prepare for years to come...
In the face of a slowing economy, central banks have again abandoned the quest for higher interest rates
View ArticlePR has to build a better business rather than merely increase sales
John Timpson: Straight-talking, common sense from the front line of management
View ArticleIgnore activist investors and risk imperilling your long-term future
It can do boards good to feel the discomforting breath of shareholders on their necks, says Simon Walker
View ArticleLooking for income? Bank shares are set to become the new 'utilities'
Fund manager Guy Monson says unlikely at it seems now, 'utility-style banks' will become 'reassuringly dull sources of regulated dividend flows'
View ArticleNext time there's a crisis, the big banks should be allowed to fail
If they don't pay for their mistakes, then there is no incentive not to keep repeating them
View ArticleGeorge Osborne will only become Prime Minister if he fixes the deficit
The fiscal plans upon which the Chancellor has built his reputation are now hanging by a thread
View ArticleHere's an even better way to back my hunch that German shares are looking...
The Opportunist: With more money-printing likely, German shares should soar and the euro could fall. Here's how to profit
View ArticleIs the European banking industry facing its own Lehman Brothers moment?
Lenders have been spending their investors' cash like drunken sailors on shore leave for nearly eight years now. Patience is running out
View ArticleCreditors must brace for a tsunami of losses in a world awash with debt
Countries have taken on far more debt than can ever be repaid. As the European banking sell-off is already signalling, creditors are in for a brutal awakening. Get ready for debt restructuring mayhem.
View ArticleFears over the UK housing market look overcooked
While average prices in London are now 50pc above their pre-crisis peak in 2007, property values in Northern Ireland remain 44pc below their pre-crisis peak
View ArticleThere's a bitter cocktail of concerns swirling around Europe's banks
The exact blend of concerns varies from bank to bank depending on the clients and markets to which they are exposed, their funding structure and their business model
View ArticleWe'll have to get more inventive with this game of retail Top Trumps
The City is already asking who will be involved in the next round of retail M&A
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