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The World In A Week – All change please

Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week was an eventful week in UK Politics, as Kwasi Kwarteng was sacked as Chancellor of the Exchequer, a role which he held for only 38 days. This also came three…

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Wealth Manager Top 100 2022

Citywire Wealth Manager’s Top 100 annual showcase of the UK’s most influential fund selectors has been revealed.  Our Chief Investment Officer, Shane Balkham has made the cut to be on this list.……

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The World In A Week – We Get It, And We Have Listened

Written by Chris Ayton. Last week brought some welcome relief to equity and fixed income markets. The MSCI All Country World Index rose +2.0% and the FTSE All Share Index recovered +1.4%.  The…

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The World In A Week – No retreat, no surrender?

Written by Shane Balkham. For many investors, it may seem like we have had too many ‘once-in-a-generation’ events over the past few years. Brexit, COVID-19, war on Ukraine and the cost-of-living…

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The World In A Week – The Almighty Dollar

Written by Cormac Nevin. Last week was another challenging one for markets as the MSCI All Country World Index fell -0.3% in GBP terms. The same index was down -4.2% in local currency terms, which…

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The World In A Week – Witnessing history

Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week, the US Bureau of Labour Statistics announced that US CPI decelerated to 8.3% which was above estimates of 8.1%.  Estimates had predicted a sharper slow-down in…

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The World In A Week – A nation in mourning

Written by Shane Balkham. While we welcomed in the new prime minister, Liz Truss, last week was dominated by the sad news that her majesty Queen Elizabeth II had passed away.  It is indeed a sombre…

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The World In A Week – Winter is (still) coming

Written by Cormac Nevin. Last week was another challenging one for markets, as the MSCI All Country World Index fell -1.5% in GBP terms.  In local terms, the Equity Index was down -2.9%,…

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The World In A Week – In Liz we Truss?

Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week, the Federal Reserve’s Chair Jay Powell delivered a hawkish stance stating that higher interest rates are needed to combat inflation. With annualised inflation…

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The World In A Week – Autumn is coming

Written by Shane Balkham. Inflation continues to dominate investors thoughts and last week we had the UK’s rate of inflation climbing to 10.1% for July on an annualised basis, the first time the…

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The World In A Week – Recessionary fears mount

Written by Millan Chauhan. Last week UK Gross domestic product (GDP) data was released for the second quarter of 2022 which saw the UK economy contract by 0.1 per cent having risen 0.7 per cent in…

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