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Articles tagged: Brexit
Article-Coin-02-2019 Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Sterling reverses

The pound has reversed its recent weakness. Its momentum may be tentative, but it could herald a new era for UK assets. 

Adviser-Hub 12th Apr 2023

Article-Chart-01-2019 Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Investors cash out in tough markets…again

Outflows from investment funds in 2022 show that investors are failing to learn the lessons from previous market downturns.

Adviser-Hub 9th Feb 2023

Article-London-01-2019 Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Jump in profit warnings suggests a tougher 2022

Omicron was barely getting started, but profit warnings had already started to rise in the final quarter of 2021. Supply chain problems were starting to bite.

Adviser-Hub 26th Jan 2022

Article-London-01-2019 Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Is the UK economy in trouble?

While UK fund managers suggest buoyant growth for the UK economy, recovery is not yet assured as recent GDP and inflation figures demonstrate.

Adviser-Hub 14th Jul 2021

Article-balance-01-2019 Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Are there any silver linings for commercial property?

From Brexit to Covid to ecommerce and agile working, there have been a litany of problems for the commercial property sector. Could there be better times ahead?

Adviser-Hub 18th Mar 2021

Article-Direction-03-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Will listings shake-up draw businesses to the UK?

The Hill Review recommends changes to the UK listing rules. It may help shake off the fuddy-duddy reputation of UK markets.

Adviser-Hub 3rd Mar 2021

Article-Chart-03-2019 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Investors welcome post-Brexit trade deal

The yield on the benchmark UK gilt fell from 0.31% to 0.20% over December as a whole as investors reacted to the news of tightening coronavirus-related restrictions in response to rising infection rat...

Adviser-Hub 19th Jan 2021

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Muted reaction to eleventh-hour Brexit deal

After considerable wrangling, the UK and EU have finally agreed a deal. Why aren’t financial markets more excited?

Adviser-Hub 6th Jan 2021

Article-Direction-05-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Shares advance on vaccine optimism

After a tumultuous year in which the coronavirus pandemic gripped the world, many major stock markets ended 2020 in positive territory.

Adviser-Hub 5th Jan 2021

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Deal or no deal, the UK’s unpopularity could continue

The UK market is hugely out of favour, but some resolution to the Brexit situation – be that deal or no deal – see UK assets find favour once again?

Adviser-Hub 10th Dec 2020

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity market review: Brexit trade deal remains unresolved

Share prices in the UK fell during September amid concerns that a surge in infection rates, accompanied by localised lockdowns, could undermine economic recovery. Both the FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE...

Adviser-Hub 14th Oct 2020

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity market review: UK in recession

The UK economy entered recession for the first time since 2009: having contracted by 2.2% in the first quarter of 2020, the economy shrank at a record rate of 20.4% during the second quarter.

Adviser-Hub 16th Sep 2020

Article-Chart-05-2019 Market Updates

UK bond market review: “Living in unusual times”

Gilt yields continued their decline over June as demand for government bonds was boosted by expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) would expand its programme of quantitative easing measures.

Adviser-Hub 5th Aug 2020

Article-Direction-05-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Fears over a possible ‘second wave’

June proved to be a choppy month for investors as hopes of economic recovery were tempered by fears of a second wave of infection as instances of COVID-19 surged in parts of the US.

Adviser-Hub 6th Jul 2020

Article-Chart-04-2019 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Flight to safety

Gilt yields fell during January as investors sought the perceived safety of government bonds

Adviser-Hub 12th Feb 2020

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: The UK continues its unloved status

As Valentine’s Day approaches, the UK still can’t find many suitors. The post-election bounce has ebbed and investors are looking at the Brexit negotiations with trepidation.

Adviser-Hub 12th Feb 2020

Article-DowningStreet-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity market review: Brexit’s turning-point

December provided a turning-point for the UK as the Conservative Party won the General Election. Prime Minister Boris Johnson succeeded in securing an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons.

Adviser-Hub 15th Jan 2020

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: A defining moment for Brexit

The UK General Election proved to be a defining moment for Brexit in the UK as Boris Johnson’s decisive victory – with an 80-seat majority – paved the way for his Brexit deal to clear the House of Com...

Adviser-Hub 15th Jan 2020

Article-Chart-03-1 Market Updates

Global update: Double-digit gains in 2019

Despite a year that was filled with political and social upheaval – from the trade war between the US and China, through Brexit, to the civil unrest in Hong Kong – many world markets achieved double-d...

Adviser-Hub 9th Jan 2020

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Politics drives gilts in November

UK government bonds experienced a choppy November as General Election campaigning got under way.

Adviser-Hub 20th Dec 2019

Article-DowningStreet-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Back to the races? The Conservative election victory

Markets celebrated the Conservative victory, but have they been premature?

Adviser-Hub 18th Dec 2019

Article-Chart-01-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Brexit takes a back seat

Although politics continued to dominate newsflow and sentiment in the UK during November, Brexit was superseded by the General Election as the focal point.

Adviser-Hub 10th Dec 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity market review: Brexit “flextension”

Seven months after the first Brexit delay, the Hallowe’en deadline came and went with the UK’s Brexit predicament unresolved.

Adviser-Hub 7th Nov 2019

Article-Chart-05-1 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Teetering on the edge

Having surged earlier in the month, amid rising hopes of a Brexit deal, gilt yields subsequently dipped later in October when it became clear that Brexit remained unresolved.

Adviser-Hub 7th Nov 2019

Article-Chart-01-2019 Market Updates

Global bond market review: Fed cuts rates once again

Following a raft of interest-rate cuts in the third quarter of 2019, the loosening monetary trend continued into the fourth quarter as central banks reduced their key rates.

Adviser-Hub 7th Nov 2019

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

Europe market review: Waiting for Brexit

The Brexit deadline was shifted once again, this time from 31 October to 31 January 2020. The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier called for a close post-Brexit relationship between the UK and...

Adviser-Hub 7th Nov 2019

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Election fever

October saw the UK plunge into election fever as progress on Brexit once again ground to a halt.

Adviser-Hub 6th Nov 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Brexit deal 2.0: the deal that business needs?

A Brexit deal has passed the House of Commons: does this provide much needed certainty for UK businesses?

Adviser-Hub 23rd Oct 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Politics dominate in September

UK investors’ attention was largely absorbed by Brexit during September.

Adviser-Hub 15th Oct 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity market review: Counting down to Hallowe’en

As Brexit rumbled towards its Halloween deadline, investors’ attention during September was absorbed by a series of political developments.

Adviser-Hub 15th Oct 2019

Article-Chart-03-2019 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Deal or no deal?

Gilts experienced a choppy September as speculation over the likelihood of a Brexit deal ebbed and flowed in response to political developments.

Adviser-Hub 15th Oct 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

Global update: What next for Brexit?

The long-running Brexit saga took a new twist in September as the clock continued to tick towards its Hallowe’en deadline.

Adviser-Hub 3rd Oct 2019

Article-Building-04 Market Updates

The Week: Why is the Bank of England not easing?

While the ECB and Federal Reserve are loosening monetary policy, the UK is holding out. Why?

Adviser-Hub 18th Sep 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Parliament’s suspension creates controversy

The prospect of a no-deal Brexit crept closer during August as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that Parliament would be suspended.

Adviser-Hub 4th Sep 2019

Article-DowningStreet-01 Market Updates

The Week: Borisnomics: tax cuts and chlorinated chicken

Should we ever have been in any doubt, it is now absolutely clear that Boris Johnson is happy to take the UK out of the EU on 31 October, with or without a deal. If ‘no deal’ is the final option, can...

Adviser-Hub 29th Aug 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity market review: Sterling falls on no-deal speculation

Sterling fell sharply against the US dollar and euro during July as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit began to appear increasingly possible.

Adviser-Hub 19th Aug 2019

Article-Chart-04-2019 Market Updates

UK bond market review: No-deal plans drive down gilt yields

Mounting fears that the UK will leave the EU without a deal on 31 October drove down the value of the pound against the US dollar and the euro during July.

Adviser-Hub 19th Aug 2019

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

Europe market review: Further stimulus to come?

Following the extension to the Brexit deadline, the European Commission urged companies to ‘take advantage of the extra time” to make their preparations.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jul 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK equity market review: Political distraction

Three years on from the Brexit referendum – and three months after the Brexit deadline was extended – the issue of Brexit remained unresolved.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jul 2019

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

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

Article-Chart-04-2019 Market Updates

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

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

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

Article-Chart-01-2019 Market Updates

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

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

What next for Brexit?

After months of political wrangling over Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that she would stand down as leader of the Conservative Party.

Adviser-Hub 28th May 2019

Article-Chart-01-1 Market Updates

Global bond market review: Europe weakens

Demand for government bonds generally rose during April against a backdrop of intensifying concerns over the global economic outlook.

Adviser-Hub 14th May 2019

Article-Europe-01 Market Updates

Europe market review: Eurozone stages a rally

The eurozone’s economy rebounded during the first three months of 2019, posting quarter-on-quarter growth of 0.4%. Italy emerged from recession, supported by export activity.

Adviser-Hub 14th May 2019

Article-London-01 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: “Hope dies last”

Having tried – and failed – to get her Brexit deal through the House of Commons three times, Prime Minister Theresa May was obliged to seek an extension to the Article 50 process.

Adviser-Hub 17th Apr 2019

Article-Chart-03-1 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Brexit puzzle remains unsolved

The Brexit conundrum remained unsolved as March drew to a close, and the UK remained in the EU as Brexit Day was pushed out to 12 April. The yield on the FTSE 100 Index declined over March.

Adviser-Hub 17th Apr 2019

Article-London-01 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Brexit uncertainties are unresolved

Following Parliament’s rejection of a no-deal Brexit, sterling surged against the US dollar to its highest level since June 2018 and against the euro to its highest level since April 2017.

Adviser-Hub 17th Apr 2019

Article-London-01 Market Updates

Global update: Brexit postponed…

“Brexit Day” – 29 March – came and went, but the UK remained in the EU. The UK was forced to seek an extension to the Article 50 process as Prime Minister Theresa May failed to get her Brexit deal thr...

Adviser-Hub 9th Apr 2019

Article-Europe-01 Market Updates

The Week: Better times ahead for UK mid-caps

Yesterday’s vote in Parliament came as close as reasonably possible to preventing a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario. Of course, in the absence of other options, there may still be an accidental ‘no deal’, b...

Adviser-Hub 4th Apr 2019

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

MPs vote to delay Brexit

Having rejected the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal, MPs voted by 402 to 202 in favour of requesting an extension to Article 50.

Adviser-Hub 19th Mar 2019

Article-London-01 Market Updates

Brexit: where now?

Following the Government’s defeat in the second “meaningful vote” on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the House of Commons voted by 321 to 278 against leaving the EU without a deal.

Adviser-Hub 18th Mar 2019

Article-London-01 Market Updates

Government loses second “meaningful vote”

Having lost the first “meaningful vote” on Brexit by a record margin in January, the Government went on to lose a second “meaningful vote” on Prime Minister Theresa May’s updated Brexit deal.

Adviser-Hub 14th Mar 2019

Article-DowningStreet-01 Market Updates

Spring Statement 2019: Brexit deal holds the key

Having signalled an end to austerity in the Budget of October 2018, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond struck a slightly more restrained tone in the Spring Statement of March 2019.

Adviser-Hub 14th Mar 2019

Article-Europe-01 Market Updates

The Week: Brexit, no Brexit

Whatever side you’re on, Brexit means higher costs for asset managers, which means more consolidation

Adviser-Hub 14th Mar 2019

Article-Chart-03-2 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Brexit question remains unanswered

UK share prices generally rose during February, despite the fact that the pressing issue of Brexit remained unresolved.

Adviser-Hub 7th Mar 2019

Article-Europe-01 Market Updates

UK equity market review: The Brexit deadline looms

The UK ended February with the question of Brexit still unanswered. The month was dominated by political newsflow as concerns over Brexit were compounded by the resignation of eleven MPs. 

Adviser-Hub 6th Mar 2019

Article-London-01 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Brexit “fog”

The possibility that Brexit might be delayed beyond its 29 March deadline drove sterling to its highest level against the euro for almost two years during February.

Adviser-Hub 6th Mar 2019

Article-London-01 Market Updates

Global update: The eleventh hour...

With Brexit still unresolved and the clock counting down to the 29 March deadline, Prime Minister Theresa May announced that a second “meaningful vote” on her Brexit deal will be held by 12 March.

Adviser-Hub 6th Mar 2019

Article-Chart-03-2 Market Updates

Europe market review: “No breakthrough in sight”

Further “robust but constructive” Brexit talk between Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker yielded no change in February.

Adviser-Hub 6th Mar 2019

Market Updates

Europe market review: Headwinds to European growth

Although European stock markets generally rallied in January after December’s sharp falls, investor sentiment was blunted by further signs of economic slowdown. European Central Bank President Mario D...

Adviser-Hub 25th Feb 2019

Article-Charts-AO-03_1 Market Updates

The Week: Investor nerves over commercial property funds

Commercial property funds have caught the eye of the regulator again, after nervous investors withdrew £315m from the sector in December. The FCA has asked for daily updates from the funds over fears...

Adviser-Hub 7th Feb 2019

Article-Europe-01-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Brexit: more talk, no action?

Having dominated financial markets in 2018, political issues intensified into 2019 in the UK and the US. The UK inched closer towards the Brexit deadline without any sign of a resolution.

Adviser-Hub 5th Feb 2019

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1 Market Updates

The Week: UK dividends hit new highs

With the yield on UK shares at a level not seen since the depths of the financial crisis, are investors missing a barg

Adviser-Hub 24th Jan 2019

Article-Games-Chess-AO-01_1 (1) Market Updates

Heightened focus on governance in the year to come

Melville Rodrigues, partner at international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, considers the implications of important corporate governance reforms being introduced by the UK regulator

Various 22nd Jan 2019

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1 Market Updates

The clock is ticking

Hot on the heels of its heavy defeat in the “meaningful vote”, the Government survived a vote of “no confidence”. The motion had been tabled by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a move designed to force...

Adviser-Hub 17th Jan 2019

Article-Chart-03 Market Updates

The Week: Is Brexit in the price?

Markets were stable in the face of political turmoil in the UK this week. Does this suggest that Brexit - in all its forms - is in the price?

Adviser-Hub 17th Jan 2019

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1 Market Updates

“Time is almost up”

Having postponed the “meaningful vote” on her controversial Brexit deal by over a month, Prime Minister Theresa May saw it voted down by in the House of Commons by 432 votes to 202, repres...

Adviser-Hub 16th Jan 2019

Article-Chart-01-1 Market Updates

Global update: 2018: worst year since 2008 for equity markets

2018 proved to be the worst year for global markets since 2008. The MSCI World Index fell by 10.4% over the year as a whole, dragged down by widespread economic and political concerns. Markets seesawe...

Adviser-Hub 7th Jan 2019

Article-Direction-06-2019-1 Market Updates

The Week: Reasons to be cheerful 2019

2018 hasn’t been a classic year in markets, here are a number of reasons why investors can look forward to 2019 with more enthusiasm.

Adviser-Hub 20th Dec 2018

Article-Europe-AO-01_1 Market Updates

Europe market review: EU initiates Brexit contingency measures

Despite concerns that the eurozone’s economic expansion is showing signs of faltering, the European Central Bank confirmed that its programme of quantitative easing measures was ending at the end of 2...

Adviser-Hub 18th Dec 2018

Article-Japan-01-2019 Market Updates

Asian Japan markets review: Japan faces economic headwinds in 2019

Japan’s economy contracted at an annualised rate of 2.5% during the third quarter of 2018, compared with an earlier calculation of -1.2%. Activity was curtailed during the year by a series of natural...

Adviser-Hub 18th Dec 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Choppy December for UK gilt yields

UK government bonds endured a choppy December as investor sentiment was dictated by Brexit and mounting fears of a no-deal scenario. Parliament was scheduled to hold a “meaningful vote” on Prime Minis...

Adviser-Hub 17th Dec 2018

Article-DowningStreet-01_1 Market Updates

UK equity market review: Mounting fears of a no-deal Brexit

Newsflow and investor sentiment were dominated by Brexit in December. Having managed to agree a Brexit deal with the EU in November, Prime Minister Theresa May later took the controversial decision to...

Adviser-Hub 17th Dec 2018

Article-Charts-AO-04_1 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: UK equity yields surged over 2018

UK equity markets continued their downward trend into December amid intensifying speculation over the possibility of a no-deal Brexit. Although the government managed to reach an agreement with the EU...

Adviser-Hub 17th Dec 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-1 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Brexit hangs in the balance

UK share prices fell during November as months of Brexit negotiation between the UK and the EU finally culminated in an agreed deal.

Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2018

Market Updates

UK bond market review: Brexit: decision time

UK government bonds and the pound remained hostages to Brexit in November as the UK finally agreed a Brexit deal with the EU.

Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2018

Article-Chart-05 Market Updates

Global bond market review: Brexit sentiment drives European bond yields

European government bond yields rose sharply in November on the news that the UK and EU had finally managed to thrash out a Brexit deal.

Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2018

Article-Europe-AO-01_1-2 Market Updates

Europe market review: Italy remains defiant

Brexit moved closer to a resolution during November as the EU and UK reached agreement on a deal; however, there are considerable doubts whether the deal will be ratified by the UK Parliament.

Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2018

Article-Europe-01 Market Updates

Global update: Deal or no deal … or no Brexit at all?

Months of Brexit speculation and uncertainty came to a head in November as the UK and the EU finally succeeded in reaching a Brexit deal.

Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2018

Article-EditorsBlog-Rollercoaster-AO-01_1.jpg Market Updates

The Week: Santa rally ahead?

November 2018 It’s a festive tradition to discuss the prospects for a ‘Santa rally’ – will markets deliver this year?   A Santa rally has happened 84% of the time...

Adviser-Hub 29th Nov 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1 Market Updates

The Week: Deal, but no cigar

We have a deal on Brexit, but it appears to have resolved little about the future EU/UK relationship. It’s likely to be business as usual for UK assets

Adviser-Hub 15th Nov 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Record Q3 for UK dividends

Concerns about Brexit, global economic growth, geopolitical issues and monetary tightening undermined investors’ confidence during October and share prices generally fell.

Adviser-Hub 9th Nov 2018

Article-Charts-AO-04_1 Market Updates

Europe market review: Europe: “a bunch of uncertainties”

European equity markets fell during October against a backdrop of intensifying worries relating to the impact of rising protectionism, Brexit and concerns over Italy's budget.

Adviser-Hub 9th Nov 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-3 Market Updates

The Week: Why was the budget so boring?

The 2018 Budget was boring, even by the standard of recent budgets, but the constraints of Brexit make it difficult to implement any radical ideas

Adviser-Hub 1st Nov 2018

Article-Charts-AO-06_1-1 Market Updates

Chancellor's treats

The Chancellor hands out short-term Halloween treats for government departments, but the spectre of Brexit still looms large, says Schroders Senior European Economist, Azad Zangana

Adviser-Hub 30th Oct 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-2 Market Updates

The Week: Tough times for UK equities

After a difficult run for UK equities, investors need to believe that neither a Labour Government nor a no deal Brexit is a possibility. A combination of a no-deal Brexit and a Labour government...

Adviser-Hub 18th Oct 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-2 Market Updates

Brexit dominates in September

September 2018 Brexit continued to overshadow sentiment in the UK during September as the EU rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers Plan. The post-Brexit position of Northern Ireland...

Adviser-Hub 5th Oct 2018

Article-Europe-AO-01_1 Market Updates

Brexit enters the last six months

Gilt yields rose during September as the Brexit negotiation process moved towards its final six months and a summit in Salzburg ended without a deal. The IMF concluded its annual assessment of the UK...

Adviser-Hub 5th Oct 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-2 Market Updates

"Moment of truth"?

September 2018 With six months to go until Brexit takes place, the negotiation process stalled in Salzburg as the EU rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Chequers plan. European Council Pres...

Adviser-Hub 4th Oct 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-2 Market Updates

Brexit affects investor sentiment

August 2018 Gilt yields declined during most of August, but rallied towards the end of the month amid speculation that BoE Governor Mark Carney might be requested to stay on beyond the end his term...

Adviser-Hub 5th Sep 2018

Article-Europe-AO-01_1 Market Updates

Brexit concerns intensify

August 2018 Amid mounting fears that the UK might have to exit the EU without a deal, the pound wobbled during August, dipping below US$1.27 against the US dollar for the first time in over a year....

Adviser-Hub 5th Sep 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-2 Market Updates

UK equity yields rise in August

August 2018 UK equity markets declined during August as investor sentiment was undermined by escalating concern that Brexit might actually take place without the UK and EU reaching a deal. The yiel...

Adviser-Hub 5th Sep 2018

Investec_9Aug18 VIDEO

Investec | Two years on from Brexit, what's in store for UK investors?

At our London Global Insights event held in June this year we asked our portfolio manager and strategy leaders: Two years on from the Brexit vote, what’s in store for UK investors in the next 12 month...

Ninety One 9th Aug 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-2 Market Updates

The Week: False hope on UK assets

While international fund managers seemed to give the UK market a tentative thumbs up, it is not a ringing endorsement. 

Adviser-Hub 25th Jul 2018

Article-Chart-03-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Inflation statistics: another gloomy sign?

This month’s inflation data undershot. Another reason to be gloomy about the UK’s prospects?

Adviser-Hub 19th Jul 2018

Article-Europe-AO-01_1 Market Updates

UK equity market review: “Cards on the table”

June 2018 UK equity markets were blighted during June by Brexit, amid rising concerns over the UK’s lack of progress as the deadline moves closer. EC President Donald Tusk called on the UK to...

Adviser-Hub 16th Jul 2018

Article-Week-Reflection-AO-01_1 Market Updates

UK bond market review: UK rates to rise in August?

June 2018 June proved to be another uneven month for UK government bonds. Investor sentiment was at the mercy of macroeconomic factors, from US President Donald Trump’s introduction of puniti...

Adviser-Hub 13th Jul 2018

InvestecGeopol13Jul18 VIDEO

Investec | Geopolitical landscape

Populism, Brexit, the Eurozone: How have Geopolitical risks evolved since the beginning of the year?

Ninety One 13th Jul 2018

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-3 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: UK equity indices rise above the tension

May 2018 Despite escalating trade tensions, uncertainties over Brexit, and political instability in Italy, UK equity markets rose during May. The FTSE 100 Index increased by 2.2% and reached a new...

Adviser-Hub 11th Jun 2018

Article-Week-Reflection-AO-01_1 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Gilt yields driven down by demand for safe havens

May 2018 UK gilts experienced a choppy month during May. The yield on the benchmark ten-year government bond rose above 1.55% during the middle of the month, but plummeted towards the end of May as...

Adviser-Hub 8th Jun 2018

Article-Charts-AO-01_1-2-1 Market Updates

Corporate activity grips UK markets

April 2018 Despite ongoing Brexit-related uncertainties and fresh political instability in the UK, newsflow during April was dominated by a wave of corporate activity. Elsewhere, the ECB reassured...

Adviser-Hub 1st May 2018

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Is there value in UK assets?

Global investors shun the UK, while canny corporate buyers are taking an interest. Who is right?

Adviser-Hub 19th Apr 2018

Article-Animals-Chickens-AO-01_1 Market Updates

The Week: The first signs of Spring for the UK economy?

What a difference a week makes. From gloomy, snowy backwater, the UK is suddenly showing the first signs of Spring, with inflation down, a Brexit transition deal sorted and a small recovery in the pou...

Adviser-Hub 22nd Mar 2018

Article-Week-Reflection_1 Market Updates

UK bond market review: Gilt yields soar in January

Despite a rally in the value of the pound, UK government bonds experienced a drop in demand during January, sending yields sharply higher.

Adviser-Hub 14th Feb 2018

Article-Europe-AO-01_1-1 Market Updates

Europe market review: The EU sets out its Brexit stall

The EU outlined its requirements for the UK during the post-Brexit transition period that will take place from March 2019 to the end of 2020. 

Adviser-Hub 14th Feb 2018

Article-Chart-04-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Sterling regains pre-Brexit levels

January 2018 The pound strengthened to its highest level against the US dollar since the Brexit referendum in June 2016, rising above US$1.40. Although sterling was lifted by weakness in the US...

Adviser-Hub 8th Feb 2018

Article-Chart-05-1 Market Updates

The Week: Everything is rosy in the economic outlook, so why don’t we feel happier?

In such a good environment, investors are surprisingly gloomy. Is it time for some Christmas jollity?

Adviser-Hub 7th Dec 2017

Article-Cities-NorthKorea-AO-01_1 Market Updates

Global update: Renewed aggression from North Korea

North Korea returned to the forefront of investors’ awareness in November following its decision to fire another ballistic missile towards Japan.

Adviser-Hub 5th Dec 2017

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Gloom and gloomier

If the Chancellor’s Budget predictions for UK growth were not gloomy enough, the OECD made some even gloomier ones this week.

Adviser-Hub 28th Nov 2017

Article-DowningStreet-01-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Politics dominate in October

Politics grabbed the spotlight during October, and global investor sentiment was affected by mounting political crisis in Spain, General Elections in Japan and Austria, and continuing developments.

Adviser-Hub 7th Nov 2017

Article-Cities-London-AO-01_1-1 Market Updates

Britain's toxic politics: what does it mean for UK assets?

The UK is a political mess, and it's starting to weigh on the economy, and the performance of UK assets. The UK political scene is as uncertain as it has been for some time. Brexit talks a...

Adviser-Hub 12th Oct 2017

Article-Charts-AO-03_1-3 Market Updates

UK equity market review: “No decisive progress” in Brexit talks

UK share price performance was dampened in August by escalating tensions between North Korea and the international community.

Adviser-Hub 28th Sep 2017

Article-Chart-05-2019 Market Updates

The Week: How to explain the mismatch between economic growth and labour market statistics?

We currently have a situation where the labour market and GDP growth statistics are telling a different story.

Adviser-Hub 24th Aug 2017

Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Uncool Britannia

The UK is in the grip of a crisis with a political vacuum and weakening economic data. But is it really as bad as the headlines suggest? Manufacturing is providing a chink of light Sterling...

Adviser-Hub 10th Aug 2017

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The Week: This year’s ‘Spot the Dog’

It’s fair to say that Bestinvest’s ‘Spot the Dog’ list is not popular with fund management groups.

Adviser-Hub 1st Aug 2017

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Brexit: one year on

One year after the Brexit referendum, negotiations between the EU and the UK have finally started, although the UK Government’s position has been undermined by the hung Parliament. Having fallen...

Adviser-Hub 27th Jun 2017

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