Investors who have a relationship with a planner aligned to a financial institution are twice as likely to be feeling financial pain due to interest rate rises according to the latest CoreData Investor Sentiment Index.

The first quarterly report of 2008…

The French crisis-hit bank, Société Générale is displaying signs of desperation as it pulls out all stops to deter the circling takeover wolves from attacking.

In a strange move on Friday the bank ran full page ads in major international newspapers,…

There may be some life yet in the few staunch communist idealists around the world.

This week has proved to be an eye opener perhaps for those who thought the West won out back in 1989 and have been too caught…

One of the most sensitive topics in financial services from both an industry and a consumer point of view is the issue of outsourcing jobs overseas.

The matter is a highly touchy subject both politically and commercially and the power of…

This year is likely to see plenty happening, or at least being discussed, in the UK financial services and pension market.

London-based CoreData Research has made a few predictions on what we can expect to see in 2008.

Arguments over SIPPS ‘mis-selling’

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If the anticipated population growth of China’s capital, Beijing, is any indication of future prospects in the country then US investment banks Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley will be smiling this week.

The two groups have secured tie-ups with Chinese securities…