US Gas Prices Spike by 17 Cents in One Week
Despite a huge rise in the price of gas in the United States last week, analysts believe the end of higher gas prices is nowhere to be seen. The turmoil in the Middle East has forced the price of crude […]
Libyan Oil Cannot Be Replaced by Saudi Crude
According to analysts and observers of the Middle East, Saudi Arabia will not be able to pick up where the supply of Libyan oil leaves off. A large number of foreign oil companies in Libya have stopped their operations, including […]
Britain Sees Surplus in Borrowing in January 2011
Official data from Great Britain shows that January 2011 had the highest monthly surplus of borrowing in two years. The excellent financial figures were improved by expanding taxation revenues with a total net borrowing in the public sector at 3.735 […]
Venture Philanthropist Impetus Trust Set to Double Funds by 2013
In the tricky business of venture philanthropy Impetus Trust has been successful- so successful that it plans to almost double its number of active investments from the present number of 13 to an ambitious 22 by the year 2013. Impetus […]
Coutts to Change Image to Offering Investment Services
Rory Tapner, the new head of wealth at the Royal Bank of Scotland, owner of Coutts, a private UK bank, is making plans to change the reputation of Coutts from a stodgy, conservative a traditional bank to one with a […]
FSA Opening Regulatory Discussion on EFTs
The Financial Services Authority, (FSA) is beginning to take a closer look at the way financial advice is brought to consumers, especially in regards to exchange traded funds, or EFTs. The FSA is concerned with the financial markets in the […]
Three Years After Nationalization Northern Rock Heading Back to Private Ownership
Financial analysts watching events have stated that a maximum of 20 investment banks will be competing to bring Britain’s Northern Rock back to being a privately owned firm. Those acquainted with the issue explained that the allure is based on […]
Hops Hopping as English Beer Industry Booms
Despite a host of difficulties in the world economy there is one sector which seems to be on the rise, and that is the world of brewing beer. The industry group which supports the development of the beer industry, known […]
Aegon Study Shows Distrust of Pension Plans
In a study conducted for the giant investment firm Aegon a surprising number of people surveyed expressed distrust and dissatisfaction with saving through pension plans or other long-term saving vehicles and showed preference for investments in real estate and similar […]