The Future - Utopia or Dystopia?
Progress in artificial intelligence (AI) has been phenomenal. Deep learning, in particular, has allowed machines to learn through data and experience rather than on the back of pre-programed models. I...
Baillie Gifford 8th Aug 2017
Global update: Inflation remains a conundrum
Global equity markets generally rose during July, underpinned by further evidence of economic strength. Despite further political upheaval in the US, the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average Index r...
Adviser-Hub 3rd Aug 2017
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
Corporate buzzwords and communication
A recent survey for Glassdoor has come up with the 12 most annoying corporate buzzwords. Corporate jargon is getting worse rather than better The finance industry is guilty of excessive...
Adviser-Hub 27th Jul 2017
Is it the end for passive outperformance?
Over the past five years, investors have only had to be ‘in it to win it’. They haven’t needed to be particularly skilled, or find the right companies, or even be any good at asset a...
Adviser-Hub 25th Jul 2017
Red faces at the Beeb: How to ensure you pay fairly
There will be some red faces at the BBC report after the publication of top stars’ salaries. The BBC may be in turmoil today, but other corporations may come out far worse If you a...
Adviser-Hub 20th Jul 2017
A welcome pause in life expectancy rises
Increases in life expectancy are stalling, after 100 years of continuous progress, according to new research from University College London. There has been much hand-wringing about why this might be &...
The Matryoshka Principle, dolls and modelling your business (Part 1)
In part one of his four part series, Karl Dines, Head of Business Consultancy and SimplyBiz, explores how the Matryoshka Principle can be translated in the advice process to create a robust business m...
Adviser-Hub 13th Jul 2017
The role of mentoring
“Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson Think about what you want from a mentor and how you want the relationship to d...
Is Smart Beta Profitability on the Decline?
Smart beta ETFs have grown in popularity, in combination with the rise of passive investing. This month we examine whether the best days of smart beta are in the past, and whether the inflows into the...
Adviser-Hub 11th Jul 2017
The perils of market timing?
People have long thought that market timing was tough, but now a new study from Morningstar seems to prove it. The first UK Mind the Gap study shows that the average investor returns are lower than th...
Why are people talking about a crash?
Investors are increasingly nervous. Valuations are high, volatility is low and there are plenty of geopolitical risks on the horizon. Veteran investor Jim Rogers has started to predict a major crash,...
Adviser-Hub 6th Jul 2017
Fed tightens interest rates again
June 2017 The Fed raised its key interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 1% to 1.25%, representing its highest level since 2008. The Fed also intends to begin cutting back its balance...
Adviser-Hub 4th Jul 2017
Hung Parliament fuels political uncertainties
June 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May’s intention to increase her Parliamentary majority through a snap General Election ended in a hung Parliament. As a result, the UK Government found itself...
UK markets fall in June
June 2017 UK equity markets fell during June, undermined by renewed political uncertainties. The snap General Election culminated in a hung Parliament that forced the Conservative Party to seek sup...
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