Opinion

Anyone who came to the UCIS roadshow I chaired recently around the UK will have heard about the issue of due diligence and the need to do it on an ongoing basis.

The expression ‘conflicts of interest' is very much used in financial services and the discussion about what it actually constitutes is gathering momentum.

NO NEED TO DOWNGRADE UK GDP FORECAST

Fidelity's bond manager Ian Spreadbury is running a chunky underweight to bank debt in the view it is particularly at risk from the threat of a double-dip recession.

MPC SHOULD NOT RAISE RATES

The manager of Henderson's £795m European Growth fund urges investors to stay put in Europe despite Middle East troubles and surging inflation.

This week I am going to say something I did not think I ever would - investing in wealth service advisers might be a good idea.

Headlines claiming ‘Billions of dollars at risk' these days barely raises eyebrows after the crisis, share price plunges, and Bernard Madoff.

I have another one of those fantastic investment opportunities for you - say it quietly so everyone does not catch on: coloured diamonds.

The recent judgement by the Financial Ombudsman against Meteor may have just looked like yet another ruling against another structured investments provider related to Lehman, but the potential consequences of the ruling could be far wider reaching.