Analysis

Macro Views | analysis 23 Nov 16

Anyone hoping for infrastructure spending plans on a Trumpian scale was disappointed on Tuesday by what most commentators described as a cautious and pragmatic Autumn Statement from Philip Hammond.

Investment | analysis 22 Nov 16

Ignore the politics. If there’s one takeaway for investors from 2016, it’s the move from growth to value.

Macro Views | analysis 21 Nov 16

Benchmarks are a vital part of the asset management sector. Funds are measured against them, bonuses worked out in relation to them and entire sectors of the industry predicated upon them. But, if recent trends are extrapolated outwards, the days of the benchmark in its current form should be numbered.

Best Practice | analysis 21 Nov 16

The fictional Warrington family is forced to deal with dividing the estate of patriarch Eric, inheritance tax, and an unexpected claim against the estate in the latest case study from Edward Stone, partner at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.

Best Practice | analysis 18 Nov 16

Unsurprisingly, most of the responses hitting the inboxes of industry journalists through the course of an otherwise quiet Friday began with “welcoming” messages to the FCA interim report on the asset management industry.