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Beaufort Analysis No. 280 – Markets rise despite slowing economy

Mentioned in last week’s Beaufort Analysis, oil remains in the headlines with the price of Brent crude reaching $80 a barrel last Thursday. This is due to the continuing concerns that Iranian exports…

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Beaufort Investment duo shortlisted for prestigious awards

Emma Clarke, Senior Investment Analyst at Beaufort Investment Management, has been shortlisted in the Wealth Manager of the Year category at this year's Women in Finance Awards which take place at a…

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Beaufort Analysis 279 – Drilling for Oil

Last week the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England voted to keep the base rate at 0.5%. This is due to weaker economic data for the UK, and February’s growth forecast of 1.8%, which…

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Beaufort Investment appoints new Chief Executive

Derrick Dunne has been appointed Chief Executive of Beaufort Investment (subject to FCA approval). Derrick has extensive experience of the financial services sector.  Most recently he was Chief…

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Quarterly Update from Beaufort Investment

Beaufort Investment’s Head of Portfolio Construction & Research, Shane Balkham provides an update on what’s been happening in the markets over the last quarter, and how they have affected our…

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Beaufort Analysis 278 – Indian Summer

Just over a week ago we experienced low temperatures and monsoon-like weather; fast-forward and the UK experienced the hottest May Bank Holiday on record, with temperatures soaring close to 30C. An…

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Beaufort Analysis 277 – The art of the deal

How times change.  Six months ago, you may have expected our weekly missive to be focused around Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un, as the two leaders jousted and postured in what seemed an unlikely…

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Beaufort Analysis 276 – It’s all in the numbers

Markets were resilient last week despite a chemical weapons attack on Syrian civilians over the weekend prior. The co-ordinated efforts of the US, the UK and France, who jointly targeted Syria, in…

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Finding the right fit; looking for the right DFM

Discretionary fund managers (DFMs) now play an important part in advice firms’ propositions. Click here to read the New Model Adviser Outsourcing Roundtable supplement, in association with Beaufort…

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Beaufort Analysis 275 – Tension Ascension

Geopolitical developments took a potential turn for the worse at the end of the week as tensions heightened between the US and Russia in the wake of the US-led missile strikes on Syria and the latest…

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Beaufort Analysis 274 – “Seeing The Wood For The Trees”

The S&P 500 took a small hit at the end of last week, following China’s refusal to negotiate with the US to try to ease trade tensions. There are currently 1,500 items on a list that could be…

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Beaufort Analysis 273 – Too big to fail?

The book written by Andrew Ross Sorkin, “Too Big To Fail”, in 2010 and later adapted for a film of the same name, was the inside story of how Wall Street and Washington fought to save the financial…

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