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Scottish Widows calls for Education, Simplification and greater Incentives to encourage the UK to save
Ding Dong not so merrily
It was with some concern that I sat and listened late last year to an investment adviser extolling the great benefits of some of the more exotic emerging markets. As a broader sector it has of course been one of the top two stars over the past four years a total turnaround from a decade earlier when they were the dogs of the asset class list but as the phrase goes every dog has its day, and so did this one, Vietnam.
Financial Services: FOS or Farce
With the recent Northern Rock debacle adding to the dissent amongst the ranks for firms in the financial services industry, specifically the legions of small firms who are 'regulated', often to within an inch of their financial survival - if not worse - one could justifiably wonder which will give first; the FSA and FOS or the small firms.
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