12/04/2020
Credit Where Credit Is Due by Brown Shipley
We’re positive on riskier credit markets with overweight allocations to euro high yield and emerging market sovereign hard currency bonds.
Comment, Analysis & Research
12/04/2020
How to ensure you don’t leave your family with an avoidable IHT bill
Taking the right steps now can shield your loved ones from tax and help ensure your money goes where you want it to go after you die
12/04/2020
UK business confidence rises despite November lockdown
But the contraction was much more muted than in April, and less severe than expected.
12/04/2020
Just 8% of Brits received financial advice
But number of advisers slowly increasing
12/04/2020
Where high net worth buyers can grab a discount in London
A combination of Brexit uncertainty and the current pandemic has seen many sellers reduce their asking price expectations in order to secure a sale.
12/04/2020
Ireland's foreign investment regime
Ireland is a politically stable democracy, and successive Irish governments have striven to ensure Ireland remains highly attractive as a place to do business for foreign companies.
12/04/2020
Some monetary policy options – if more support is needed
The Covid first wave, and measures taken to tackle it, left the economy with depressed output, sizeable scars on the labour market and investment, as well as a significant amount of spare capacity.
12/04/2020
The Elephant In The Room: Fidelity 2021 Outlook Series
We expect this growth to stabilise in China in 2021.
12/04/2020
BlackRock Survey Shows Acceleration of Sustainable Investing
The survey gathered insights from 425 investors in 27 countries
12/04/2020
The role of the adviser in intergenerational wealth transfer
Bringing together different generations can be fraught with problems but advisers who succeed will have happier clients
12/03/2020
2021 is the Year of the Ox. Will it be a bull market based on sustained recovery?
“The sheer volatility of 2020 is illustrated by the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging (peak-to-trough) by 37% during the height of the pandemic in March but staging a stunning rebound of 62% in November to reach a record high.”
12/03/2020
Only 4% made the most of lockdown falls in markets by investing more
Data from the Bank of England shows that long-term savings account interest rates have collapsed from already low rates as it looks to stimulate the economy.
12/03/2020
UK official holdings of international reserves: November 2020
This release details movements in the international reserves of gold and assets held by the UK government.
12/03/2020
BofE - Businesses now more confident the economy will warm up faster from the cold shock of Covid
As firms have battened down the hatches to survive the pandemic and conserve cash for Brexit uncertainty, investment has plummeted by a quarter for the last three months of the year.
12/03/2020
FCA evaluation of the impact of RDR/FAMR – HL Comment
People require different levels of help with their finances throughout their life. Some may just need to be pointed in the direction of some helpful information, particularly when they’re starting out.
12/03/2020
Company Days Off: translating good intentions into good practice
Company Days Off should be approached carefully so as to prevent creating a hierarchy of causes or alienating employees.
12/03/2020
Financial advisers expect growth in onshore bond business
HSBC Life’s Bonds Pulse Survey of advisers up and down the country, specialising in wealth management, confirms that demand for onshore investment bonds is being driven by growing interest from clients in longer term investments.
12/03/2020
M&A Bankers Shouldn’t Expect Long Christmas Break, JPMorgan Says
The value of global transactions has risen more than a third to $1.8 trillion since July, data compiled by Bloomberg show, in what has been a sharp recovery from the pandemic-hit first half.
12/02/2020
Decentralised finance a tremendous opportunity for Europe
Well suited for the wealthy, the system has grown to leave a range of low-income entrepreneurs and SMEs out in the cold.
12/02/2020
What to look for in a UK-EU free trade agreement
For digital trade (excluding data adequacy), will there be commitments on market access to minimise barriers to the supply of digital services between the UK and the EU?