Preparing your portfolio for a second wave
When stock markets are rising it is all too easy to become complacent and assume the global economy is also rebounding strongly, and the bear market is history. However,…
What’s happening
Business growth the single biggest concern for advisers, Nucleus finds
Advisers believe business growth and efficiency to be the single biggest challenge they’re facing over the next year, according to the latest annual census…
Skewed Chinese ‘Great Wall of Debt’ figures causing unnecessary fear for investors
Investors are avoiding good opportunities in emerging markets due to ‘unnecessary scaremongering’ over Chinese company debt levels, Al Bryant, portfolio manager…
UK leads worst performing sectors as COVID-19 crisis hits sterling and dividends. Willis Owen reveals the best & worst sectors and funds in 1st half of 2020
The first 6 months of 2020 have been amongst the most volatile markets every recorded as large parts of the world entered into lockdowns. The impact on stock markets of the spread of coronavirus was a rapid and severe sell-off as investors weighed up the economic cost of shops, bars and restaurants being closed as well as most travel and tourism.
‘100-year government bonds could become the norm post-Covid-19’
Major developed nations including the UK could start issuing 100-year bonds to help pay for their spiralling coronavirus debt piles, Sandra Holdsworth of Kames Capital says. In a…
Aegon Asset Management appoints Global Chief Investment Officer for its Fixed Income Investment Platform
Aegon Asset Management has appointed Russ Morrison as its new global chief investment officer responsible for managing…
Advisers’ DFM use set to increase by 20%, Nucleus census finds
Advisers increasingly want to focus on financial planning rather than spend time on investment decision-making for clients, according to the latest annual adviser census…
Millions of British SME workers offered free financial advice during pandemic
Workers face money worries as nine million are furloughed from their jobs 4 million have already taken payment holidays from mortagages and…
Brexit four years on – UK smaller companies dominate best UK funds
UK smaller companies have vastly outperformed their larger counterparts on the FTSE 100 and 250 since the Brexit referendum, new data from…
Willis Owen enters UK cash savings market with Raisin.co.uk
Willis Owen, one of the UK’s largest online investment platforms, is pleased to announce the launch of Smart Savings in partnership with…
US is a safe haven for income seekers despite ‘ridiculous’ warnings, says Kames Capital’s Peden
The US is a safe haven for income seekers despite ‘ridiculous’ warnings that dividends…
Redington advises General Healthcare Group Pension Plan on buy-in deal
After seeing its funding level drop to less than 70% during the 2008 financial crisis, the Trustee of the General Healthcare Group Pension &…
