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GDP figures fell by 0.4 per cent in the third quarter, meaning the UK is in the longest recession on record. GDP has now contracted for six consecutive quarters, the […]

Lack of any single, strong, identifiable investment theme today is leaving many investors scratching their heads wondering which way to go. Corporate bonds were certainly all the rage in the […]

Renegadeeconomist.com blogger Fred Harrison predicted the downturn and says land taxes could save us from another boom-bust cycle. By Lee Jones In 1997, Fred Harrison wrote to the Government and […]

Bull market resumption or bear market rally? There are advocates on both sides of the divide. Interestingly, I've counted more in the "Worse to come" camp than the "Get stuck […]

The UK economy would be unable to cope with any future crises, leading economists have warned. At a Treasury select committee Budget inquiry, National Institute for Economic and Social Research […]

Artemis fund manager William Littlewood says the Government's fiscal stimulus and quantitative easing are not enough to steer the economy out of the crisis. Speaking on Monday at a briefing […]

I think it is fascinating that we are starting to see the first newspaper articles heralding the death of stockmarket investing. In a sense, it is understandable, since few investors […]

During the last decade, we have undoubtedly seen a greater adoption of internet-based solutions as more and more advisers have switched to viewing and administering their clients' investments online. In […]

It could be a seesaw on equity markets this year but shares could rapidly rise once economic recovery is in view 2008 was an annus horribilis for equity investors as […]

Fidelity Fundsnetwork says advisers must not overlook the importance of this year's Isa allowance in the recessionary climate. Speaking at the firm's investment forum in London last week, director of […]

Times are going to get tough. Protection sales have escaped the ravages of the credit crunch and recession so far, while mortgage and investments have taken an almighty battering, but […]

The best thing since sliced bread is an expression I have never understood as I don't rate sliced bread. For me, it is a half-baked expediency, an apology for the […]

Paul Wilcox, chairman & technical director of The Way Group, says normal service must be resumed to end a damaging self-inflicted recession We had left for Australia early on Boxing […]

A lifestyle review can really help clients who have been hit by the recession Help! I have been "credit-crunched" after 25 years. Now that the recession is official and entrenched, […]

PSigma income guru Bill Mott says UK equity income managers run the risk of having too highly concentrated and similar portfolios if the recession hardens. Mott says while the Investment […]

Is there any good news to revive the hopes of a dispirited investor? In 2008, I saw my investment and pension portfolio fall by over 25 per cent. I lost […]

The financial services industry is at a rare defining moment. We are faced with a set of exceptional circumstances that have collided to create the perfect storm but in our […]

Are US fortunes finally set to turn with Barack Obama becoming president this week? Report by Chris Salih Every fund manager will tell you that alongside Japan, the US has […]

Will Daunt finds the economic downturn is challenging many IFAs to think laterally and find new ways to approach clients, such as one firm's pay-what-you-like scheme Advisers are concentrating on […]

As is often the case, January started off with the markets feeling positive and with investors seemingly full of good intentions. After a brief rally, this has proved to be […]

Why it could be time to plug in to foreign yield flows With the equity market trading on around seven times earnings and yielding about 6 per cent, an element […]

Invesco Perpetual income guru Neil Woodford is warning that the impact of financial sector and consumer deleveraging may continue until the middle of the next decade. He says the firm […]

Two per cent bank rate - who would have thought it possible? Mind you, the data emerging on the economy and the state of the housing market make you realise […]

HSBC chief economist Dennis Turner has forecast the recession will be shallower and shorter than predicted, with a recovery starting in the second half of next year. At the Tax […]

So, the authorities have acted at last. The Bank of England has itself now been renationalised and is firmly back under the control of the politicians at the Treasury. By […]

It appears that our economic future relies on the less well-off spending us out of recession. Middle England and the aspirational classes, faced with a massive increase in their income […]

Kipling offered some words of wisdom which could be relevant in the current economic crisis The stockmarket appears to be in terminal decline, my cash may or may not be […]

Perhaps we need some "cool" long-term money to go with the hot. Where stocks are priced down due to recession fears, at least markets are doing what they are supposed […]

This economic downturn is dissimilar to others in recent history - it is to do with deleveraging (a word unheard of in normal conversation until now) and asset price deflation. […]

Advisers have called on other product providers not to follow Norwich Union's lead in withdrawing unemployment protection products due to a looming recession. NU said this week that it will […]

The focus of concern has shifted from the maintenance of a stable banking system to the length and depth of the inevitable recession. I say inevitable because the chances are […]

Seven Investment Management is boosting cash levels and shifting to euro government bonds to preserve client capital in volatile markets. Chief executive Tom Sheridan says the firm is continuing to […]

Writing a column a week in advance is fraught with danger at the best of times. It is especially so now given the incredible speed with which the market is […]

We are living in strange times. The world financial crisis continues its rollercoaster course and talk of recession and even depression abounds. As I wrote this, it was still uncertain […]

So it's official. We can all feel the business downturn. The economy is the worst it has been since 1948 but the circumstances then were very different. We have a […]

The financial services industry is at a rare defining moment. We are faced with a unique set of exceptional circumstances that have collided to create the perfect storm. But in […]

Advisers have dismissed Chancellor Alistair Darling's claims that the UK is in the worst downturn since the end of World War Two. They believe Darling's claims published over the weekend […]

The income fund sector has hit problems but star fund manager Bill Mott is aiming to steer his PSigma income fund through the downturn by using three short-term scenarios for […]

Stockmarkets around the world are continuing to suffer from fears of a poss-ible US recession and its effect on the global economy. Combined with this, the debt crisis sparked by […]

Early gains last week in the FTSE 100 were dampened by fears of an American recession. The Aggressive, Balanced and Cautious Adviser Fund Indices all rose as London's leading share […]

The Northern Rock debacle and credit crisis have had a knock-on effect in the investment trust sector. Investment trust shares trade independently from their net asset values. The direction of […]

Most major markets this year are likely to have little or no growth mainly because there may well be a worldwide recession. This does not mean, however, that some of […]

Leading mortgage commentators believe February will be the watershed month for determining how much further the credit crunch will damage the mortgage market. The prediction comes after concerns that although […]

Alexander Hall saw a record 2,000 appointments booked in the first week of December. It comes at a time when many mortgage commentators are predicting huge drops in business volume […]

Investors concerned about a US recession could move to a defensive position but a better bet in the long term would be a balanced portfolio which can ride out market […]

It was only a matter of time before it happened but nobody wanted to listen to the warnings. South London estate agent Peter Burchell recently remarked about falling yields in […]