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A LOW OIL PRICE AND A SILVER LINING FOR SOUTH AFRICA AT LAST

By Paolo Senatore , CIO  and Mark Appleton Strategist at Ashburton Investments A tough domestic envi...

13th February, 2015

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SET TO SCALE NEW HEIGHTS

Commercial real estate, already high on the radar screens of investors trying to balance relative sa...

11th February, 2015

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CONSUMER LOANS OF UP TO VND 500 MILLION AT VPBANK

In order to meet the increasing needs for shopping at year-end, from 25 December 2014 to 28 February...

3rd February, 2015

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ECB’S QUANTITATIVE EASING – A BLESSING OR A CURSE?

The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided on Thursday that it will expand its asset purchase progr...

28th January, 2015

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IS THE RISK-OFF ENVIRONMENT FLASHING AMBER FOR US ECONOMIC GROWTH?

By David Absolon, Investment Director at Heartwood Investment Management A cursory glance of US econ...

14th January, 2015

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A WAY OUT FOR THE NIGERIAN NAIRA KNOCK DOWN

By Alex Gurr, Research Analyst at Blackwell Global Currency movements have a massive impact on the s...

8th January, 2015

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Banking

STRESS TESTING: THE TEST, THE PERFORMANCE, AND THE CONSIDERATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR

Ben O’ Brien, Consulting Risk Practice Director. Jaywing The recent PRA announcement, which detailed...

22nd December, 2014

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HOW TO REDUCE YOUR MORTGAGE OUTGOINGS AS YOU REACH RETIREMENT

The idea of giving up working may sound blissful; the chance to spend your time in the way you choos...

12th December, 2014

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PAY RISES ON THE CARDS FOR ALMOST THREE QUARTERS OF BUSINESSES IN 2015

ALMOST three quarters of small and medium sized businesses across the UK plan to give their employee...

3rd December, 2014

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ECB OFFICIAL CALLS FOR GOV’T ACTION TO HELP GROWTH

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A member of the European Central Bank’s rate-setting council has sai...

24th November, 2014

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US 30-YEAR MORTGAGE RATES DROP TO 3.99 PERCENT

JOSH BOAK,AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to t...

21st November, 2014

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PIAS INVESTMENT OUTLOOK FOR Q4 2014

At the time of writing, markets are undergoing a significant correction. Reasons for the market corr...

19th November, 2014