Opinion

Apparently 11 million of us are going to live to be 100 years old. That probably will not include me, unless the artificial heart valves I have are better than the NHS is letting on.

The recent Financial Stability Board (FSB) report on exchange traded funds will have left many industry leaders in the unit and investment trust space quietly purring with delight.

Warren Buffett, Bill Gross and UK fund stars including Jim Leaviss have seen their warnings on US treasuries proved right as S&P downgraded its outlook for US credit.

I have a friend, Tony, a minicab driver whom I first met as a client when he was driving for the local minicab firm. On that first job, having transported me safely to my destination, he entrepreneurially suggested it would be financially beneficial to...

Back in July 2000 following the Asian crises, the IMF produced a report entitled "Currency and Banking Crises: The Early Warnings of Distress". The study looked at 102 financial episodes in 20 countries.

Sir John Vickers produced an elegant and sensible Interim Report into the banking industry. He concentrated on two main problems.

‘Retirement,' has replaced ‘spending more time with the family' as the euphemism for leaving high-profile jobs.

The focus for my innovative suggestions this week is the thorny subject of risk and why both advisers and investors need to better understand the truly volatile nature of investing.

RAB Capital has been emblematic of the many trials of hedge funds during the financial crisis.

I never knew Pinetop Perkins, if fact, I had not heard of him until he died recently. He was 97, which is a cracking age for anyone, but particularly impressive with his background and lifestyle.