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February saw a large increase in investor confidence, following a dip last month, according to Lloyds Bank’s latest Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index...

By Michael Stanes, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management   It was widely expected that 2015 was the year that election uncertainty in the UK would hold back the UK equity market and stall corporate investment...

Following prosecution by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), two former traders have been sentenced for defrauding investors...

With fewer than 100 days to go until the general election in May, Nick Hungerford, CEO and founder of Nutmeg, shares his views on the likely fallouts for investment portfolios:   Markets are likely to view a Conservative victory as better for the long-term economic and investment outlook    “This is due to a number of factors, but put simply, amounts to Conservatives being lower debt, lower spending and Labour being higher debt, higher spending...

Woodford Investment Management LLP has announced announces its intention to launch Woodford Patient Capital Trust plc...

By Azad Zangana, Senior European Economist and Strategist at Schroders   The recent Greek election resulted in the far-left Syriza party winning the most votes and parliamentary seats...

The co-founder of equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, has been named by Debrett’s as one of Britain’s 500 Most Influential People...

This month Defaqto has announced the launch of the 2015 Diamond Ratings and Star Ratings. These ratings – used by many investors and advisers - provide independent, robust and trusted assessment of the quality of financial products and funds – including a wide range of advised product areas as well as funds and fund families...

A third of people in the UK, equivalent to almost 15 million adults, would save more if the process of opening savings / investment products and transferring money was made easier, according to the latest findings released by a grouping of companies from across the UK financial services industry...

By Gaspar d’Orey, CEO and co-founder of Zercatto   The stock market is complex, and can often seem alien to those who aren’t familiar with its more intricate workings...

Recent research has revealed that more than half of landlords are looking to expand their property portfolio in 2015...

Last week Alex Hope – an unauthorised investment trader – was found guilty of one charge of fraud at Southwark Crown Court...

Today’s Office for National Statistics figures report a fall in annual CPI inflation from 1% to 0...

2014 was a tumultuous year for markets. Not only did the FTSE All-share drop sharply in autumn, the end of the year brought research revealing that active managers had their worst year since at least 1989...

Marks and Spencer recently posted figures for Q3 2014 with food sales up by 0.1% and merchandise sales registering a fall of 5...

Investec Wealth & Investment (“IW&I”) has announced that Dr Tim May has been appointed to the IW&I Board as a non-executive director and a member of the remuneration and audit committees...

There are many reasons why you choose to let your property, but being a landlord is not without challenges and there is risk...

At Suite Properties we buy and sell properties as well as finance all manner of property transaction...

This week chancellor George Osborne gave his Autumn Statement in front of the House of Commons. The announcement to receive the most headlines was the reforming of the stamp duty system after 300 years...

The Mayor of London will invest £25m in tech start-ups through the London Co-Investment Fund (LCIF), which this week announced its six partners who will bring the total of the fund up to around £80m...