Confidence and Competition Sees Investors Shift Strategy

An agreement on the EU money market funds regulation has been struck by the European Parliament, Council and Commission, after lengthy negotiations, more than three years after the Commission published the original proposal.

Moving house marks a new milestone in your life and there is a lot to consider if you want to make the process as smooth as possible. It’s natural to be mostly focused on packing and getting your old property ready for new owners but it’s important to not neglect the financial side of things.

Risky and business are often said together as if they were two sides of the same coin. At some level, all business is risky. You cannot accomplish anything worthwhile without taking a few risks. Marriage is a risk because you might lose your shirt (and end up with a broken heart for good measure).

Americans are fearful of outliving their money in retirement and feeling stressed about healthcare costs, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs.

Keeping insurance costs in check is a priority for most people, and it’s particularly relevant in the case of cover that’s a legal requirement rather than just a nice-to-have product designed to give you peace of mind. Car insurance certainly falls into this category, so how can you cut costs while still getting the right […]

The unit-linked guarantee market is set to nearly treble to £4 billion a year by the end of 2015 as the Budget reforms highlight the continuing need for certainty on capital and income, insurance firm MetLife believes.

As competition intensifies in pricing, financial institutions and investment platforms must prioritise complete transparency to provide investors with a clear understanding of costs, enabling them to make well-informed decisions.

Scaling and growth are important for any business that wants to survive. But finding secure funding methods to do just that is easier said than done.

Politicians who continue to claim that three million jobs are linked to our EU membership should be publicly challenged over misuse of this assertion. Jobs are associated with trade, not membership of a political union, and there is little evidence to suggest that trade would substantially fall between British businesses and European consumers in the event the UK was outside the EU.

A new pulse survey from Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), reveals that a significant number of U.S. employers are taking immediate steps to avoid triggering the excise tax on high cost health plans when it goes into effect in 2018.