Paying For Current Account Banking

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Andrew Baily is very out of touch if he thinks British consumers will pay for current account banking. The dismal rates of return and the opportunities banks have to sell to their customer base. If the banks state they cannot...

Today’s Blog

The following article is sad reading. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/investments/oecd-uk-heading-back-to-recession/1048984.article with oil prices up so much in percentage terms in the last few months most people’s disposable income has fallen. Talk of another...

Today’s Blog

I have such sympathy for the Spanish people having endured such high unemployment rates for so long. I really wonder if remaining in the Eurozone is worth the cost. Devaluation of a restored Spanish Pasator may be the medicine to alleviate the current problems. I read...

Today’s Blog

Even though the fall in inflation is to be welcomed it is still far too high. Poor savers have borne a lot of the brunt of the economic mismanagement of our economy in finding relatively safe investments which pay the same let alone exceed the inflation rate. I look...

Holding Banks To A Proper Standard

I was pleased to read the FSA is holding Banks to a proper standard. If customers are paying for a bank account with lots of features with insurance policies, it is a necessity that they cross check that the paying customer is getting good value for money and can or...

Industry Trends On Exposure To China

The following article is another industry professional decreasing their exposure to China http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/investments/cazenove-decreases-china-exposure/1055400.article . I hold a personal view that China is higher risk than is generally thought. If you...