Should geopolitical risk raise concerns about the South Korean equity market? We think not.
On 2 May, members of the euro helped complete a large bailout for Greece. They did so to avoid a rolling crisis moving the problems on from Greece to other Euroland countries.
Many investment advisers tell their clients lending to governments is one of the safest things you can do.
There are two expressions that severely hack me off at the moment. One is ‘we're all in this together'; the other is ‘it's all about ownership of clients'.
It seems lost in the mists of market meltdown now, but hedge funds were widely blamed at the start of the financial crisis for practices that triggered the collapse.
After months of procrastination and frantic lobbying behind the scenes, the FSA has finally unveiled its latest thinking on platforms.