Investment news
Fund managers favour equities A March survey by Merrill Lynch found that global fund managers are more bullish on equities than at any time in the past six years. The
Tax credits on medical expenses
WE FINALLY arrive at the perpetual question on everyone’s mind: How can I save on my taxes? Of all the credits and deductions available, medical expenses are customarily the single
The evolutional leader
KARL MOORE from McGill University called my attention to this recent book, which presents two basic theses. First, there are three types of leaders: transformational, continuity and evolutionary. Transformational managers
The second time around
LOVE IS lovelier the second time around, or so the popular song written by Sammy Cahn tells us. On this occasion, although the groom – previously married in more majestic
Britain goes to the polls on May 5
BRITAIN’S election campaign started slowly, overshadowed by an informal truce for the Pope’s funeral and the Royal Wedding. But early news that Longbridge-based car-maker MG Rover planned to axe 6,000
Prince Rainier dies at 81
PRINCE Rainier of Monaco, Europe’s longest-reigning monarch, died last week at the age of 81 after a long illness. The ailing Pope had sent Rainier his blessing just days before
The first 24 hours
I ONCE thought it would be a good idea to have pretty girls standing at the arrivals area at the airport, handing out little brochures (a bit like they used
The UK Budget (expats beware)
Tucked away in the Budget were three items that cause us real concern. The detail will be in the forthcoming Finance Bill, but the first item is pretty clear anyway
A broken kerb on Easter night
THE TWO cars in front of me crashed. I stood on the brake and stopped, missing them by a few inches. By the time I realised that I was safe, a
Wedding day postponed
Since first announcing they were to be married, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles’s nuptial plans have been plagued by problems. It has now been announced that, since the Vatican