Opinion

Well we are deep in the heart of the summer months and, while the insurance industry is rather quiet in terms of providers and intermediaries, many official bodies have seen fit, perhaps cynically, to use the last month to release research results and...

A recent press release from Skandia UK, a fund management and wrap platform provider, claimed that while ETFs tout their low costs, a straight comparison with mutual funds of total expense ratios (TERs) can be misleading.

For as long as I can remember - which is longer than some might think - our industry has been heavily regulated.

One of the outcomes that the FSA is trying to achieve with the RDR is to have remuneration arrangements that allow competitive forces to work in favour of consumers.

The recent death of Michael Jackson started me thinking about other famous people who have died prematurely, a bit morbid I know!

Considering the Government's focus on getting employees back to work, there's some irony to the recent ruling that what workers really need when they return from long term absence is a holiday!

The origin of the saying ‘united we stand, divided we fall' is variously attributed to Aesop's fable of the Four Oxen and the Lion; John Dickinson's revolutionary war song The Liberty Song, first published in the Boston Gazette in 1768 or, more commonly,...

Whilst watching Wimbledon it occurred to me how many technological advancements there have been to enhance the game of tennis and our enjoyment of the tournament.

As regular readers will know, over the last few weeks, we have been looking at some of the specialist financial planning tools. Our review of Morningstar gave us a different perspective as it was its depth rather than breadth that stood out.