It's not all bad news

Whilst the Olympics have provided a welcome diversion from the gloomy financial news, the prospects for economic recovery have dimmed somewhat with the announcement of recent growth figures.

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Let the buyer beware

If investors have concerns about where to invest money at the moment or have queries about the information they are receiving, then the constant stream of news is not going to reassure them.

The past few years have been dominated by the growth of China and the emerging markets but the worry has always been that Chinese figures and information have been difficult to read with the government ele

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It’s your postcode that counts in the City

There is a common misconception that the City is predominantly staffed by white, upper-middle-class men. Although that may indeed have once been the case, a short walk around Canary Wharf on any weekday would show you that the City of today is truly diverse.

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Why I'm Still Positive about Equity Markets

We are in a changing environment for investing. Three years into a protracted deleveraging cycle, investors should expect the landscape to shift significantly, together with rising levels of volatility.

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Be savvy with savings

It is over three years since the Bank of England reduced interest rates to just half a per cent and there seems no end in sight to savers' plight.

Anyone hoping to live on their savings income has been hit by the toxic combination of falling rates and rising inflation.

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Do the perfect pitch

Many entrepreneurs often stumble when it comes to pitching their presentation to investors. Yet an investor presentation is no different to any other presentation: the thought process should start with the objective and the target audience.

● Objective - the objective of an investor presentation is to trigger interest, not to share every piece of information you have ever gathered.

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Sober times for M&A

The excitement surrounding the planned merger of Glencore and Xstrata cannot hide the large reduction in mergers and acquisition (M&A) in 2012.

According to preliminary data released by Thomson Reuters, global M&A deals totalled just $416 billion in the first quarter of this year as compared to $737 billion in the corresponding period in 2011. That is a substantial fall.

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The City's status is under threat

For the past 20 years London has been the preferred place for many international companies to list their shares. There are good reasons for this.

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