Weekly outlook: SJP, HSBC and Shell reveal Covid impact amid central bank meetings
The key events for UK wealth managers for the week starting 27 April
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Extinction Rebellion barricades Baillie Gifford HQ
Protesters take fund group to task for upping Scottish Parliament pension’s investment in fossil fuels
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Nucleus hires from Shell with latest appointment
Platform builds out its tech team with newly-created position
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Oil majors offside with investors worth $10trn
Climate change has landed oil majors offside with a number of investors representing $10.4trn worth of assets ahead of their annual general meetings (AGMs) over the next couple of weeks.
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Mixed fortunes for FTSE 100 income favourites
Markets were non-plussed by equity income favourites, Vodafone, Unilever and Royal Dutch Shell, on Thursday despite the latter two producing a decent set of final results.
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BT’s pension plagues profits; Shell rides oil recovery
BT’s bottom line continued to be impacted by rising pension costs during the first half of the year, as Shell’s figures were boosted by higher crude oil prices.
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Is oil-price slide a catalyst for a bigger slump?
Last week’s oil price slump has analysts rattled, with experts questioning the recent gains in the commodity’s prices.
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FTSE 100 surges after Shell and HSBC report
The FTSE 100 smashed the 7,270 mark on Thursday morning after Shell reported earnings growth and HSBC’s profits beat analyst expectations.
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Liontrust: Darker times ahead for UK equity income darlings
Predicting a backdrop of rising interest rates, inflation and bond yields, the managers of Liontrust Macro Equity Income are forgoing bond proxies and mega oil companies.
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Courtiers boots F&C and LGIM funds from ethical strategy
Courtiers has sold its holdings in two F&C ethical funds and an LGIM ethical trust over concerns about the strictness of their screening processes.
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BP Q3 profits halve while Shell sees benefits of BG acquisition
Shares in BP fell by 3.8% to 465.6p mid-morning on Tuesday, as shares in rival Royal Dutch Shell soared upward by 3.5% to 2188.1p.
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FTSE down as Shell underwhelms market
The FTSE 100 slipped 1.2% this morning as a number of its companies including Royal Dutch Shell released their latest performance numbers.