India’s new goods and services tax (GST) will be a “game changer” for investors in the country as it moves from a ‘black’ economy to a more formal one, according to Ashburton CIO Jonathan Schiessl.
While chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond delivered a Budget that didn’t break the mould, the investment community had plenty to say on these top four budget talking points.
Fund management is severely lagging other male-dominated industries in addressing gender inequality, despite growing intent to tackle the issue.
The self employed and small business owners received a double blow in Wednesday’s Spring Budget.
Chancellor Philip Hammond slashed the tax-free dividend allowance from £5,000 to £2,000 as he announced his first – and last – Spring Budget.
The UK government’s shock decision to impose a 25% charge on transfers to foreign pension schemes announced in the Spring Budget could go as far as to “shut down” the Qrops market, according to industry observers.
Aviva Investors’ Nick Samouilhan is keen to capture a “sugar rush of growth” coming through by tapping into the current equity market optimism.
With the FTSE hitting record highs and UK economic prospects looking brighter, one investment manager has questioned whether market optimism can survive a bumpy ride in ‘Mad March’.
The definition of a ‘balanced’ portfolio needs re-examining as the traditional 60/40 split between equities and bonds is “no longer enough”, an investment manager has warned.
Skerrits Wealth Management has made a ‘big play’ into European small cap equities believing the predictions of political turmoil on the continent this year have been something of a ‘red herring’.
Troy Asset Management’s Francis Brooke leads the UK equity income pack over 10 years, with Neil Woodford ranking sixth in Hargreaves Lansdown’s list of the top 10 managers by total return.
Eurozone inflation rose at its fastest pace since January 2013, but the divergence between the headline and core inflation figures means the European Central Bank will be reticent to loosen monetary policy.
