At the latest SEC-FSA Strategic Dialogue meeting the two watchdogs restated their commitment to working together on regulation, which showed no change from the last meeting, or the one before that.
The pessimists are never disappointed, but it is those risking ridicule and putting their heads above the parapet with a positive outlook that could yet have the last laugh.
It’s not an abbreviation used by Tigger and friends, it’s a tax that could hit both your and your client’s pockets.
Plans for an IMA website revamp have been received with mixed reactions, as the organisation’s role is called into question.
The latest round of QE will see another £75bn used to buy gilts – somebody has to – when corporate bonds is where the money should be directed.
The story of cash-rich companies looking to M&A may have to be put on hold as they continue to keep their cash ot spend it.
The macro outlook in Europe is far from rosy, but commentators from all arenas are espousing the dividend strength in the region.
The spate of new absolute return fixed income propositions comes at a time when both absolute and fixed income strategies are out of favour with retail inverstors.
At times like these its quite natural to be worried about job security; especially it would seem if you run a multi-manager fund.
The BBC interview earlier this week with Alessio Rastani was a great example of the views of a trader being totally at odds with the views of an investor.
Fitch’s new fund ratings service is a copy of a business model that is already broken in the UK and offers fund buyers nothing new.
It is easy to get swept along in the general mood of panic descending on markets, but could the UK be an unnoticed island of relative calm?
