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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

    • 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 business & 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’

    • 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

    • Monday, 8 April, 2019
      FTfmFund management
      Who benefits from investment platforms?

      Remember that technology helps promoters as well as investors

    • 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

    • Monday, 10 December, 2018
      FTfmPensions crisis
      US pension torment has lessons for British providers
    • Monday, 10 September, 2018
      FTfmFund management
      Hefty fees exchanges levy for data feeds must be challenged
    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Thursday, 26 June, 2014
      UK business & 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
    • Friday, 13 June, 2014
      Personal Finance
      Equity release for the mass market

      A new paper recommends state-backed equity release

    • 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

    • Sunday, 1 June, 2014
      UK banks
      Suppliers lend £327bn to businesses in form of late payments
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