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Tags: FINANCIAL services industry; BAILOUTS (Finance); FINANCIAL crises -- Great Britain; FINANCIAL planning; CAPITALISM; MARKET value; CONSENSUS (Social sciences)
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- It's good to talk. Cann, Nick // Money Marketing;10/9/2008, p40
In this article the author discusses the importance of financial planning amid the recession in 2008 in Great Britain. He asserts that financial advisers need to ponder on their own abilities to put the interests of their clients. He believes that tough economic times posed opportunities for...
- Fat cats have a lot to answer for. Sowman, Colin // PMJ: Plant Managers Journal;Feb2009, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p3
The author criticizes the banks and bankers that caused the financial crisis in Great Britain. He says that while good businesses go bust and honest workers look for work, the banks and bankers that caused the problem get one bail-out after another, and those who failed to regulate the...
- The man at the top should have heeded those below. Gummer, John // Estates Gazette;10/11/2008, Issue 840, p53
The author offers his views on the banking crisis in Great Britain and on the government's response which he believes is to central to the property industry to avoid it. He thinks contingency planning should have had the whole structure prepared from the moment that the U.S. launched its $700...
- The meaning of work. Morgan, Maureen // Fairfield County Business Journal;3/23/2009, Vol. 48 Issue 12, p12
The author discusses the meaning and nature of work as the economy continues to deteriorate in the U.S. She presents a brief history of work to provide a better understanding of how work has been undergoing a major transition. She comments on a claim that capitalism fails workers in several...
- Shah goes overweight in financials. Salih, Chris // Money Marketing;10/9/2008, p5
The article reports on the impact financial crisis on the financial services industry in Great Britain. During his talk at a Fidelity conference in London, England, fund manager Sanjeev Shah said that financial crisis has made buying opportunities. He added that opportunities will focus on the...
- Which way does the wind blow? Salih, Chris // Money Marketing;10/9/2008, p33
The article discusses the effect of the economic crisis to the climate change funds in Great Britain. According to the author, economic crisis has affected climate change funds since it lose the funds appeal to most investors and financial services industry. However, financial firm Schroders...
- Playing it safe. Farrow, Paul // Money Marketing;10/9/2008, p39
In this article the author discusses the redefinition of the perception of risk and trust because of the financial crisis in 2008 in Great Britain. Average British fund declined by 15 percent, while corporate bond fund lost 2.5 percent of its value. Industry giants including Lehman Brothers Inc....
- Positive attitude. Pascal, Ian // Money Marketing;10/9/2008, p51
The article focuses on absolute return funds, which can be of great help to financial companies in producing money amidst the financial crisis in Great Britain. According to the author, these funds allow their managers to have greater flexibility compared to their market counterparts. In...
- Reverse the trend of mistrust. Cucutti, Nick // Money Marketing;1/29/2009, p37
The author reflects on the low public confidence in the financial sector as an effect of the economic crisis in Great Britain. He states that the pension and endowment scandals affect an entire generation trust in the country. He comments that talking about the financial crisis in terms of how...
