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The Week: Monetary easing resumes: will markets be impressed?

It is deja vu all over again. This week, central banks have hinted at further rate cuts, but is monetary easing losing its potency?

Adviser-Hub 27th Jun 2019

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The Week: The platform duty of care

The Woodford problems have raised a number of problems, not least the relationship between platforms and their execution-only clients.

Adviser-Hub 20th Jun 2019

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Baillie Gifford | Solving the Investment Puzzle

For over 30 years, the Baillie Gifford Managed Fund has exemplified that sometimes the simplest solutions can be very successful. This film explains how the fund can help you solve the puzzle of inves...

Baillie Gifford 20th Jun 2019

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Open-ended funds: beyond redemption?

Open-ended funds aim to hold enough cash in reserve to allow the manager to meet redemptions without having to sell holdings. Problems can arise, however, when the manager is faced with an unexpectedl...

Adviser-Hub 20th Jun 2019

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The Week: Is Woodford a victim?

Amid the clamour, there are a number of quieter voices suggesting that Neil Woodford has been poorly treated. If investors had only been willing to be more patient, they argue, it would have come righ...

Adviser-Hub 13th Jun 2019

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Asian Japan markets review: Economic outlook dims for Japan

Notwithstanding some encouraging economic data, Japan’s Government downgraded its view on the country’s economy during May.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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Emerging markets review: Trade wars bite

Although the US and China had been widely expected to agree a trade deal, US President Donald Trump instead confounded hopes.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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Europe market review: Slowing European growth

Although European investors generally welcomed the results of the European Parliamentary elections, share prices across the region generally fell heavily amid concerns over Europe’s economic outlook a...

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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Global bond market review: Trade conflicts driven down yields

Bond yields fell during May as the trade conflict between the US and China took an unexpected turn.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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UK bond market review: Brexit worries fuel demand for gilts

Amid rising speculation over the likelihood of a no-deal Brexit, gilt prices surged and yields plummeted in May as investors scrambled for investments perceived to be safe havens.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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UK equity income market review: Brexit drives up equity yields

UK share prices fell during May as Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she would be standing down.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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UK equity market review: Brexit tensions intensify in May

Escalating political upheaval knocked investors’ confidence in May, and share prices suffered.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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US market review: The “Tariff Man” strikes again

Having hit new highs during April, share prices plummeted in May as the trade war between the US and China took an unexpected turn.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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Market briefings looking back at May

A selection of articles, written by our expert investment writers that cover the markets looking back through May.

Adviser-Hub 12th Jun 2019

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Head in the cloud

Reflecting on his future-gazing session in Seattle with Jeff Bezos, Tom Slater considers the fast-growing Cloud business Amazon Web Services.

Baillie Gifford 10th Jun 2019

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Streaming the future

Tom Slater on tomorrow’s opportunities Following a meeting with Amazon boss Jeff Bezos in Seattle, Tom Slater considers the online giant’s prospects in the changing world of new media....

Baillie Gifford 10th Jun 2019

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Solving the Investment Puzzle

For over 30 years, the Baillie Gifford Managed Fund has exemplified that sometimes the simplest solutions can be very successful. Iain McCombie and Steven Hay explain how the fund can help you solve t...

Baillie Gifford 7th Jun 2019

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America’s China Challenge – Read the Latest Issue of Baillie Gifford’s Enlightenment magazine

US companies are under pressure from Chinese rivals looking to dominate their home market and satisfy global ambitions. Read about this and more in the latest issue of Enlightenment, the funds magazin...

Baillie Gifford 7th Jun 2019

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The Week: Woodford: bad for him, bad for the industry

Many column inches have already been devoted to the Neil Woodford saga, but make no mistake, it is vitally important for investors to take some lessons from the downfall of ‘the greatest investor of h...

Adviser-Hub 6th Jun 2019

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Global update: US/China trade war escalates

Prime Minister Theresa May finally announced that she was resigning as leader of the Conservative Party on 7 June. Her decision triggered a leadership contest alongside rising concerns over the possib...

Adviser-Hub 4th Jun 2019

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Alexa - how big can you get?

When Tom Slater met Jeff Bezos in Seattle recently, the Amazon CEO explained how little he cared about daily market news. Better, he said, to spend his time “living in the future … a wonderful place”.

Baillie Gifford 4th Jun 2019

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Schroders | Drilling into the changing world of investment solutions

Gillian Hepburn, Intermediary Solutions Director at Schroders, explains how the world of investment solutions is shifting to focus on the needs of the individual investor.

Schroders 4th Jun 2019

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