The market volatility caused by the so-called ‘Great Fall of China’ has grabbed attention during August and we issued a separate note on…
Investment Comment
September 2015
Investment Comment
August 2015
July was a volatile month in the markets. In the middle of the month, there was concern as we saw drops in many…
Investment Comment
July 2015
Quarterly Investment Comment: Q3 July 2015
Investment Comment
June 2015
In Europe, the primary focus continues to be the Greek debt talks. By spending money from the public sector pension fund and local…
Investment Comment
May 2015
The General Election has dominated UK news in the last six weeks. In defiance of the pollsters’ predictions, the Conservatives won and the…
Investment Comment
April 2015
Over the last month, the Top UK 100 Companies tested the 7,000 level, setting new all-time highs. After a brief retreat from there it…
Investment Comment
March 2015
In the UK, the Top UK 100 Companies ended February by setting new record highs at 6,958, breaking the previous record of 6,950, which…
Investment Comment
February 2015
The biggest financial headlines in the last month came out of Europe, as the ECB launched its much-anticipated quantitative easing programme on 22…
Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, said that the rapidly growing number of buy-to-let landlords could threaten the UK’s economic stability…