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The World In A Week – UK to regulate internet
April 15, 2019
The UK government may be in swivel eyed bewilderment regarding Brexit, but last week proved it has not completely lost the plot. Last Monday it announced ambitious plans for the UK to be the global…
The World In A Week – Synchronised Slowdown
April 8, 2019
Markets had a positive week with Global Equities as measured by MSCI ACWI, returning +2.26%. Europe Ex-UK Equities outpaced US Equities +2.65% vs +2.22%, slightly reversing the trend that has…
Emma Clarke PAM Top 40 Under 40
April 2, 2019
Emma Clarke, our Head of Fund Research has been selected by PAM Insight, the leading wealth management information service as one of its top 40 under 40 investment professionals for 2019. Emma is…
The World In A Week – Please sir, can we have some more
April 1, 2019
Time? The latest Twist in the Brexit tale saw control being given to the members of parliament who embarked upon a series of eight indicative votes on what form Brexit should take. It came as no…
The World In A Week – Interminable tedium
March 25, 2019
The title ‘World in a Week’ is a clear reference to Brexit. Last week, Prime Minister May, on her third attempt to push through a deal, failed, again. This time, on a technicality brought by speaker…
The World In A Week – US budget: A Curious Direction
March 18, 2019
Last Monday, the US government released its budget proposal for 2020, entitled ‘A budget for a better America’. It highlights the key priorities for the executive but, just like any budgetary plan,…
The World In A Week – Scenes reminiscent of a 2011 policy error
March 11, 2019
Having maintained a strong run since the start of the New Year, global markets paused for breath this week, with the MSCI All Country World Index falling back -0.56% from the perspective of a…
The World In A Week – Groundhog Day. Again.
March 4, 2019
It was another week that Phil Connors would have been familiar with, being the reluctant hero portrayed by Bill Murray in Groundhog Day and ironically the title of our Monday update five weeks ago.…
The World in A Week – Silence is Golden
February 25, 2019
You wouldn’t be mistaken if you heard tumbleweed last week, with little news of note; even the Trump twitter feed was silent, leading in to what was an incredibly quiet week. It was President’s Day…
The World in A week – Jeans On
February 18, 2019
Last Wednesday the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) received an Initial Public Offering (IPO) filing from Levi Strauss & Co, the US clothing manufacturer, to re-list on the New York…
The World In A Week – Central Bankers Pause for Thought
February 11, 2019
This week global markets started to recover from an agitated final quarter of 2018 by inching upwards. The MSCI All Country World Index posted a gain (+1.14%), primarily led by the United States’…