11/25/2020
The OECD has calculated that pension, healthcare and long-term care costs will push up public debt as a share of GDP in G20 countries by 180% by 2060, and this could require offsetting tax increases of between 4% and 12% of GDP. 4
11/25/2020
This new focus on bolstering existing pension pots is perhaps reflected by 41% of investors expressing concerns that their retirement income will not be sufficient.
11/25/2020
"Whilst we strongly support the role of the FSCS in protecting customers, this latest increase further underlines the need to urgently get these costs under control."
11/25/2020
43% of advisers have spent less time attracting new clients during the coronavirus outbreak
11/24/2020
Frontier debt comes of age
Frontier debt has grown significantly over the past decade and now warrants serious consideration as a dedicated allocation in investors’ portfolios.
11/24/2020
To that point, we’re going to explore the specific effects COVID-19 has had on some important sectors and functions within the financial world.
11/24/2020
Parents and children tend not to communicate very well at the best of times.
11/24/2020
The recommendations connect investment decisions more closely with climate change and sustainability considerations, as well as strengthening the relationship between savers’ broader investment goals and their financial returns.
11/24/2020
These digital-savvy, time-poor investors are increasingly turning to peer-to-peer lending to get on the property ladder and access double-digit returns from a click on their phone or tablet.
11/24/2020
Diary of a Fund Manager - Bears in the Wood
In the UK the Brexit end-game continues
11/24/2020
Private Equity will come to the fore during and post COVID-19
Another major current and future investment trend is into technology where private equity is also able to unlock opportunities.
11/24/2020
An informative guide based upon the experiences of our award-winning family office team, it is designed to demystify family offices and act as a reference point for wealth professionals
11/24/2020
Clients sitting in cash may need to reassess their investment strategy
11/23/2020
The markets’ abiding hope is that the good news about a potential vaccine will overcome the near-term bad news about the impact of COVID-19 on global economic activity.
11/23/2020
UniCredit SpA, Italy’s second largest bank by assets, is the only plausible buyer but it would demand significant sweeteners.
11/23/2020
Battered balance sheets could spark a cycle of defaults and bankruptcies
11/23/2020
A new research series from Barclays Private Bank on the intergenerational transfer of wealth shows that ESG investing has been brought into wealthy families’ consideration by the younger generations.
11/20/2020
Home working rates are anticipated to remain high in the long run, and companies recognise that pay and reward models will need to adapt.
11/20/2020
An often-cited benefit of investment trusts is that they do not suffer issues caused by investor outflows that may impact an open-ended fund.
11/20/2020
At Calastone we ultimately think of tokenisation as something that standardises the representation of ownership and value