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The World In A Week – Policy Preferences
February 10, 2020
Last week saw a reversal of fortune regarding market performance as global equities shrugged off concerns with MSCI AWCI rising +4.6% in GBP terms. This was primarily driven by the Chinese and US…
Beaufort Investment streamlines ethical range to support changing demand
February 5, 2020
PRESS RELEASE Beaufort Investment streamlines ethical range to support changing demand 05 February 2020 Beaufort Investment, a leading discretionary fund management firm, has streamlined its ethical…
The World In A Week – Love Changes Everything?
February 3, 2020
Today we could have written about the United Kingdom no longer being part of the European Union, as Friday saw us exit, but without any clarity around the trade relationship for the future. This is…
The World In A Week – The Year Of The Rat
January 27, 2020
An eventful week that saw the continued spread of the Coronavirus in China, the opening arguments of Trump’s impeachment trial and the 51st World Economic Forum in Davos. The World Health…
A Year of Firsts
January 22, 2020
Shane Balkham, Chief Investment Officer, features on the front cover of January’s printed edition of Citywire Wealth Manager. See Shane’s four-page article where he shares his view on…
The World In A Week – Waiting For The Turn
January 20, 2020
Although the year is still young, thus far into January markets have seen a broad continuation of the trends we observed in Q4 of 2019, and indeed for many of the last few years. US Equity outpaced…
The World In A Week – Big Headlines, Small Details
January 13, 2020
Geopolitics continued to grab headlines last week. The US-Iran conflict is currently the biggest source of instability for investors, although tensions showed signs of abating as the week progressed,…
The World In A Week – New Decade, Old Problems
January 6, 2020
We welcome not only a new year, but also a new decade. At the start of last year, we stated that in our opinion, the main risks were Trade, Brexit and Central Banks. Last year was arguably dominated…
15 Years Client-Focused Communications
December 27, 2019
Our communications are client-focused and we speak plain English: Proud of our positive client feedback Our materials add value to financial advisors - and to their clients! Regular meetings…
The World In A Week – Santa Claus, Here We Come…
December 16, 2019
Last week the sole focus for UK citizens and investors was the UK election. The Conservatives sealed a landslide victory, their largest in decades, which saw the Pound jump and the UK equity market…
The World In A Week – Entering The Final Furlong Of 2019
December 9, 2019
The sustained rise in the value of Sterling vs other major global currencies was the main story of the last week from the perspective of a UK-based investor, much as it has been for the year to date.…