by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I was pleased to read the following article that payment protection insurance policy complaints to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) might have peaked and are on the decline. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22152331 I have written many times about this...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
Bashing Bankers is very fashionable at the moment. I have written many times about the scandal of miss-selling payment protection insurance by the Banks and the fact the FSA’s response in my personal opinion has been woefully inadequate and far too slow. After reading...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The following article about the average person’s thoughts on their life expectancy and what the actual statistics from the British Government is very interesting. It also relies on some research about the break even point and inflation rates between a level annuity...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
I was pleased to read the following article and that the FSA appears to be pro-active in trying to mitigate an identified problem. http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/regulation/fsa-warns-consumers-over-remortgaging-to-fund-overseas-development/1061436.article The FSA...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
The content in the following article about the EU’s proposed regulations on Bankers bonuses and pay structures runs the real risk of robbing London of its currently place as a Global Centre for finance. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21615513 Bankers and talented...
by Richard | Feb 28, 2020 | Archive
After my blog piece on Research in Motion’s fortunes it appears Apple has endured a fall from grace in the past few months. It is very rare that an OEIC or Unit Trust would suffer such a decline in price as they are usually invested in different equities and different...