http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/blogs Latest Articles http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/opinion/content/5250/market_recovery_or_false_dawn http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/opinion/content/5250/market_recovery_or_false_dawn Thu, 24 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT Market recovery or false dawn? With equities back to more comfortable levels, Richard Maitland asks whether it can last. In March, investors questioned the prudence of investing in equities. Capitalism was crumbling, with the banking crisis at its height. Even if you had held UK equities since May 1996 you would have lost money on a total return basis in “real” terms. http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/blogs/content/4010/fed_bellows http://www.civilsociety.co.uk/finance/blogs/content/4010/fed_bellows Sun, 26 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT Over the past few weeks, the rules of global banking have been rewritten. Is it the beginning of the end, ask Richard Maitland and Subitha Subramaniam.