Investor's news snapshot

Budget 'must boost UK economy and jobs'

Public anger in Greece continues to mount at the latest public sector cuts and harsh austerity measures introduced by the government...

Taxpayers 'throwing away' thousands

The CBI has called on the Chancellor to use his March Budget to score the growth and investment policy goals he put forward in his Autumn Statement and give the UK economy and jobs a real boost...

Savers who have used their full cash ISA allowance every year since their introduction in 1999 would be £3800 richer than if they had just put the same amount away in an easy access savings account, according to analysis by MoneySupermarket...

The European Council has adopted a regulation on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps which introduces common EU transparency requirements and harmonises the powers that regulators may use in exceptional situations where there is a serious threat to financial stability...

More First-Time Buyers came through estate agents' doors last month than at any point in the previous eight months, according to the National Association of Estate Agents...

Meta description: Buying student property to rent out may not be as easy as it first sounds. Building a portfolio of student properties has become one of the most popular investments in the UK in recent years, as a steady rise in the number of young people heading to university has assured the market remains buoyant...

Hopes rise for Greece bail out

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) last week published its final advice to the European Commission on a new regulatory framework for occupational pensions...

Stock markets across Europe this morning moved into positive territory amid hopes of a successful Greek bail out...

Drilling successes saw 2011 end on a positive note for junior oil and gas companies, but ever tightening credit markets mean they remain vulnerable to takeover by their larger peers, according to the latest Ernst & Young Oil and Gas Eye...

Here, Tom Higgins, global macroeconomic strategist at Standish, considers the latest Greek bailout attempt...

A staggering number of parents (94%) are worried about their children's financial future according to a study by J...

Buying travel insurance is a necessity, particularly if you’re planning to do adventure sports with an element of risk such as skiing, hiking or scuba diving...

Global demand for gold in 2011 rose to 4,067.1 tonnes (metric tons), worth an estimated $205.5 billion, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) Gold Demand Trends...

High Streets lose 14 shops a day

Mining giant Anglo American has announced record operating profits for 2011, which it attributes to higher commodity prices in the first half of the year...

Multiple retailers closed an average of 14 stores a day across Great Britain in 2011, according to research by Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) and Local Data Company analysis...

Retail sales up in January

UK car manufacturing rose significantly by 15.6% in January, producing a total of 127,382 vehicles, according new figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)...

The volumes of sales in January 2012 increased 0.9% to 2% when compared with January 2011, according to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS)...

The German economy contracted in the last quarter and faces slower growth as the eurozone debt crisis deepened, according to the latest data...

Yob culture is a growing issue for British businesses, causing losses of £9.8 billion last year alone, according to new research released by RSA, the UK's largest commercial insurer...

UK unemployment nudges higher

Investors should view Asian debt as a mainstream asset class and not simply as a subsection of the global bond universe, according to a leading fund manager...

UK unemployment rose by 48,000 to 2.67 million in the three months to December, according to official figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)...

With speculation surrounding the reduction of the annual pension allowance, those with money to put into a pension should consider doing so now, says pension experts Skandia...

A Chinese company is seeking a legal injunction to block shipments of Apple’s iPad both into and out of Mainland China...

In a surprise announcement, the Bank of Japan has said it will add a further 10 trillion yen ($128 billion) to an asset purchase programme and has set an inflation target...

Recession in Greece deepens

US citizens cutting down on online shopping and postponing car purchases have hit the US retail sales figures making them undershoot economic predictions...

In the final three months of 2011 saw the Greek economy contract by 7% compared with the same period in the previous year...

Leading UK pub and restaurant groups saw collective like-for-like sales fall 2.1% in January against the same month last year...

First time buyers have saved an estimated £319 million as a result of the stamp duty holiday which came into play in March 2010, according to new analysis from Santander Mortgages...

Inflation at lowest level since 2010

Following the recent downgrades in the credit ratings of Spain, Portugal and Italy, the UK’s AAA rating is under threat as ratings agencies consider a downgrade...