‘Worst economic conditions for 60 years’

I sympathise with a Chancellor who apparently feels UK households are better off knowing just how serious is the threat to their welfare. I sympathise less with his boss, whose spin on Britain’s economic performance was outrageous and may even be part of the reason we are nationally so ill-prepared for any downturn, let alone the worst for 60 years. As a financial adviser, if a new client presented with the aggregate UK personal balance sheet, I would want to ensure they were realistic about the likely stress and could visualise the personal consequences.

Portfolios on a podium

Published in FT, 23rd August 2008 (Article by Matthew Vincent, Serious Money: on our investment model)

Portfolios on a podium

In this morning’s Serious Money column, FT Money editor Matthew Vincent reaches Olympian heights, even by his own writing standards, in linking a serious financial topic to something else going in in the world which is much more interesting.

Is anyone managing the retirement gamble?

Tuesday 30th September 2008
London School of Economics, The Vera Ansty Room, Houghton Street, Londom, WC2A 2AE
6.15pm for 6.30 start
Stuart Fowler and Joseph Clark

Believing alpha: how confident can we be of finding alpha in the UK funds industry?

European Forum for Fund Marketing and Distribution
24th September 2008
Chris Drew and Stuart Fowler (speakers)
For this industry event, Stuart Fowler and Chris Drew will draw on their findings from research within the UK fund market, asking how confident we can be of finding alpha in the UK funds industry and whether:

It is enough to justify the costs of [...]