Perhaps not surprisingly it is a little known fact that objects and animals placed by an owner of property for the service and exploitation of that property are regarded under French law as immovable ...
The unemployment rate in the Eurozone is currently 10.3%, marginally up from last years 10.1%. This figure demonstrates one of the most serious structural problems in the Eurozone – heterogeneous ...
On Friday we had a Dumb and Dumber moment in the office when a colleague for a few seconds thought that Australia had lost its AAA rating. The error was quickly realised (it was Austria that was ...
Is the trend really your friend? It seem so ridiculous that just because a price is going up that it should continue to go up, but that's precisely what has been observed in the price behaviour of ...
Good morning. Spending cuts imposed on Britain's police forces are, quite properly, subject to local interpretation and application. But there seems to be unanimous reluctance to economise on premium ...
When it comes to investing strategies, the “buy low, sell high” mantra of value investors is the approach best known to those scrutinising the market for attractive potential returns. However, a ...
During the first week of Jan I had the pleasure of presenting at the annual conference for a large national IFA group and it was a privilege to be part of the same agenda as Steve Backley, the former ...
Good morning. Austerity is not limited to the benighted citizens of Greece and Italy. It has spread to Hollywood. Producers of "The Artist" decided to save money on the dialogue and make it a silent ...
There has been plenty to worry about in recent months in the UK. Many investors and commentators have told us how much damage a Eurozone collapse could do the fragile UK recovery. Even a prolonged ...
Towards the end of 2011 I found that I was struggling to send emails because I had often exceeded the permitted size for my mailbox. Totally annoying at all times but when needing to send an urgent ...