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Here Simon Webber, Lead Portfolio Manager, Global and International Equities and Bob Jolly, Head of Global Macro, both at Schroders, give their outlooks for global equities and fixed income markets going in to 2014...

Risk assets such as stocks and corporate bonds have further to run in 2014, even as a global tide of easy money slows, according to the BlackRock Investment Institute's 2014 Investment Outlook...

The European Central Bank set out details in its latest monthly bulletin of its expectations for monetary policy and inflation in 2014 and beyond...

Retail rents in the world’s most expensive markets are expected to rise further in 2014 due to a shortage of prime available locations and a lack of new development, according to new research from global property advisor CBRE Group...

The rural economy is firmly in recovery as growth has spread from non-farming businesses to the farming sector, according to the latest data from the CLA and Smiths Gore...

Managing our personal finances is getting harder and the move towards a cashless society could make this trend even worse, according to new research conducted by ING on behalf of financial education charity pfeg (Personal Finance Education Group)...

New legislation to help consumers challenge unfair treatment by claims management companies (CMCs) is a valuable step forwards, according to Citizens Advice...

A £600million reduction in support will leave millions of working families worse off by 2017 by reducing the amount they can earn before their Universal Credit payment is withdrawn, according to new analysis from independent think tank the Resolution Foundation...

The latest figures highlighted by The Money Charity indicate that increasing numbers are struggling to keep up with paying their rent each month...

The rising number of working people living in poverty is causing the Government to spend billions more than planned on social security, according to a new TUC report...

On the eve of its third birthday, Stuart Reeve, co-fund manager of BlackRock’s BGF Global Equity Income Fund, reflects on the last three years, discussing where he currently sees opportunities in the global equity market and shares his outlook expectations for 2014...

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep policy unchanged in December, leaving the bank rate on hold at 0...

The European Commission has issued the folowing tips to help people spend money safely online this Christmas: All that glisters is not gold Offers too good to be true often are too good to be true...

Despite the Chancellor hailing an era of economic growth, four in ten consumers (41%) believe that they will be worse off following last week’s Autumn Statement, according to uSwitch...

Here Nicholas Cowley, Investment Manager, Global Emerging Markets at Henderson Managed Investment Trusts considers the investment potential offered by Indonesia...

Building societies and other mutual lenders continue to be the main growth driver in the UK mortgage market with net lending of £1...

A remarkable lack of mobility among British households has been revealed in new research from mortgage and loan broker Ocean Finance...

More that 2100 homeless families in England were living in emergency bed and breakfast accommodation at the end of September, according to new Government figures – the highest number for a decade...

As many as 4 in 5 "squeezed middle" families in Britain are failing to save enough each month, despite being on incomes of over £30k a year...

The Alliance Trust Savings platform, which has been specifically designed to help investors with all levels of experience manage their investments, has seen a surge in DIY investing since the introduction of the Retail Distribution Review (RDR)...