Most of the media attributed the week’s renewed equity market sell-off to fears that the UK electorate may just decide on Brexit. At least the poll trends seemed to indicate as much. The weakness of £-Sterling which has recently fallen…
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With all the talk of the forthcoming Referendum please do not forget some of the new pension changes that are now in place as from April 6th this year. New lifetime allowance of £1M. Please don’t forget that there is…
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Directions to UK polling station Last week was significant in the Brexit debate. Both Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England and Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed their…
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Firstly thank you to those of you who have actively engaged with us over our investment decisions regarding the outcome of the Referendum. We all know that 23rd June is a very important day in British history and one that…
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This last fortnight has seen most UK commercial property funds move the pricing basis of their funds from an offer basis to a bid basis. The decision reflects an expectation that fund inflows for the foreseeable future will be negative…
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The current general consensus is that the UK will stay a member of the EU after the Referendum on 23rd June. However, the outcome for Britain if we were to vote to leave the EU could in the short term,…
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The potential rise in US interest rates worried capital markets for most of last year and was the starting point to the Jan-Feb 2016 stock market fall. There was concern that the US central bank, the Federal Reserve Open Markets…
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As the UK’s referendum about continued EU membership on Thursday June 23rd draws ever closer, we are increasingly receiving client enquiries on how we may be addressing potential investment risks should the UK electorate vote to leave the European Union.…
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After the stormy first quarter, it appears that markets may be entering a consolidation phase, while they search for new direction after what turned out to be a clear overreaction in January. There is plenty to fret about on the…
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