08/09/2022
Gap between earnings expectations and economic reality narrows
To these fears are now added the risk of a recession as central banks try to slow economies with higher borrowing costs.
Comment, Analysis & Research
08/09/2022
England's elite hiding billions of inherited wealth
After calculating the expected flow of inherited wealth after 1920, and taking into account the impact of war and death taxes, he found that the declared wealth of certain elite families was significantly lower than expected.
08/08/2022
Cost of living: People turning back to cash as prices rise
Post offices handled £801m in personal cash withdrawals in July, the most since records began five years ago.
08/08/2022
Guernsey increases trade with UK by more than 18%
Britain imported goods worth just under £1 billion during the same period to Guernsey.
08/08/2022
Low Cost is not Low Price
“Just buy something for less than it’s worth.” - Warren Buffett in an address to the faculty of Notre Dame, 1991.
08/08/2022
Just over half of councils have started making payments from £1.5bn pandemic fund
Businesses outside the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors were not allowed to appeal their payments for business rates and were promised fund from a £1.5bn support package instead
08/05/2022
Slowdown or slump?
It is the savings (and borrowing) behavior of consumers that is likely to make the difference between a slowdown and a slump.
08/05/2022
Can long short funds offer a port in a stock market storm?
Many traditional sources of diversification are struggling in the current tough market environment. Long short equity funds could offer an alternative.
08/05/2022
Thousands of Credit Suisse Jobs Could be Under the Axe
Other measures are putting the bank's middle and back office inefficiencies under review and reshaping the investment bank.
08/05/2022
BoE raises interest rates to 1.75%: what this means for borrowers and savers
At its meeting ending on 3 August 2022, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.75%.
08/05/2022
Whistleblowing quarterly data 2022 Q1
Our data shows the number of new whistleblowing reports we received between January and March 2022 and how the information was received.
08/05/2022
The top five reasons why we need to invest in our forests now
In the bigger picture, forests are vital to combatting climate change and global biodiversity loss.
08/04/2022
Entrepreneurs serving the needs of entrepreneurs: an interview with Annika Falkengren
Following 30 years at SEB, during which she was repeatedly named not only Sweden’s but one of the world’s most powerful businesswomen, she could have had any job or board position she wanted.
08/04/2022
Four charts that make the case for value investing
The more the world changes, the more value investing remains a compelling investment strategy. Here's why.
08/04/2022
FTSE hesitant ahead of Bank of England bumper rate move
The main market struggled to find direction as investors waited for what is tipped to be the largest interest rate hike in 27 years.
08/04/2022
Indigenous communities – on the frontline in the fight to protect tropical forests
Continued forest degradation risks creating a vicious cycle – if these ancient ecosystems lose the ability to sustain themselves the vast carbon stores they hold could be released, exacerbating climate change and causing further degradation.
08/04/2022
Peter Harrison: why we must make nature investible
Heatwaves and other extreme weather events are warning us to rethink our relationship with nature. The financial sector must play its part.
08/04/2022
Coutts London Prime Property Index Q2 2021
We’re seeing several signs that London’s prime property market is getting back on form.
08/03/2022
UBS Investor Sentiment: Investor optimism drops on inflation and geopolitical concerns
Though concerned about the stock market, the economy and their retirement savings, investors continue to seek opportunities
08/02/2022
Investing at a Time of Crisis
“You have to be smart. The easy days are over.” - Robert Kiyosaki.