Digital disruption is creating all types of havoc across industries and now dormant areas of the market such as tobacco, telecommunications and utilities are starting to feel the pinch.
Outlooks for the domestic economy in 2019 range from ‘contrarian positive’ to ‘a little bit cautious’
Investor consensus pegs recession for Q1 2020
The Financial Conduct Authority has told regulated firms to prepare for the UK to crash out of the European Union with a “no deal” Brexit.
Omnis Investments is extending its UK and Asia offerings as part of a wide-reaching fund development programme.
As we settle into the new year, wealth managers are deciding on the best places to put their cash. Here, the EMEA multi-asset investment team at BMO Global Asset Management assesses the case for investing in Europe, UK, US and China.
Following a series of appointments in 2017, HSBC Private Banking has continued to expand its UK presence with several hires.
In an environment of protracted Brexit negotiations, continued political uncertainty and weaker economic growth, investors generally lost faith in UK equities in 2017 with many migrating to global and absolute return funds.
The scale of tax avoidance by the UK’s wealthiest is under the spotlight once again after leaked documents revealed even the Queen holds millions of pounds of assets in offshore funds.
The Bank of England has increased interest rates for the first time in a decade, reversing the 0.25% emergency cut implemented in the aftermath of last year’s Brexit referendum.
The vast majority of UK adults have no investments and favour holding cash savings, an inaugural survey by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found.
The UK was the worst performing single country index in June while Canada was the best, according to data by MSCI.
