11/18/2022
UK faces biggest fall in living standards on record
Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank, said: "Surging global energy prices have made the UK a poorer country.
Comment, Analysis & Research
11/18/2022
Cost-of-living crisis changes pension plan for a third of over 55s
Over half (53 per cent) of 45-55-year-old workers also said that financial guidance or advice would make them feel more confident in the face of the cost-of-living crisis, compared to 45 per cent of 56-65-year-olds.
11/17/2022
European Wealth Managers Resilient Despite AUM Contraction
Fitch rates European wealth and asset managers that operate across multiple prudential regulatory frameworks.
11/17/2022
Millennials willing to forgo inheritance to ensure parents can comfortably retire amidst rising costs
Nearly all parents surveyed (99 per cent) intend on passing an inheritance onto their children or grandchildren, with almost two in five (37 per cent) anticipating gifting more money this year to help their children with the rising cost of living.
11/17/2022
Barclays pilots Greener Home Reward to support energy efficiency-related home improvements
Despite these intentions, new research from Barclays reveals that the cost is a prohibitive barrier, with homeowners favouring smaller-scale lifestyle changes over larger, structural ones.
11/17/2022
What role can global commercial real estate play in a portfolio?
Growing numbers of investors are discovering how a range of real estate strategies – in both public markets and private – can earn a place in their portfolios.
11/17/2022
Schroders Emerging Markets Lens November 2022: your go-to guide to emerging markets
Our monthly analysis highlights the charts and data that matter to emerging market investors.
11/17/2022
French banks must wait for boost from rising rates as headwinds strengthen
Yet national regulations on savings and the rate banks can charge for home loans, as well as changes to a European Central Bank funding scheme, are all weighing on French lenders' domestic NII prospects.
11/17/2022
How KPMG is building its managed services arm in the Netherlands
The rise of managed services is one of the top trends in the consulting landscape.
11/16/2022
ONS labour market data: UK workers feel the pinch as real wages fall 2.7%
This is the strongest growth in regular pay seen outside of the coronavirus pandemic period.
11/16/2022
BoE rate rises to drive up share of income spent on mortgages
As the base rate is now at 3 per cent, the average variable rate mortgage is forecast to climb to 6.34 per cent
11/16/2022
Buy list benefits
Fully centralised investment processes are standard fare at most large wealth managers and whilst Quilter Cheviot does offer a bespoke element to our service, we certainly operate a centralised research function.
11/15/2022
Ten investment convictions for 2023
That will only happen once the US Federal Reserve halts its interest rate hikes.
11/15/2022
Do Not Respect their Authority
The key fact is that central banks had no basis for declaring it transitory, nor any real understanding of why inflation was quiescent and then erupted violently.
11/15/2022
Employment holds despite worsening outlook
Employee numbers up up 74,000
11/15/2022
How ESG has changed the investment industry
‘There’s no turning back’
11/15/2022
Investec: ‘Brooks Macdonald en route to be top-five player’
Investec says Brooks has a USP in its new tech platform and will see growth in its model portfolio, but further M&A is needed for assets to compete with the largest wealth firms.
11/14/2022
MLNs to help protect capital, enhance yield potential
Like traditional bonds, Market-linked Notes (MLNs) provide a return of principal at maturity. Unlike traditional bonds, MLNs do not pay a fixed rate of interest.
11/14/2022
The digital infrastructure that could help emerging markets leapfrog developed economies
There is a pressing need for emerging markets to develop versatile data technologies, but investment is vital to bring cost down to make it viable for people to use.
11/14/2022
Quilter Autumn Statement predictions and commentary
Quilter’s experts have rounded up some of the potential options Hunt might go for in his upcoming Autumn Statement.