PIMCO – ECB Preview: Meeting-by-meeting By Konstantin Veit, Portfolio Manager at PIMCO Summary: After having hiked interest rates back to 0% at its July monetary policy meeting, we believe the ECB will hike policy rates another 50 basis points at its September...
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Oxford Capital leads SPOKE £5m fundraising round
Investing in team, technology and marketing across expanding international footprint. Largest Seedrs crowdfunding campaign so far of 2022. Strong trading momentum across all markets. US growing at over 100% pa. SPOKE, the custom-made on demand menswear brand,...
Foresight acquires technology ventures division of Downing LLP
Foresight Group (“Foresight”), a leading infrastructure and private equity manager, has acquired the technology ventures division of Downing LLP (“Downing”) including management of the Venture Capital Trust and Ventures Enterprise Investment Scheme businesses of...
BlackRock Expands Voting Choice to Additional Clients
In response to growing client interest, BlackRock today announces that it is further expanding the opportunity for eligible clients – including public and private pension plans, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds – to participate...
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Green Angel Syndicate invests in Sphera, helping the construction sector build a Net Zero world
Green Angel Syndicate (GAS) – the UK's largest network of specialist investors fighting climate change – was delighted to lead a £1.9...
The Openwork Partnership recognised in The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work for 2022 for fourth consecutive year
The Openwork Partnership, one of the UK’s largest and longest established financial advice and investment networks, has been rated one of...
£300 billion of UK pension money invested in companies linked to deforestation
Two pounds for every ten invested in an average pension is linked to deforestation. Savers could unknowingly invest over £6,500 in...
HMRC loses nearly 1,500 electronic devices over past 5 years
Security fears as taxman loses laptops, mobiles and tablet computers worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Her Majesty’s Revenue &...
What does this MPS mean for you as an IFA and your clients?
IFA Magazine recently interviewed Jon Walker, Investec’s MPS Investment Director. So why does Jon believe that Investec’s investment...
Schroders’ greenhouse gas emission reduction goals formally validated by the Science Based Targets initiative
Schroders has announced that its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals have been formally validated by the Science Based Targets...
Tense time on financial markets as door is slammed shut on hopes of a Ukraine summit
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown comments on the latest attempts to avert conflict in Ukraine...
What is the difference between EIS and SEIS?
EIS and SEIS are very similar in many respects, but there are some important differences. EIS and SEIS serve the same essential purpose –...
Is client acquisition getting easier? New analysis from Aegon and Next Wealth reveals boost in demand for retirement advice
Changing attitudes to work fuels increase in demand for retirement advice during pandemic as barriers to client acquisition ease. These...
UKSIF’s James Alexander to chair upcoming webinar
Sustainable investing in the aftermath of COP26 and the Covid-19 pandemic We are delighted to invite you to attend our upcoming webinar in...
Structured Product 5-year review shows strength of investments across market conditions
Autocalls dominate and deliver strong returns across the five-year period Market trend to shorter duration plans is cause for concern...
Adviser CRM Company Adviser Cloud Teams Up with Morningstar to Provide UK Fund Data
Adviser Cloud today announced it has teamed with Morningstar to provide data covering all UK funds in a bid to provide firms with an...
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