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    • Friday, 24 June, 2022
      Demographics and population
      Far from the battlefield, Moscow’s generals fight a falling birth rate

      For decades, Russia has been producing too few babies to keep its population stable, let alone build up an army

      Ann Kiernan illustration of soldiers in shadow standing in front of a disappearing Russian flag
    • Friday, 29 October, 2021
      FT Alphaville
      There are better ways than wealth taxes to promote economic equality

      A wealth tax was judged an inefficient means of paying for the First World War for reasons that still apply today.

    • Wednesday, 8 April, 2020
      FTfmUK economy
      What the first world war tells us about battling coronavirus

      As in 1914, Britain’s economy is badly prepared for such a seismic event

    • Friday, 22 November, 2019
      African economy
      Nigeria falls short of reaping reward from its population bulge

      High fertility rate renders potentially obvious target for investors ‘problematic’

      Women wait in line with their children during a community outreach drive sponsored by the International Rescue Committee to target severe acute malnutrition in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Credit: Danielle Villasana / Redux / eyevine For further information please contact eyevine tel: +44 (0) 20 8709 8709 e-mail: info@eyevine.com www.eyevine.com
    • Monday, 20 May, 2019
      Commercial property
      Woe is us, says high street – but it is leases to blame

      Spotlight is on legal get-outs after shopping centre landlords report more gloom

      Meadowhall in Sheffield is owned by British Land
    • Monday, 8 April, 2019
      FTfmFund management
      Who benefits from investment platforms?

      Remember that technology helps promoters as well as investors

      Few fund brands managed direct-to-consumer marketing (Lambert/Getty)
    • Monday, 11 February, 2019
      FTfmFund management
      Reviews shine light into vexed issue of investment consultants

      Nature of the decision-making process makes it difficult for trustees to make wise choices

      Investment consultants can affect the retirement income of millions of workers © Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
    • Monday, 10 December, 2018
      FTfmPensions crisis
      US pension torment has lessons for British providers
      A bird in the hand and two in the bush? Pension schemes run into trouble over advanced credit  © Mriya Wildlife/Dreamstime
    • Monday, 10 September, 2018
      FTfmFund management
      Hefty fees exchanges levy for data feeds must be challenged
      Exchanges are more like tech businesses, introducing previously unimaginable speed into the turnover of stocks © Phongphan/Dreamstime
    • Monday, 23 July, 2018
      FTfmFund management
      Maker-taker irony as NYSE and Nasdaq challenge SEC

      Regulator’s scrutiny of fee structure highlights need for greater transparency

      A man looks at an electronic board displaying stock information at the Australian Securities Exchange, operated by ASX Ltd., in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. Global equity markets are in retreat after Wall Street losses that began in the final session of last week worsened on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting its biggest intraday point drop in history. Photgrapher: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 3 May, 2018
      Property sector
      Help to Buy? What downsizers really need is Help to Sell

      Policy focus needs to switch to ‘last time buyers’ and better retirement living provision

      A miniature model house is sitting on a desk. A house key is dangling from the roof. The scene symbolizes purchasing a new house.
    • Monday, 9 April, 2018
      FTfmInvesting in funds
      Too much investor cash is being leaked away

      The frictional cost of trading is a thorny issue that must be addressed

    • Monday, 29 January, 2018
      FTfmCapital markets
      Booming markets mask the death of the cult of equity

      Money has flooded out of global stocks over the past decade, despite record prices

      Despite record share prices, more equity is being withdrawn from public markets than entering
    • Friday, 17 November, 2017
      FTfmDemographics and population
      Ageing societies are becoming more risk averse

      Older investors show a clear preference for safer choices, writes Norma Cohen

      DE3TRN A happy senior couple sitting at the wheel of a sail boat on a calm blue sea
    • Monday, 9 October, 2017
      FTfmFund management
      Mifid II’s impact on fixed-income transparency will be profound

      Not everyone will like the new rules on price unbundling, writes Norma Cohen

      An artist stands on a cherry picker to work on a mural next to the European commission and the Europa building in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. EU leaders are expected to reaffirm their commitment to "robust" free trade and the Paris Agreement on climate change when the two-day meeting concludes on Friday. Photographer: Jasper Juinen/Bloomberg
    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2017
      FTfmInvestment research
      Mifid II will deliver long-overdue value for money

      New EU rules are great news for pension funds and retail investors, says Norma Cohen

      A television screen shows Angela Merkel, Germany's chancellor, speaking during a Greek bailout news report as a trader monitors financial data inside the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, on Monday, July 13, 2015. After almost 17 hours of talks in Brussels, euro-area leaders agreed with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the reforms needed to start discussing a third bailout and keep the country in the euro. Photographer: Martin Leissl/Bloomberg
    • Thursday, 13 July, 2017
      Fund management
      Beware when independent financial advice is not independent

      Choice is futile in opaque markets only understood by specialists, writes Norma Cohen

      Embargoed to 0001 Monday February 13
									
									File photo dated 03/04/16 of an elderly woman counting loose change, as pensioner household incomes have overtaken those of working age equivalents for the first time, a new study found. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday February 13, 2017. Elderly spending power has been boosted by a new wave of pensioners who tend to still be in work, own a home and receive generous pension pots, analysis by the Resolution Foundation for the Intergenerational Commission shows. See PA story POLITICS Pensions. Photo credit should read: Kirsty O'Connor/PA Wire
    • Monday, 5 June, 2017
      FTfmState pension
      How long can humans live? It’s a pricey question

      Sharp extensions in longevity are straining social safety nets, writes Norma Cohen

      Elderly women residents at the French Protestant Hospital in Victoria Park, London, circa 1870. The hospital provided care and accomodation for the descendants of Huguenot refugees. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
    • Monday, 27 October, 2014
      Ageing Populations
      The Silver Economy: Financials bank on elderly for new revenues

      Sensitivities over mis-selling scandal are set aside amid shift to retirees managing their own savings

      Customers at a traditional set of cashpoints
    • Sunday, 19 October, 2014
      The Big ReadLuxury goods
      The Silver Economy: Healthier and wealthier

      By 2050 those aged over 65 will outnumber children under five. The first part of a series on ageing populations looks at how that demographic shift is creating a new and powerful consumer class

      An elderly couple exercising
    • Thursday, 26 June, 2014
      UK economy
      UK population grows 400,000 to break through 64m mark
    • Wednesday, 25 June, 2014
      UK employment
      Over-65s tipped to be healthy and richer in 10 years’ time
      elderly couple on a beach
    • Friday, 13 June, 2014
      Personal Finance
      Equity release for the mass market

      A new paper recommends state-backed equity release

      Norma Cohen, Senior Corporate Reporter
    • Friday, 6 June, 2014
      Investments
      How fund managers spend your money

      The costs you don’t see may be more than the ones you do

      X-ray of a purse filled with UK coins
    • Sunday, 1 June, 2014
      UK banks
      Suppliers lend £327bn to businesses in form of late payments
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