Analysis
Equities | analysis 4 Jun 18
Europe bulls could eye UK on political shocks
UK equities could be a beneficiary of Spanish and Italian political turmoil, despite investors playing down existential risk to the European Union from the peripheral economies.
Retirement | analysis 25 May 18
What will become of DB transfer money?
The rather shocking news that broke earlier this week was that the number of DB pension transfers reached £20.8bn in 2017 prompting questions about where the money is ending up and whether many transfers are suitable.
Industry | analysis 18 May 18
The PI thorn in the side of DB pension transfer firms
Professional indemnity (PI) insurers are doing more than the Financial Conduct Authority to make the lives of IFAs providing defined benefit (DB) pension transfer advice difficult.
Europe | analysis 15 May 18
Portugal: from pig to golden child
The Iberian country has undergone a turnaround in fortunes since the European debt crisis.
Equities | analysis 14 May 18
Where to find the best dividend income, according to JPM
Rising interest rates and inflation have shifted the dividend opportunity in Europe to the financial and energy sector rather than traditional defensive stocks, said Thomas Buckingham, a London-based portfolio manager at JP Morgan Asset Management.