We have woken up this morning to a referendum result which we did not expect when we went to bed last night particularly after the initial polls showed a Remain lead. Capital and currency markets, which had likewise not anticipated…
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The implications to British business over the Brexit outcome is that in the short term the uncertainty following the ‘divorce’ negotiations are likely to prompt companies to postpone or cancel investment and additional recruitment. Multi-National companies located in the UK…
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Politically and economically the 23rd June 2016 will go down as a momentous day in British history. Britain’s narrow decision to leave the EU came as a major shock to markets, institutions and politicians; none were really prepared for the…
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Most of the media attributed the week’s renewed equity market sell-off to fears that the UK electorate may just decide on Brexit. At least the poll trends seemed to indicate as much. The weakness of £-Sterling which has recently fallen…
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With all the talk of the forthcoming Referendum please do not forget some of the new pension changes that are now in place as from April 6th this year. New lifetime allowance of £1M. Please don’t forget that there is…
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Last week was significant in the Brexit debate. Both Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England and Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed their fears for the UK economy if we leave the…
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Firstly thank you to those of you who have actively engaged with us over our investment decisions regarding the outcome of the Referendum. We all know that 23rd June is a very important day in British history and one that…
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This last fortnight has seen most UK commercial property funds move the pricing basis of their funds from an offer basis to a bid basis. The decision reflects an expectation that fund inflows for the foreseeable future will be negative…
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The current general consensus is that the UK will stay a member of the EU after the Referendum on 23rd June. However, the outcome for Britain if we were to vote to leave the EU could in the short term,…
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