Does low volatility mean a shock lies in store for investors?
The Vix ‘fear' index is near to record lows. We look at what has happened before when markets have been eerily calm. in store for investors? By Duncan Lamont, head of research and analytics...
Schroders 20th Jun 2017
Technology
Technology is changing how we live and work in ways that we could not have conceived a few years ago. The addressable universe for technological application continues to expand and the rate of change...
Adviser-Hub 20th Jun 2017
Top tips for staff retention
Your staff are good and your clients like them. Recruiting new staff is expensive. So how can you make sure you keep people? Pay is not the be-all and end-all, but people need to feel they&rsquo...
Adviser-Hub 15th Jun 2017
Returning chickens
Chickens are coming home to roost in the UK economy with inflation rising and political turmoil. What does it mean for UK assets? An uncertain election and rising inflation spells bad news for c...
What next for Brexit?
The UK’s hung Parliament has raised questions over the future of the Brexit negotiations. Prime Minister Theresa May’s mandate to pursue a “hard” Brexit has been fatally weaken...
Adviser-Hub 13th Jun 2017
Divided we stand
Britain faces a hung Parliament following a General Election in which Prime Minister Theresa May not only failed to increase the Conservative Party’s majority in the House of Commons, but also l...
Adviser-Hub 9th Jun 2017
Jupiter Merlin Portfolios - Outsourcing
Jupiter offers a choice of five multi-manager funds, collectively known as the Jupiter Merlin Portfolios.
Jupiter Asset Management 9th Jun 2017
Jupiter Merlin Portfolios - Asset allocation
Hiring the best
It is clear that a lot rests on the people we recruit: ‘People are our greatest assets’ has become a cliché, but within it lies a significant kernel of truth. The decisions you make...
Adviser-Hub 8th Jun 2017
Future-proofing your portfolio
Barring a few political junkies, most will be tiring of the General Election and relieved that it almost over (though that may depend on the result, of course). It’s time to look to the future,...
Jupiter Merlin Portfolios - Managing Risk
Jupiter offers a choice of five multi-manager funds, collectively known as the Jupiter Merlin Portfolios. The Portfolios are invested into funds which have been very carefully selected by the manageme...
Jupiter Asset Management 26th May 2017
Jupiter Merlin Portfolios - Fund manager selection
Which stockmarket sectors have performed best over two decades?
David Brett, an investment writer at Schroders, looks at which UK stockmarket sectors could have grown your money the most over the last 20 years, and what their valuations are telling us now. ...
Schroders 25th May 2017
Update on Equity Release qualification and permission
Towards the close of 2016, the FCA released a Consultation Paper (CP16/24) looking at the possibility of investment and pension firms without mortgage permissions being able to advise on the equity re...
Adviser-Hub 23rd May 2017
What could destabilise the Japanese economic recovery?
While there are signs of stability in Japan’s economy, should we be mindful of an unusually unclear outlook? Paul Chesson, head of Japanese Equities at Invesco Perpetual. At the moment, th...
Adviser-Hub 12th May 2017
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