06 July 2017 Saving too little, spending too much The stark facts regarding household finances by Frank O’Nomics It’s not exactly Mr. Micawber’s recipe for happiness. Recent increases in the UK’s cost of living are having a significant impact on both household savings and levels of debt. The pick up in inflation at a time… Continue reading Issue 112:2017 07 06:Saving too little,spending too much (Frank O’Nomics)
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Issue 108:2017 06 08: Continuing the property vs. pension debate (Frank O’Nomics)
08 June 2017 Continuing the property vs. pension debate Evidence in support of pensions is growing. by Frank O’Nomics It is some time since I wrote about the property vs. pensions debate in these columns. The last time I did so, the arguments favouring pensions were not universally accepted, and many continued to prefer investing… Continue reading Issue 108:2017 06 08: Continuing the property vs. pension debate (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 100:2017 04 13:Week in Brief Financial
13 April 2017 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY TRY AGAIN: The troubles of leading house builder Bovis may be coming to an end with the help of fellow residential builder Galliford Try – but not quite in the way that Bovis had in mind. Bovis found both house sales and its share price in a… Continue reading Issue 100:2017 04 13:Week in Brief Financial
Issue 93:2017 02 23:House prices can also go down (Frank O’Nomics)
23 February 2017 House prices can also go down There are forces at work to correct the value of your house by Frank O’Nomics Those living north of the Watford Gap may quite reasonably indulge in some schadenfreude on hearing that prime London property prices fell by 6.9% last year, and closer to 12.5% over… Continue reading Issue 93:2017 02 23:House prices can also go down (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 80: 2016 11 17: Week in Brief financial
17 November 2016 Week In Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY THERE IS A TIDE …: In an island such as Britain, surrounded by a restless sea, the urge to harness that power to create energy has long captivated entrepreneurs and inventors. The obvious place to begin is with tidal barrages, and a number have been… Continue reading Issue 80: 2016 11 17: Week in Brief financial
Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Shop Your Neighbour (Frank O’Nomics)
11 August 2016 Shop Your Neighbour New rules for financial whistleblowers may lead the way for others. by Frank O’Nomics The financial services industry may finally be about to do something for the greater good. At the start of next month, new legislation on whistleblowing will be brought in for financial firms and, if successful,… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Shop Your Neighbour (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief Financial
28 January 2016 Week in Brief: BUSINESS AND THE CITY ROOMS TO RENT: 50 CENTS: Not if the Chancellor has anything to do with it. The Treasury produced squeals of pain and anger when it changed the tax regime on mortgages taken by private landlords to acquire buy-to-let property, limiting landlords on how much loan… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 28: Week in Brief Financial
Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
13 August 2015 Week in Brief:BUSINESS AND THE CITY SLOWING DOWN THE PUMPS: Has Saudi Arabia’s nerve finally cracked? The oil price has been heading down for months, but the Saudis, unlike in previous price slumps, have kept their production up, with much speculation as to what their strategy was – the most popular… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13: Week in Brief Financial
