L&G

Kevin Carr's verdicts on five recent developments

A former Legal & General (L&G) adviser faces jail after being found guilty of stealing nearly half a million pounds from an elderly couple.

Legal & General is to close its with-profits fund to new business after interest waned post-RDR.

...the investment calls on the cards for Q1

..the UK. With an election looming and a weaker sterling, how attractive are home grown investments?

...bonds. With yields nearing negative territory, are bonds 'uninvestable'?

..equities. Are they really attractive, or just the only game in town?

...Europe. What lies ahead as deflation, elections and QE loom large?

... oil. What is the deep impact of a radically lower oil price?

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