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M&G partners with FNZ to expand access to £64bn PruFund range across UK platforms
M&G announces a partnership with platform technology provider FNZ, paving the way for greater access to its flagship £64 billion PruFund range…
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Defaqto reveals top 10 recommended Multi-Asset investment solutions in Q1 2025
Defaqto, one of the UK’s most trusted sources of financial product and market intelligence, has identified the top 10 most recommended Multi-Asset…
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Springtime turnarounds: Artemis’ Andy Gray highlights three special situations ready to bloom
With so much market uncertainty right now, Andy Gray, co-manager of the Artemis UK Special Situations Fund, highlights three UK companies that…
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Easter Sunday: a quiet moment after a chaotic quarter
Easter Sunday today offers us all a rare moment of calm—probably a very welcome pause after what’s been a particularly intense period…
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Defaqto reveals top 10 recommended MPS investments in Q1 2025
Defaqto, one of the UK’s most trusted sources of financial product and market intelligence, has identified the top 10 most recommended platform…
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ClearBridge Investments: Infrastructure poised to mostly weather US tariff storm
Nick Langley, Portfolio Manager at ClearBridge Investments provides his view that a new regime of tariffs will likely create the need for…
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Rathbones study with financial advisers reveals demand for bespoke investment services is growing as clients seek more investment choices
Growing demand for bespoke investment services is being fueled by clients of financial advisers seeking a greater choice of investments for their…
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Advisers should focus on onshore bond opportunities as client awareness rises
Advisers should focus on the planning benefits of investment bonds generally, and onshore bonds specifically, at a time when client awareness of…
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Evelyn Partners’ Core MPS shifts from corporate bonds and US Treasuries towards long-dated UK gilts
Evelyn Partners made no changes to the overall mix between equities, bonds and alternatives in its Core Managed Portfolio Service April rebalance,…
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NS&I relaunches fixed-rate bonds – AJ Bell’s Laura Suter digs into the detail
In a notable move for cash savers, NS&I has boosted the interest rates on its British Savings Bonds and reintroduced both one-year…
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NS&I launches new issues of 1, 2, 3 and 5-year British Savings Bonds with higher interest rates
New Issues of 1- and 5-year British Savings Bonds (Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds) have gone back on sale today,…
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Quilter Cheviot and Quilter WealthSelect Managed Portfolio Services now available on AJ Bell’s Platform
Quilter is pleased to announce that the Quilter Cheviot Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) and the Quilter WealthSelect MPS are now available to…
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PIMCO: Policy volatility and market implications
Recent market turbulence underscores a shifting global outlook as tariffs usher in a new economic era. There’s an adage that there are…
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The market may present a buying opportunity: State Street Global Advisors
Commenting on post-tariff developments, Altaf Kassam, Europe Head of Investment Strategy & Research, State Street Global Advisors, said: “In the US equity…
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Quilter Cheviot: Tech tariff rollercoaster at least shows the industry is a special case
Ben Barringer, global technology analyst at Quilter Cheviot, has shared his thoughts on the tariff announcements for semiconductors and technology. “It was…
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Should you bet on a unique tree or a ‘forest’ of stocks? Vanguard’s Lewis highlights lessons of diversification
Wealth creation in equity markets is driven by a tiny fraction of stocks—so small, in fact, that missing just a handful could…
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Evelyn Partners: Markets and investors scarred as long-term US borrowing costs set for biggest spike since 1980s
With the US-China trade war continuing to escalate and rampant uncertainty around the possible impact of Trump’s tariffs on economic growth, equity…
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Vanguard: amid turbulence – a new economic outlook for the UK and Europe
Jumana Saleheen, Chief Economist, Vanguard, Europe comments: “Something had to be the catalyst. After a steady, upward march of U.S. equities valuations,…
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One in five IFAs expect to move investments to cash savings due to increased market volatility
One in five (19%) independent financial advisers (IFAs) expect an increase in their clients moving money from investments to cash savings, according…
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US markets turn red again, UK market rebound unaffected by US sell-off and Tesco down: overview at market close from AJ Bell’s Dan Coatsworth
“The US market rebound didn’t last very long. After yesterday’s last-minute surge on Wall Street following the 90-day tariff pause, US markets…
