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Article-London-01-2019 Market Updates

UK market review: Inflation finally hits the target

Politics continued to garner headlines during June during the run-up to the General Election. Ahead of the election, however, the Institute for Fiscal Studies criticised the principal political par...

Adviser-Hub 3rd Jul 2024

Article-Energy-Oil-01-2019 Analysis & Opinion

The Week: Buybacks: time to celebrate or sell?

It’s not just the oil majors delivering chunky share buyback programmes, but is it good for long-term investors?

Adviser-Hub 11th May 2022

Article-Chart-05-2019 Market Updates

UK market review: UK inflation breaches 2% target

Against a backdrop of intensifying pressures, both at home and in the US, UK investors continued to focus on the outlook for inflation during June.

Adviser-Hub 15th Jul 2021

Article-Chart-01-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Markets gripped by inflation fears

Although global equity markets generally ended May in positive territory, investor sentiment during the month was affected by growing concerns that mounting inflationary pressures could lead to higher...

Adviser-Hub 9th Jun 2021

Article-Chart-03-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Optimism drives share prices in April

Global equity markets generally rose during April, buoyed by encouraging economic data from the US. The IMF upgraded its forecasts for global growth from 5.5% to 6% in 2021 and from 4.2% to 4.4% in 20...

Adviser-Hub 5th May 2021

Article-Chart-03-2019 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Equity income expected to pick up in 2021

UK share prices continued to improve during March as investors drew encouragement from the continued successful rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme across the country.

Adviser-Hub 20th Apr 2021

Article-Chart-04-2019 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Dividends fall to eight-year low

Eight years of growth was wiped off UK dividends during 2020, according to Link Group’s Dividend Monitor. Dividend payments fell by at a headline rate of 44% year on year.

Adviser-Hub 16th Feb 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-Direction-05-2019 Market Updates

UK equity income market review: Search for yield remains a challenge

UK share prices were dragged down during September by fears that the economic recovery could be held back by a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. The FTSE 100 Index fell by 1.6% during September...

Adviser-Hub 14th Oct 2020

Article-Chart-05-2019 Market Updates

Global update: Share price rises defy an uncertain outlook

Global share prices generally rose during August as investors took heart from ongoing fiscal and monetary support alongside some encouraging economic data.

Adviser-Hub 3rd Sep 2020

Article-Grow-02-2019 Market Updates

The Week: Does size really matter?

Size has provided little protection in the recent market rout. The appeal of large caps has historically been their defensiveness and their dividend payments, but does this still stand?

Adviser-Hub 28th May 2020

Article-Animals-Bear-01-2019 Market Updates

Lessons from a crisis

Stock market crises may not feel much fun at the time, but they can provide a handy lesson in the right way to run a portfolio.

Adviser-Hub 14th May 2020

Article-Protection-02 Market Updates

The Week: Bye-bye the ‘V’ shaped recovery; hello the ‘L’ shape

A V-shaped recovery now looks vanishingly unlikely, but could any good come of the financial market meltdown?

Adviser-Hub 19th Mar 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-Chart-03-2019 Market Updates

The Week: What next for equity income?

After recent weak performance, equity income’s position at the heart of a UK portfolio is under threat.

Adviser-Hub 20th Nov 2019

Article-Animals-Bear-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: A new world order threatens capitalism

After significant falls this week, have markets recognised that China/US trade wars are part of a deeper problem?

Adviser-Hub 8th Aug 2019

Article-Chart-04-2019 Market Updates

UK equity funds move back into favour

UK share prices rose and equity yields fell in June in the face of ongoing political uncertainty. The unfolding story of Brexit entered a new chapter during the month as the Conservative Party.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jul 2019

Article-Chart-04-2019 Market Updates

UK equity income market update: UK equity funds move back into favour

UK share prices rose and equity yields fell in June in the face of ongoing political uncertainty. The unfolding story of Brexit entered a new chapter during the month as the Conservative Party.

Adviser-Hub 10th Jul 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-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-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

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

Market Updates

The Week: Markets rebound; but why?

Markets re-found their footing this week with European stock markets hitting a three month high.

Adviser-Hub 14th 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-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-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

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-Chart-01-2019 Market Updates

The Week: A bumper year for global dividends, but what about the UK?

The latest statistics from the Janus Henderson Global Dividend index show payouts improving across the globe, but the UK appears a notable laggard.

Adviser-Hub 23rd Aug 2018

Article-Charts-AO-05_1-3 Market Updates

UK equity market review: FTSE 100’s yield rises above 4%

The UK equity market experienced a volatile February.

Adviser-Hub 14th Mar 2018

Article-Charts-AO-05_1-3 Market Updates

UK equity market review: The pound rallies in January

January 2018 Although the FTSE 100 Index reached a new all-time high during January, UK equity indices generally ended the month in negative territory, weighed down by a rally in the value of sterl...

Adviser-Hub 14th Feb 2018

Article-Charts-AO-05_1-3 Market Updates

The FTSE 100 Index’s yield rose over 2017

December 2017 Although the UK lagged many other major equity markets during 2017 as a whole, it posted a robust performance during December. Both the FTSE 100 Index and the FTSE 250 Index reached n...

Adviser-Hub 10th Jan 2018

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