Brand Ucits: losing its lustre?
When is a Ucits fund no longer a Ucits fund? That is the question currently facing the European fund industry,…
By Chris Duncan
What’s happening
As Paul the psychic octopus announces his retirement today, MRM contemplates the future of his pension
In and amongst all the World Cup and psychic octopus hype this week, the government tried to make what the Sunday…
The Joy of Links – those XXX links in full
We’re not normally this slow on the uptake, honest, but we’ve only just twigged that each week for large numbers…
Savers called to protect themselves in the mid-week money sections
Savings filled the mid-week money sections, with the theme of money protection popping up all over the papers. The old…
Hmm, good the Friday links are! Those Star Wars themed links in full
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, can you feel the force? Or as Chewbacca would say: “Grrf, aaaaaarrrgh, grrf!” Did you know…
Savers rejoice and commiserate in the mid week money sections this week
The mid-week money sections have gone to town on the news that the banks have been ordered to slash the…
RADAR backs US equities with 28.3 per cent portfolio allocation
– Total equity exposure of the Fund increased to 69.3 per cent as of end of May – 28.3 per…
The debate that just won’t die…
It is a debate that has (seemingly) raged for as long as England have successfully avoided the later stages of…
By Chris Duncan
Taxing times ahead with a post-Budget ‘austerity’ special
As expected, the weekend’s personal finance press was a no-surprises, no-holds-barred Budget-tastic special. As covering all sections exhaustively may prove,…
Twitchers, sniffers and seepers… it's the commuter-tastic Friday links blog
Do you commute? We commute. Although originally hailing from the furthest flung reaches of the British Empire (well Ireland, Scotland,…
Chancellor passes deficit test, but public squeeze will be fierce and prolonged, says Sir John Gieve
London, 24 June 2010 – Sir John Gieve, the former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and senior adviser…
In other news … the midweek money section roundup
Somewhat predictably, the main sections of the papers were full to the brim with coverage of the Coalition’s first Budget.…