Opinion

At the time of writing it has certainly been a season of manifestos.

Roundtable

I’m not sure what’s been the most irritating thing about this competition so far….Robert Green’s Jack Douglas impersonation between the sticks (and Jack Douglas wasn’t very funny either) or the incessant drone of those damned vuvuzelas.

Veteran income fund manager Graham Ashby explains why now may not be the best time to sell BP and how the UK equity market could still deliver positive dividend growth in 2010.

Kevin Carr, chief executive of the Protection Review, says forecasts of just five major players in the UK life space may prove accurate after all...

The Gulf of Mexico oil spill crisis may not only prove a wake-up call for BP but for UK pension funds too.

The British press headlines are screaming 'Obama’s boot on the throat of the British pensioner', while the US President is referring scathingly, to 'British Petroleum' - not 'BP' - as the monster polluter in the Gulf of Mexico.

Japanese, Euroland and UK shares should not be regarded as long term real asset holdings capable of paying pensions, charitable wage bills or meeting family needs in the future, warns the senior Tory.

Peter Lawrence spent 30 years in IT but last year launched his own IFA firm. In this month’s column, he explPeter Lawrence spent 30 years in IT but last year launched his own IFA firm. In this month’s column, he explains how he is improving his skill leve

Julian Chillingworth, CIO of Rathbone Unit Trust Management, on why choppy equity markets make for attractive hunting