Economics & Markets

Contracts For Difference (CFD) firms are partly blaming lower market volatility for their recent appalling results. Ranjeet Singh begs to differ.

David Cameron called the Brexit referendum to lance the European boil. Instead, it has riven the Tory Party in two, raising the terrifying prospect of a Corbyn government. And relations with Europe, post-divorce, could be anything but warm. Victor Hill asks: How will it all end?

Global equity funds are supposed to be there to reduce portfolio risk – but they could actually be doing the opposite for UK investors, argues Ranjeet Singh.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby is a Corbynista. He can afford to be – he and our national Church are entirely financed by one of the most successful investment funds in the world. Thank God for that! cries Victor Hill.

Algorithm trading is a problem waiting to explode, writes Ranjeet Singh of London Stone Securities.

Inside the mind of the Master Investor: British billionaire Jim Mellon updates on his latest investing and trading activities.

The new Italian government, led unofficially by right-wing “populist” Matteo Salvini, is articulating themes that resonate in Greece – and in Eastern Europe, too. The Macron-Merkel monster controls Europe’s purse strings – but not its heart, writes Victor Hill.

Anti-ageing poster-child Aubrey de Grey explains how rejuvenation technology has come of age, and why ambitious investors should get on board early.

Just like members of a nightclub in the West End – if investment firms are known to be troublesome, they should either have their membership completely revoked or have to pay a damn sight more to get in, argues Ranjeet Singh.

Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) has been scarred by systemic failures in healthcare provision. To meet current aspirations it needs to transform its culture from that of an early 20th century manufacturer into that of a 21st century technology company, writes Victor Hill.