Many Reasons to Write Your Will
New research has shown that 60% of adults don’t have a will. Many people don’t make a will because they don’t want to wrestle with the difficult issues they need to face and the decisions that need to be made. […]
Did the 2012 Olympics Boost UK Investments?
Billions of pounds were invested into the 2012 Olympics. But how much of it benefitted Londoners – creating more jobs and reducing poverty – and how much was probably just “a waste of money”? Perhaps somewhat surprisingly, despite the economic […]
Bringing Vietnam and the UK Together
Lord Mayor of the City of London, Michael Bear, was recently in Vietnam, where Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung expressed his pleasure in the two countries’ relationship. Vietnam is very focused on strengthening cooperation with UK enterprises as they […]
Investors Fleeing Emerging Markets for Safer Ground
The honeymoon seems to have finally ended as investors are pulling their money out of what used to be considered by them the ‘belle of the ball,’ emerging markets. As the Middle East continues to shake and rumble as thousands […]
IFC Expanding Program to Bring Investment to Southern Sudan
The private investment arm of the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation has created a program designed to help stimulate more investment into the new country of Southern Sudan, scheduled to emerge as African’s newest independent country on July 9 […]
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 […]
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 […]