February 2017 records President Donald Trump’s first full calendar month in office and the so-called Trump Rally continues with a 3.97% gain on the S&P 500. The month has also…
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Emerging Markets have gotten off to a great start in 2017, with the MSCI Emerging Market index rising 8.5% for sterling investors. Despite the rise, there are still concerns over…
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United Kingdom
Both the UK top 100 and all UK shares indices posted solid returns over the month with 3.09% and 3.12% respectively. With around three quarters of the UK…
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We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the 2017 Suggestus 3D Award from ARC (Asset Risk Consultants).
The 3D Award enables private clients, charities and wealth management…
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The Nikkei 225 rose 0.47% over the course of February, with the broad Topix index up 0.49% over the same period. The index neared record levels over the course of…
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Our Poole office recently took part in Citywire Wealth Manager’s ‘Office Spotlight’ series.
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Yet again Emerging Market economies were influenced by President Trump. His inauguration centred around protectionist rhetoric, “America first” which may well mean Emerging Markets last. Tougher immigration and trade protectionism…
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The Nikkei 225 fell 2.82% over the course of the month, whilst the broad Topix index fell 2.11% over the same period and the Nikkei 225 neared record levels over…
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The US market has started 2017 with a positive return on the S&P 500 of 1.9% and a rather flat, albeit volatile performance, for the US dollar against sterling.
The…
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Fixed Interest
There has been little movement in the US market over the month as long-term expectations of interest rate moves have remained subdued despite an acceleration in US CPI…
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