07/13/2022
UK's return to growth piles rate rise pressure on BoE
Better-than-expected May GDP number should further pressure Bank of England to up the pace of interest rate rises.
Comment, Analysis & Research
07/12/2022
Tory leadership battle highlights political risk facing investors
For investors, however, there is one key philosophy to keep in mind when assessing political risk.
07/12/2022
Gasping for gas – tensions over Russian energy intensify
The energy crisis, and Western efforts to cap Russian gas and oil revenues, are fanning rising recessionary fears, and countries are seeking alternative sources.
07/12/2022
Peak inflation? Not yet for emerging markets, it seems
Investors are looking for signs that high rates of inflation are moderating, but the first tranche of new monthly numbers for June is not encouraging.
07/12/2022
PFS reinstates CEO role and hunts for an interim
The interim CEO will then work with the permanent CEO to ensure there is a smooth transition in leadership.
07/11/2022
Vulnerable advice clients ‘slipping through the cracks’
Just 32% of advisers have put specific practices in place to help these customers
07/11/2022
Why most investors are bad at selling and what they can do about it
Poor selling decisions lead to underwhelming investment performance. We identify four biases that explain why selling is so much harder than buying, and offer potential remedies
07/11/2022
Quilter's Nick Wood: The evolution of the ‘star’ fund manager
It is the perennial question asked by the investment press – who is the next star fund manager?
07/11/2022
It’s the risk management, stupid! − speech by Anil Kashyap
One transition path assumed that carbon prices began rising right away and moved smoothly to hit the required level − we called this the early action (EA) path.
07/11/2022
Investor playbook for a recession
As Henry points out, pain in the stock market historically ends before the recession does and as such investors can quite often miss out on the best days in the market.
07/11/2022
Lockdown savings - where are they now?
This means almost half (47%) of the population were unable to put aside any money and now lack these savings to fall back on to see them through the cost-of-living crisis.
07/08/2022
Boris Johnson’s departure will boost pound: deVere CEO
The analysis from Nigel Green of deVere Group comes as Boris Johnson is desperately clinging to power after a slew of resignations from his government.
07/08/2022
Just 12% of advised clients are ‘ESG Dedicated’
Overall, 56% of clients are either ESG Dedicated or Focused, meaning more than half want ESG factors to play a role – to some extent – in how their portfolio is selected or managed.
07/08/2022
Bonds are dead, long live bonds? What can save investors in the months ahead
With the Fed maintaining its hawkish stance, investment chiefs of Europe's biggest private banks deliberate where to go next with their asset allocation.
07/08/2022
Wealth industry business sentiment weakens in Q2 2022
Despite these dark clouds, the wealth industry is still hoping for a better 2022.
07/07/2022
UK workers’ pay down £100 a week as unions’ collective bargaining power fades
Last year, just 3% of workers in the private sector had their pay set at a national or industry level, rising to 67% in the public sector.
07/07/2022
What is the role of investors in financing the transition towards sustainable food systems?
Climate change, perhaps the best-known of these boundaries, is coming under increasing pressure, with our atmospheric CO2 levels higher now than they have been for millions of years.
07/07/2022
A risk-based approach to multi asset as caution prevails
Such turbulent times amplify the need for resilience
07/07/2022
Bank of England vows to bring down inflation
This is the same figure the Bank of England decided on for the last five interest rate increases in a row.
07/07/2022
As Bad as it Felt
In the first half the key change in sentiment amongst economists and central bankers has been the marked deterioration in their outlook for inflation.