Investors’ fears on Europe misplaced – WH Ireland
WH Ireland’s head of wealth management Roderick Buchanan has been regaining confidence in European equities in spite of “huge” political risks.
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Henderson’s retail arm suffers £4.6bn outflow
Henderson Group has posted negative retail flows for 2016 as Brexit-related volatility continued to impact performance.
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PA ANALYSIS: The beginning of the end for daily traded property funds?
The FCA has a history of being reactive, rather than proactive in tackling investment calamity, so what does its latest discussion paper tell us about its options in dealing with illiquid funds?
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FCA launches illiquidity probe following Brexit property fund crisis
The FCA is asking for views on open-ended funds investing in illiquid assets, in wake of the widespread bricks and mortar property fund gating that followed June’s Brexit vote.
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PA ANALYSIS: Court’s Brexit ruling means little to wealth managers
Wealth managers and asset managers have greeted the Supreme Court ruling that triggering Article 50 requires a vote in parliament with a notable lack of enthusiasm.
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May reveals Brexit plan as inflation jumps and Carney hints at rate rise
Inflation in the United Kingdom economy climbed to 1.6% on an annualised basis in December, up significantly from 1.2% in November.
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Macroeconomic shocks: Hear no evil
Though 2016 was littered with political surprises, markets begin 2017 in buoyant mood. Would investors be well advised to close their ears to the news chatter?
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IMF upgrades UK growth forecast despite looming Brexit process
The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its growth forecast for the United Kingdom to 1.5% in 2017 from the 1.1% it was previously forecasting, despite the imminent start of Brexit talks.
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PA ANALYSIS: A long-term view on UK and EU stocks more important than ever
As Prime Minister Theresa May gears up to deliver yet another speech on Britain’s European Union exit, a good case can be made that it is more important than ever for investors to have a long-term outlook when deciding on their UK and European equities allocations.
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Six milestones on the rocky route to ‘hard’ Brexit
With the prime minster set to outline more details on Britain’s ‘hard’ Brexit, and a possible departure from the EU single market, it’s time to take a step back and look at the dates that got us to this position in the first place.
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PA ANALYSIS: Should FTSE investors fear an OAP market?
There’s an adage that markets don’t die of old age, but let’s hope this current bull run doesn’t turn into an OAP situation, that is, ‘ope and pray we don’t crash.
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Money managers unconcerned by sterling slip
Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest remarks on the UK’s single market access prompted a selloff in the pound on Monday, marking a ten-week low against the dollar.
