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Nine wealth managers’ top UK equity fund picks

As optimism abounds for the British economy, Wealth Manager asked nine fund selectors which UK equity fund managers are on their radars.

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UK inflation more than doubles in April – expect further rises, investors warned

The latest CPI data reveals that inflation rose significantly between March and April to the highest point since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The World In A Week – Inflated Expectations Return to Earth

Last week was a negative one for markets, as the MSCI All Country World Index of global stocks returned -2.3% in GBP terms. The stand-out macroeconomic event of the week was the release of US…

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market commentary

The World In A Week – Shuffling of the Cards

Last week local elections took place across the UK that saw the Conservatives extend their dominance over Labour, making a net gain of twelve councils with Labour losing control of eight. Labour’s…

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Finding the right balance

How does the number of holdings affect costs, volatility and performance.  The NMA gets the measure of six balanced portfolios including Beaufort Investment's Active 05 S3 Portfolio.

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market commentary

The World In A Week – High and Dry?

It was a busy week that saw the US Federal Reserve meet to discuss monetary policy.  The expectation was for a steady hand on the tiller, and they did not disappoint.  Monetary policy is to remain…

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market commentary

The World In A Week – Biden’s Decisive Decade

It was a volatile week for equities, but one which pretty much came out flat for the overall MSCI Global Equity Index, though the UK equity market, FTSE All Share, pulled back -0.98%. On Friday US…

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“For the moment, inflation looks contained”: UK CPI rises by 0.7%

Transport and clothing lead the rise in CPI inflation as the UK started to open up post-lockdown.

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The Sun

Unemployment hits 813,000 Brits since start of pandemic with 56,000 losing jobs last month

It means the total number of workers who don't have a job now stands at 1.67million, reports the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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market commentary

The World In A Week – The Beer Garden Boom

Global markets continued chugging along last week, with the MSCI All Country Index of global stocks returning +0.8% in GBP. A notable leader was the UK Equity market, which returned +1.5% as measured…

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Investing in future winners

Equity markets have rebounded strongly from the falls of February and March 2020, to deliver significant outperformance to investors. Our CIO, Shane Balkham was quoted in this article.

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market commentary

The World In A Week – Roaring Twenties 2.0

Last week saw Boris Johnson confirm that England would proceed to the second phase of the lifting of lockdown restrictions on 12th April, as non-essential shops, beer gardens, hairdressers and gyms…

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