Analysis

Investment | analysis 26 Aug 15

Given how many clouds there are around at the moment, silver linings are pretty hard to come by.

Investment | analysis 17 Aug 15

Mark Carney has, according to the Sunday Times, told fund managers to prepare for a mass sell-off in stocks and bonds that could be triggered by a Bank of England rate hike.

Investment | analysis 17 Aug 15

Conjecture over the timing of the first UK rate rise is becoming almost as routine as the industry’s misplaced adaptation to the ‘abnormal’ 0.5% rate presently in place.

Europe | analysis 17 Aug 15

New European succession regulations, known as Brussels IV, which come into effect on Monday, will have an impact on both UK residents with property in other EU states and UK expatriates resident in other EU states, says Tony Mudd, divisional director, tax & technical support at St. James’s Place.

Profiles & Comment | analysis 13 Aug 15

Jean-Sylvain Perrig, chief investment officer of private bank Union Bancaire Privée gives his view on the Chinese market, suggesting investors should avoid exposure to yuan-denominated securities.