Economy
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Just one in three easy access savings accounts pay monthly interest with no restrictions or bonuses – despite savers relying on accounts for income
Just one in three instant access savings accounts offers monthly interest on deposits with no restrictions or bonuses, despite millions of savers…
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UK interest rates held at 5.25%| But why? Reaction from across the industry
It’s no surprise to IFA Magazine readers that, yet again this month, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided…
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Disappointment for mortgage and property markets as UK interest rates held at 5.25%| Reaction
The hopes of mortgage and property experts have been dashed yet again. News is now out that the Bank of England’s Monetary…
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Rate cuts on hold for the summer as inflation fails to sustainably fall in time for election: Quilter Investors
Following the latest moves in financial markets, and ahead of the interest rate announcement from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee…
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Commodities and higher energy prices key drivers in UK equity recovery – Rathbones Asset Management
Wealth managers, financial advisers and financial planners expect to see ‘an improvement in UK economic growth figures’, followed by ‘an expectation of…
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Brooks Macdonald’s Henrietta Walker previews June’s MPC meeting: We are not expecting the MPC to rock the boat
Sharing her expectations for interest rates following June’s MPC meeting taking place tomorrow, Henrietta Walker, Head of Investment Specialists and Brooks Macdonald, said:…
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UK inflation hits 2% – but interest rate cut unlikely: the industry reacts
The inflation report from the ONS has been published this morning, revealing that UK headline inflation has hit the Bank of England’s…
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Vanguard previews this week’s BoE decision: MPC ‘itching to cut’ but Vanguard sticking to August for the first interest rate move
According to Shaan Raithatha, Senior Economist at Vanguard, the bottom line is that “The MPC will keep Bank Rate on hold at…
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Labour to prioritise ‘wealth creation’ as manifesto under scrutiny: reactions from across the industry
The Labour manifesto has been published today, with advisers, wealth managers and those working right across the financial services spectrum will be…
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No surprise as Fed keeps interest rates on hold: reaction from investment managers and economists
Earlier today, the US CPI inflation data came in lower than expected, with all eyes fixed on the FOMC to see whether…
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