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New penalties for offshore tax evaders
Offshore tax evaders will face stiffer penalities of up to 200 per cent of unpaid tax under new measures announced in the Budget yesterday. Read more...Developed markets are more at risk of default
The growing uncertainty about Greece's fiscal woes illustrates just how much better emerging market public finances are in this crisis – and concerns about default should be focused more on... Read more...Short View: The Fed devil we know
Ben Bernanke is the devil we know. He has been subjected to all kinds of ribald abuse from traders in the four stormy years since he took over as Federal Reserve chairman, but it became clear last... Read more...Pension overhaul stalls
Pensioners will not be able to combine their various pension pots due to a delay by the Revenue Read more...Weak dollar hides feeble pound
Investors could be forgiven for thinking the US dollar is the worst performing big currency but that honour belongs to sterling Read more...Lending drives Coventry profits
Coventry Building Society, the UK’s third-largest mutual, increased its share of new mortgage lending in the first half of this year, helping to push up pre-tax profits by 25% Read more...Alliance Trust remains cautious
The FTSE 100-listed investment trust questions the strength of the rebound after releasing interim results that reveal the net asset value of its investments has risen 6.8% Read more...ID fraud victims not being reimbursed
One in five victims of identity fraud fail to get the full amount back, with some banks refusing to reimburse any of the money, according to the UK's consumer watchdog. Read more...Why banks must be allowed to die
The prospect of death rather focusses the mind. For most of us, it's a deterrent against taking excessive risks. But if we knew that we'd always be resuscitated no matter how much fun we have, well... Read more...Decoupling gains new group of cheerleaders
China's apparent role in helping to mitigate slowdown has revived the investment theory, says David Oakley Read more...Investors look for bonuses in the banking sector
Banks continue to dominate the top ten most popular trades for retail investors, according to a new report. Read more...Short View: US and China
The question of what China does next with its currency is at the top of many lists of worries for 2010, writes John Authers Read more...The cost to the Pru of FSA's intervention
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been raising concerns with the Pru about whether it would have enough capital and whether the capital would be in the right places, more-or-less since the... Read more...Why withdrawal of Rock guarantee matters
The government's decision to withdraw the guarantee that no saver in Northern Rock could lose even a penny if the bank went kaput has wide implications. The least important is that the reconstructed... Read more...A Streetcar Named Desire, Eisenhower Theatre, Washington
Cate Blanchett's performance as Blanche is sustained, affecting and unhinged, writes Brendan Lemon Read more...Income falls in spite of dividend cheer
Research shows that private shareholders have seen their payouts drop further than the market average Read more...G20: Sticking plaster not cure
On the Ten O' Clock News last night, I said there's unlikely to be a return to business as usual in the global economy unless and until there's confidence that the banking system has been fixed and... Read more...Recession on the red carpet
The Met's Costume Institute gala – the second greatest fashion show on earth – reflected the ambivalence of the current socio-economic mood, writes Vanessa Friedman Read more...Virgin Money delays bank debut
The financial services arm of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has postponed its launch into mainstream banking, marking a setback to hopes for more retail banking competition Read more...Lessons to learn from emerging market success
EM companies outperform by selling globally and in local markets, says Jonathan Garner at Morgan Stanley Read more...Aviva investors call for RSA offer talks
Leading Aviva shareholders are pressing for the UK insurer to negotiate after it dismissed RSA’s £5bn offer for its general insurance business out of hand Read more...Red Knights in retreat
The original Red Knight idea, that a bunch of well-heeled Man Utd supporters would club together to buy out the club, looks more-or-less dead. I've spoken to a number of the potential investors and... Read more...Public finance woes weigh on sterling
The pound lurched towards a nine-month low against the dollar after the UK posted its first deficit for January since records began Read more...Recovery hopes boost global equities
Equities pushed up to their highest levels for the year on Monday, while commodities and emerging markets pushed higher at the expense of dollar, yen and government bond havens Read more...Retailers upbeat on Christmas outlook
Shoppers have been flocking to Britain's high streets, helping retail sales grow at their fastest pace in two years and underpinning optimism about trading in the critical pre-Christmas period, a CBI... Read more...Insight: China must promote consumption
China needs to find a way of promoting private consumption growth and become less dependent on exports, writes John Plender Read more...Structured product providers go under
The Financial Services Authority has said that NDF Administration and Defined Returns Limited, both of which marketed products backed by Lehman Brothers bonds, had gone into administration Read more...Training for the London Marathon
With only 11 weeks to go, here are some options for those who haven't put in quite as many miles as they had hoped – or worse, haven't even started yet Read more...Private investors return to commercial property
An increase in appetite from private investors for commercial property has triggered the launch of a number of new funds from investment houses keen to benefit from this change in sentiment Read more...Home loan arrears rise year on year
The number of homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments fell slightly in the three months until September Read more...Beginners’ Guide: Exchange Traded Notes
What exactly are these financial instruments and how do they work? Read more...Insurers in war of words over rebuffed £5bn offer
Aviva and RSA trade blows over RSA’s £5bn offer last month for Aviva’s general insurance business, which was rejected out of hand by Aviva’s board of directors Read more...Mortgage specialist fined by FSA
Kensington Mortgages, which specialises in mortgage lending to customers with patchy credit records, has been fined £1.2m by the Financial Services Authority for levying unfair charges on borrowers... Read more...Debt shuffling will be a self-defeating exercise
European Financial Stability Facility must not repeat the mistakes that led to the financial crisis, writes Satyajit Das Read more...Political risk premium soars
Before the credit crunch and Great Recession of 2007-8, the great cliche of my milieu was that the power of national governments and politicians was being eroded by globalisation and the clout of... Read more...Donors miss out on tax relief millions
Wealthy individuals could have claimed £250m in tax relief on chaitable giving – and charities could have been £1.2bn better off Read more...Bridging loans on the rise
Wealthy borrowers are increasingly relying on bridging finance to help buy new homes, in a further sign of weakness for the housing market, mortgage brokers say Read more...Markets are giving the devil his due
Vice versus virtue? When investing, it seems best to ignore mother's advice and go down the sinful route because, in the long term, so-called vice sectors outperform virtuous ones, according to two... Read more...Non-doms to claw back capital gains tax
Residents of the UK who are not domiciled here are being encouraged to review their offshore trusts before the month’s end to save on capital gains tax. Read more...National care insurance will leave savers paying half
Savers worried about funding long-term care still need to make their own provision – in spite of government proposals for a new insurance scheme Read more...Cheque usage continues to decline
Consumers continued to turn away from cheques and towards debit and credit cards to make payments in 2008, according to figures from Apacs. Read more...Hopes rest on spenders and lenders
When the FTSE 100 turned in the best quarterly performance in its 25-year history this week, Recovery Watch thought its mission might be over already, but by end of the week there was need for a... Read more...With profits policyholders urged to complain
With-profits investors are being urged to complain if they missed an opportunity to cash in their policy penalty free, after a regulatory review found weak governance and communications remained a... Read more...Nationwide offers 125% mortgage
Negative equity mortgages are being offered to UK customers of Nationwide that will allow homeowners once again to borrow more than the value of their intended house purchase Read more...View of the Day: Cyclical recovery for metals
Metals prices may weaken in the third quarter as China completes re-stocking says Peter Hickson at UBS Read more...HMRC slashes interest rate on share schemes
HMRC's decision to cut the interest rate for employees saving to buy shares in their employer's company could deter people from signing up to these schemes, warns a leading accountancy group Read more...Insight: Pipes remain clogged
Banks seem unwilling to use spare liquidity to engage in activity that regulators or shareholders might deem risky, writes Gillian Tett Read more...An inspired trade?
It is entirely possible that much of the money thrown at the financial system will end up being recovered Read more...Liverpool walks on
The good news for Liverpool FC supporters is that the club is not about to go bust. I understand that Royal Bank of Scotland has told its two billionaire owners, George Gillett and Tom Hicks, that... Read more...Diane Arbus at the National Museum Cardiff
The American photographer worked frankly in front of her sitters, giving them the chance to act out their own identity, writes Francis Hodgson Read more...No windfalls at Skipton or Chesham
No windfalls are on offer in this week’s proposed takeover of Chesham Building Society by Skipton, the fourth biggest mutual lender Read more...Indebted Britain
So the government has been put on notice to reduce public sector debt by one of the agencies widely regarded as having exaggerated the safety and quality of all manner of investment prodcts that... Read more...Insight: G7 should deal with the dollar
Extreme dollar weakness poses a threat not just to the US, but to the rest of the world, says Mansoor Mohi-uddin at UBS Read more...China: still buying the world
The view from the window of Chinalco's 30th floor explains why this Chinese state-owned enterprise is the world's third largest aluminium producer, an employer of 200,000 and one of China's 10... Read more...FSA head of risk quits
The City regulator is losing its top female staff member, Sally Dewar, as it faces the threat of reorganisation from the new coalition government Read more...Lloyds makes lending pledge to Darling
The chancellor is set to drop the £480m annual interest on the bank's taxpayer loan in exchange for a promise to provide billions in extra mortgage funding and loans Read more...The US will continue to lose market share
If the US is to stop losing ground against other mature and developing economies, it is going to have to put money to work more effectively, writes Byron Wien at Blackstone Advisory Partners Read more...Short View: Risk on/risk off trades
Risk on and risk off trades are still around, even if they are not quite so easy to spot, writes John Authers Read more...Shoppers opt for supermarket brands
Over 30 million people are now opting for supermarket own labels in an attempt to save money on weekly shopping, according to a new report by uSwitch.com. Read more...View of the Day: China's gold reserves jump
China's increased gold holdings does not necessarily mean further purchases and higher prices in the future, says Julian Jessop at Capital Economics Read more...Watteau, Music and Theater/Rococo and Revolution/Watteau to Degas, New York
Ariella Budick visits a trio of exhibitions of 18th-century French painting from which the mysterious and provocative Antoine Watteau emerges as the undisputed hero Read more...Indian budget disappoints investors
India outlined measures to speed infrastructure development and unveiled increased spending for farmers and the poor in its first budget since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government was... Read more...Tory plan to sanitise banks
The Conservatives' "plan for sound banking" (as they call their 52-page policy document on reforming the banking system to be published tomorrow) differs from government policy in a number of... Read more...The acute vulnerability of the mortgage market
Readers of this column will be well aware that the measures taken by the British government to prop up the banking system and limit the depth of our recession were an emergency life-saving procedure... Read more...A professor's bold thinking on terrorism
Louise Richardson, a specialist on the subject, was pushed into the public arena with her controversial approach to terrorists, whom she says are people 'like you and me' Read more...The travails of Detroit
This hub for the car industry may be the archetypal down-and-out rust-belt city, but to call it 'dying' masks a more complex reality. It is the proverbial canary in the coal mine Read more...Regulators propose short selling rules
Securities regulators have taken a step towards harmonising global short selling rules in the wake of the sudden changes and restrictions that many countries introduced last year following the... Read more...Britain's countryside inns
Restaurants with rooms are enjoyable yet inexpensive weekend destinations Read more...Inflation spike is echo of recession
Those fearing an uncontrollable inflationary surge in the wake of the Bank of England printing hundreds of billions of pounds in order to drag the UK out of recession will be shaken by evidence that... Read more...Fall in income drawdown
Investors are taking a lower level of income from their pension investments in the stock market as a result of the economic climate, according to new research Read more...View of the Day: Eurozone growth to flatline
The news that the French and German economies grew in the second quarter is a red herring, says Steve Barrow at Standard Bank Read more...Mansfield offers 100% mortgage
The move by the Nottinghamshire lender is a sign of increasing efforts to allow first-time homeowners to enter the market even if they lack enough money for a deposit Read more...Leahy's exit: A big event
Terry Leahy would be identified by most of his peers as the outstanding British public-company boss of his generation. In his 14 years as chief executive of Tesco, and in his previous post as... Read more...Lenders warned of home loan fraud losses
Mortgage providers may face further losses as a result of action by criminal gangs who targeted the home loans market at the height of the boom Read more...The buzz surrounding Mexican film
Nigel Andrews talks to screenwriter-turned-director Guillermo Arriaga about his latest movie, the concept of nationhood and his country's New Wave in cinema Read more...Crackdown on hedge fund pay
The bonuses paid to senior executives at hedge funds and fund managers are to be subject to strict conditions, under new EU-wide rules that have been agreed by EU members states and legislators. This... Read more...Rise in fraudulent insurance claims
Dramatic increase in exaggerated or invented injuries Read more...Hayward to receive immediate £600,000 a year pension
Tony Hayward will be able to draw a pension of around £600,000 a year from the moment he leaves the company on October 1, I have learned. This is his contractual entitlement under the company's... Read more...Private investors take profits as rally stalls
In the last two months, individual investors have sold a net £637m-worth of equities, more than treble the amount they pulled out of the market in the previous period Read more...Inflation rate falls to 3.1% in July
Inflation fell to 3.1 per cent in July but remained more than one percentage point above the Bank of England’s target, forcing Mervyn King to write to George Osborne for the second time to explain... Read more...Insight: Reservations about the dollar
It was only a matter of time before the dollar's desirability as global reserve currency would be questioned, writes David Woo at Barclays Capital Read more...Is there a bit of OCD in us all?
One in every 50 people suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder – and new research suggests that many more exhibit at least some of its symptoms Read more...Extra leverage cannot move a debt mountain
Debt crises are nature's way of telling us to slow down, and policymakers should ignore the signs at their own peril, writes Jamil Baz GLG Partners Read more...Nationwide reports house price bounce
UK house prices rose in May, the second increase in the last three months, consistent with signs that consumer sentiment and mortgage demand have picked up slightly in recent weeks Read more...Goldman and Frankenstein
The gulf of mistrust and misunderstanding between the US legislature and Goldman Sachs is something to behold. The events of the past few days have been a propaganda battle between two enemies that... Read more...Variable annuities dealt new blow
Variable annuities took another hit this week as one of the main providers was forced to withdraw its flagship product because it could no longer afford to offer such a high rate of return Read more...Feed the world
Can new farming methods, fairer trade and birth control provide for a future global population of 9 billion? Five new publications tackle the fragile food supply, each with theories about the... Read more...'Crossover' phenomenon in classical music
As the Classical Brit Awards at the Royal Albert Hall approach, Laura Battle looks at the origins, legitimacy and future of the most provocative mainstream instrumental genre Read more...Homeowners offered tracker protection
Wealthy homeowners could find it easier to hedge their loans against future interest rate rises Read more...Sales index shows UK house prices falling
House prices in England and Wales recorded a month on month fall in May for the first time in over a year, suggesting the rise that looked so strong late in 2009 may be running out of steam Read more...Blackstone and AB Inbev
This expected deal is a shadow of those from just a few years ago, but it is a sign the private equity industry is continuing its slow rebound Read more...Short View: Inflation expectations
In the short term, while inflation expectations remain at low manageable levels, the pressure on central banks to raise interest rates is not too intense – which is what the markets want to hear Read more...‘Use it or lose it’ as April 5 looms
With more tax rises expected after the election, taking advantage of “use or lose” allowances and reliefs is increasingly important Read more...Ex-Cazenove partner guilty of inside deals
A jury convicted Malcolm Calvert on five counts of insider dealing relating to three stocks, but he was acquitted on seven other counts Read more...Banks: prepare to meet thy tax
The Tories and the government are less far apart on the imposition of a new tax on banks than may appear at first glance - and perhaps the significance of this weekend's shift in both of their... Read more...Echoes of subprime ring out across Greek crisis
Eric Posner, of the University of Chicago, and Mitu Gulati, of Duke Law School on how mispleaced political will can distort markets and create crises, as he compares the Greek debt shock with... Read more...CGT increase will raise £1bn a year
Capital gains tax for higher-rate taxpayers will rise to 28 per cent from 18 per cent at midnight on Tuesday, in a move aimed at raising an extra £1bn a year Read more...Coventry and Stroud & Swindon in merger talks
Coventry Building Society, the UK’s second largest mutual with assets of £18.4bn, and Stroud & Swindon become the latest building societies to seek a merger Read more...London Review of Books marks its 30th year
As it contemplates what lies ahead, glasses should be raised in a toast to the writers and editors who have given 'the house magazine of the intellectual elite' its distinctive appeal Read more...Overview: US jobs data sideline risky investments
Investors recoiled from more daring assets after a sharp drop in US employment set back hopes for a quick revival of the world's largest economy Read more...
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