Gosling's Grouse

It is hard to take away anything from the political party conferences unless you are a die-hard fan of the party concerned, or obsessed with politics.

Centre of split-cap scandal

Fidelity has kick-started the price war in the index market again this month, and I applaud it for doing so. After all, why should an investor pay double digits for exposure to developed indices?

When the FCA announced recently it was going to look into the issue of the soft-closing of funds I was tempted to say "better late than never".

Average age of advisers edging up

We are not awash with great books about the industry we work in, so any new ones are always worth a look.

It seems like Martin Wheatley's leaving present to the industry is an attempt to tackle the cash deposit market and easier transfers of cash ISAs.

Why Wheatley got it wrong on asset managers

Financial services is not a sector where the word 'innovation' immediately springs to mind. However, that is exactly what I, and my fellow judges, were looking to recognise when we decided who should win the 20-Year Outstanding Contribution accolade at...

Why are financial perceptions so different from reality?