Colin Morton
Colin Morton
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growth help hopefully issue margin margins offset pressure
Margins are much more of an issue than they were, but hopefully if they can get the growth, it should help offset any margin pressure they see.
anywhere finding life margins near older products sell
The life insurers are finding that some of the new products they sell are not making anywhere near the margins their older products used to make.
business fact high life longer margins seven six wrote
All the life insurers have got to get used to the fact they are no longer writing business at the same high margins they used to six or seven years ago, when they wrote a lot of with-profits business.
bad earnings line looks overall people retail
Overall it looks okay, with earnings in line with expectations. Barclaycard is as bad as people thought it would be and retail is better than thought.
confidence couple insurance life market products savings sector seems tough towards track
Market confidence towards savings products seems to have returned. As a result, the life insurance sector is getting back on track after a couple of tough years.
confidence
We like these stocks. You can have more confidence in the profits.
react stock surprised
I would be surprised if the stock does not react pretty strongly.
dismiss loath pay price surprised willing
I would be surprised if someone was willing to pay at this price for the stock. I am pretty cynical, but I am loath to dismiss it completely.
banks growth investment model northern organic rock smaller surprise uk
It wouldn't be a surprise if one of the smaller UK banks got bought, but Northern Rock have always had a disciplined organic growth investment model of their own, so it would be something new for them.
companies growth guaranteed people save touch
These companies should, touch wood, have a guaranteed growth pool, because people will have to save more for their retirement.
ahead both figures good people touch uk
They're good numbers, with both the UK and international figures a touch ahead of what people were expecting.
business cylinders firing seem
The business really does seem to be firing on all cylinders at the moment.
companies fist good looking nervous uk
As a shareholder you get nervous when companies say they are looking at the U.S., because historically, UK firms haven't made a good fist of it over there.
bit good job
They are doing a very good job of controlling costs, which is what you want when things are a bit tougher.