Opinion

The pop of a cork followed by drunken and a few not so drunken best wishes heralded the arrival of 2007 and for a lot of people this really will be a year to celebrate. Weddings, births, new houses, new jobs and the ultimate - a trip to France to watch...

European markets have enjoyed another sparkling year, the fourth in succession where returns have be...

The confusion created by the Gaines-Cooper case rumbles on. It seems faintly ridiculous that the arg...

Against all the odds, emerging mar-ket equities outperformed most other asset classes last year, pro...

Nick Dewhirst takes a fresh look at the most enduring investment strategy of them all - the US Presidential election cycle - and its impact on Wall Street

When evaluating the role of global bonds in portfolio allocation, it is useful to analogise it to th...

The Association of British Insurers has said it will look into Swiss Re's new findings that the cancer definition should be termed differently. Bearing in mind there has been a working group discussing the issues of redefining the critical illness definitions,...

In 2007, the UK equity market presents an attractive investment opportunity. It is cheaper than glob...

December 6th is celebrated in many countries as St Nicholas' Day. In the Netherlands, children traditionally leave their shoes out for St Nicholas' annual visit, with the well-behaved children receiving presents in return for food left for St Nicholas'...

The end of the year is a good time to sit back and reflect - and frankly there is not much to be cheery about.