The classic 60/40 portfolio no longer suits retirees
Reports of the death of the 60/40 portfolio for retirees have not been exaggerated. Most top advisers have abandoned balanced portfolios containing a split of 60% equities and 40% bonds for their…
Interest rates ‘very unlikely to go up this year’
Investors say it would need a big inflation shock for the Bank of England to hit the economy with higher borrowing costs.
The World In A Week – The Dot-Plot Thickens
Last week saw the Bank of England signal their intention to raise interest rates from February 2022 with mounting concerns regarding this “transitory” inflation. Interest rates are currently at…
The World In A Week – All Over the Shop
After a sedate summer, August has proved to be a bit more of a challenge for markets as global equities (as measured by the MSCI All Country World Index in GBP) lost -0.2% last week and are now down…
The World In A Week – Wars on all Fronts
Last week was generally negative for equity markets. Most regions sold-off around -1%, with the FTSE All Share Index in the UK down -1.5% and the S&P 500 in the US down -1.6%. There were some…
UK economy flatlined in July
Our Chief Executive, Derrick Dunne, commented on the latest UK GDP Statistics: "Growth of only 0.1% in July falls well below even cautious expectations".
Deep Dive: Absolute return landscape in the UK ripe for disruption
Our fund manager, Cormac Nevin, dives into the absolute return industry.
The World In A Week – Japan fails to get its Suga rush
After hosting a successful Olympic and Paralympic games, it is now all change for Japan. After just a year as the country’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga will be stepping down amid continuing…
The World In A Week – The Long and Unwinding Road
Equity markets delivered positive returns last week, with the MSCI All Country World Index delivering +1.1% in sterling terms, while the FTSE All Share Index pretty much delivered the same return.…
The World In A Week – Delta’s Dampening Effects
The rapid return of geopolitical risk did little to move the spotlight away from the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. While it is likely that Afghanistan will see significant instability in the coming…