Just like back on 23 June, we have woken up to an electoral outcome few thought possible. Donald Trump has won the US presidential election. The Japanese stock markets fell by as much as 5% mainly due to the strength…
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While the investment performance tables for the end of October show very strong global investment returns for £‑Sterling based investors, the first week of November has had d a distinctly different flavour. UK investors may have suspected that the spectacular…
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The continued downward adjustment of £-Sterling to a new historical all-time low has triggered plenty of comment. The public got their first glimpse of the upward price pressures the currency weakness introduces through Tesco’s ‘Marmite’ spat with Unilever, who tried…
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After 11 years at No. 10 Uplands Crescent we are moving to a New home just across the road at No. 7. We have enjoyed eleven very good, happy and enjoyable years at No. 10 and it will be a…
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HMRC have announced their new online service for pension scheme members to apply for Fixed and Individual Protection. This will replace the interim process for applying for Fixed Protection 2016 and Individual Protection 2016 and the online form for applying…
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Our general opinion is that emerging markets offer good long term value but have until recently faced heavy headwinds with a strong US$, higher US interest rates, and low oil and commodity prices. However, the first half of 2016 has…
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The election of Narendra Modi prompted fresh hopes for India and this was reflected strongly in equity markets. However reform momentum in India has suffered a series of blows and investors are losing patience. Some of the hopes for reform…
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European equities have advanced since the start of March as the ECB released further details of its asset purchasing programme covering both government and corporate bonds. The new programme raised the monthly purchase value from €60bn to €80bn and will…
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The returns on UK government bonds has fallen to a record low as investors move to safer assets over concerns about the global economy and the impact of the UK leaving the EU. The yields on UK 10 year gilts…
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