Editorial
As half of the world’s population heads to the polls this year, Charles Bathurst-Norman analyses the potential ramifications for economies, international trade and the global investment landscape.
Despite ostensible issues with governance, capital allocation and succession planning, many public family owned companies surpass the average performance of their respective industries, writes Nina…
As interest rates hit a 15-year high on the back of stubbornly high inflation, returns on certain gilts have been a ray of sunshine for some investors seeking an income. Sir John Royden, Head of…
Michael Bray, Senior Research Analyst examines the reasons behind the ongoing decline in UK equity listings, and asks what can be done to reverse the trend.
Media commentators have repeatedly remarked on the impending ‘death of the high street’, threatened by the apparent unrelenting rise of the internet and online stores.
Head of Research, John Royden looks at the unintended consequences of consumer protection and suggests an alternative approach to banker’s remuneration.
The guns versus butter dilemma has occupied civilisations for millennia and the civilisation that often jumps to mind is Rome.
Have you ever wondered why bond exposure is so often achieved via bond funds and not through direct investment?
US inflation was 7.5% in January 2022, sending panic ripping through markets. We look at the Fed’s reaction and compare it to that of the 1980s response to the Great Inflation.
Although a buzzword of our time, Artificial Intelligence (AI), is not a new concept.
It is increasingly apparent that the world needs to rapidly decarbonise and switch towards cleaner energy generation technologies or face unfavourable climate change and lasting planetary damage.
ESG (Environment, Social and Governance), about which so much is written today, had a difficult birth. Back in the 1970s the doctrine was one of pure capitalism. Make as much money as possible…
Since the Reddit/GameStop saga of January 2021, much has been written about those who make investment decisions for themselves with no advice, typically via an execution only stockbroking platform.
The UK currently faces two seismic events – Brexit and COVID-19. Whatever your views are on how successive governments have handled these events, it is apparent that both have had, and will continue…
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