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Mortgage approval figures offer house builders grounds for hope
FTSE reshuffle - Continence care trumps gold and construction as ConvaTec prepares to enter FTSE 100
Wednesday will see the latest reshuffle in the constituents of the FTSE 100 and on the basis of their market capitalisations gold miner Polymetal and Travis Perkins will drop out after three-month and three-year stays respectively, with market newcomer ConvaTec certain of promotion, given its £4.8 billion market valuation.
FCA to impose shopping around requirements on annuity providers
The FCA has today announced plans for annuity providers to be required to inform customers how much they could gain from shopping around and switching provider before they purchase an annuity.
Unchanged third-quarter GDP growth estimate offers comfort but still raises questions
Reduction in MPAA unlikely to have the impact the Government expects
Government should consider pensions early access in war on fraudsters
Autumn statement - stock market winners and losers
Refreshing lack of pensions tinkering in the Autumn statement
Government to ban pensions cold calling in Autumn Statement
FCA asset management market study
The impact of charges on active fund management performance is brought into stark contrast by the FCA market study.
State pension age review - Govt Actuary's Department commissioned to look into life expectancy
The DWP has today commissioned the Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) to look into life expectancy in future years as part of a review into the UK state pension age.
Lifetime ISA consultation
The FCA has today launched a consultation on the Lifetime ISA.
Snapchat float - investors should tread carefully
“Two factors make it perfectly understandable why Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., is reportedly working on a flotation,” says AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould.
Surprise dip in inflation but a big jump in producer prices shows what may lie ahead
Early exit penalties for pensions capped at 1%
DWP says 1.5 million people have requested state pension forecasts since April
The DWP has today announced that more than 1.5 million people have requested personal state pension forecasts since the launch of the new state pension in April this year.
US election - tariffs, protectionism and inflation the key fears as Trump takes the White House
M&S hit with £127m pension bill despite reporting giant defined benefit surplus
Tough first six months at M&S for Steve Rowe
A 20% slide in the shares during Steve Rowe’s first six months in office is the worst start to a tenure in office of any of M&S’s last six bosses, in share price terms.
Tough first six months at M&S for Steve Rowe
A 20% slide in the shares during Steve Rowe’s first six months in office is the worst start to a tenure in office of any of M&S’s last six bosses, in share price terms.
M&S abandons financial engineering to focus on its operations but must now find its fashion handwriting
A flat interim dividend, the abandonment of both the share buyback scheme and special dividends and a restructuring programme at home and abroad shows that Marks & Spencer boss Steve Rowe is sensibly focusing on managing the underlying business rather than just the reported numbers.
Has the state pension triple-lock done its job?
HSBC shrinks its way to share price increases as banks pain trade intensifies
Inflation overshoot and static interest rates
Perky pound could bring domestic stocks and sectors back onto investors’ radar
“Today’s High Court ruling that Parliament should get to vote on whether Article 50 is triggered is already sparking a recovery in sterling,” says Russ Mould, AJ Bell’s investment director.
Fed has election jitters over interest rate hike
Shell’s numbers hit the spot as BP encounters a bump in output
“Today’s results from the UK’s two oil majors are better than expected, both firms are continuing to cut costs and investors will be particularly pleased to see maintained dividend payments as Shell and BP report their third quarter-numbers,” says Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell.