Strategic Finance

Savers missing out on higher investment returns
New research shows IFAs increasingly turning to wrap platforms, but warns of low returns on cash elements.
 

Annuity rates at all time low
Retirement prospects bleak with report of low pensions annuity rates.
 

Preventing insolvency
Company directors should still tread cautiously until the UK economy stabilises.
 

Using prepaid to boost business
Fast-growing prepaid card sector presents multiple opportunities for business.
 

FSA: Tougher rules for bank trading
UK markets watchdog recommends ending the regulatory divide between a bank's trading and core books.
 

No retirement for 10 per cent of UK adults
New report shows one in ten UK adults have no plans to retire at all - a large increase from similar research in 2008.
 

Hitting the mark
Financial services should re-think their approach to marketing and communicating with customers.
 

Households and businesses still fear for finances
New surveys show householders and businesses remain pessimistic about their finances and economic prospects.
 

Better investments than RBS say analysts
RBS results show a return to profit, but is it an investment?
 

Rand vs the US Dollar: Bonds are the key driving force

Research note on the South African Rand from Standard Chartered.
 

Fraud worries as Insolvency Service plans to scale back
Opportunity for the less reputable to get away with fraud will be quickly exploited.
 

Citigroup Inc rolls out key investment tool
The Annual Returns Calculator will take into account daily fluctuating market conditions.
 

Citigroup Inc in new bullish signal
Morning Business News, 8 July 2010: Citigroup Inc, Prudential chairman, Europe imposes toughest pay restrictions in the world and Tony Hayward intensifies efforts to shore up BP finances.
 
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