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One week of markets in one minute: Oil enters bull market as pound slides on Brexit fears
Oil surged and the pound sunk this week, amid a more lacklustre five days for equity markets as investors held back ahead of a crucial US central bank announcement next week.
Two minutes with…Michael Taggart, MRM's head of digital
MRM has just launched its probe into the state of corporate sponsorships in financial services, The Death of the Chairman’s Whim. What’s it all about? We put the hard questions to cat-loving digital guru Michael Taggart
Western Asset: Why ‘remarkable’ US credit rally still has room to run
Sesame and PMS launch Limited Company buy to let exclusive mortgage product via Precise Mortgages
Openwork’s platform assets hit £4bn
Nucleus hires Rachel Vahey as a product technical manager
One week of markets in one minute: Momentum continues while gilt yields move ever nearer to zero
Markets continued their seemingly relentless march higher this week, with blue chips testing multi-month high,s as investors continued to opt for equities amid stronger data from the US.
Kames Capital adds to equities team
Fewer than half of financial advisers sponsor activities or events, finds new research
Financial advisers are missing out on the potential new business benefits of sponsorship according to a national survey compiled by financial services PR consultancy MRM.