Henderson's chief economist Simon Ward outlines the leading indicators pointing to recovery in the UK economy.
If you ask investors for their least favourite abbreviations from the crunch, CDO, CLO, RMBS and CMBS may spring up.
One of the most fascinating aspects of the manic restructuring and repositioning prior to RDR is the process of price discovery.
The Budget is usually a little like Christmas - there is a long wait, you get a few clues about what is going to happen, and then when the day finally arrives it is a bit of a let-down.
Much of the commentary on the UK economy has been looking at the public sector squeeze, which has not yet started according to the numbers. It has ignored the private sector squeeze, which is long and deep.