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Ex-Ascot Lloyd CEO eyes 'targeted' acquisitions to grow new firm
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (87+ words) Senior reporter at Professional Adviser Chancellor eyes 22% levy on cash in stocks and shares ISAs Advisers say sustainable investing is set for a comeback " research Sean Standerwick runs MLP Wealth alongside his brother Michael Thomson jailed for six months Jane…...
Partner Insight: Fixed income balancing act
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (805+ words) Geopolitics and politics more locally is having an outsized impact on fixed income markets this year. Politics is notoriously difficult to predict so credit investors are left trying to understand what the repercussions might be based on the existing economic…...
From 'passive versus active' to 'the best of both worlds"
4+ week, 1+ day ago (108+ words) From 'passive versus active' to 'the best of both worlds'Professional Adviser According to a celebrated philosophical paradox, too much rationalism can be fatal This is the lesson of "Buridan's ass", a hypothetical scenario in which a donkey can't choose between…...
The changing nature of retirement planning
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (103+ words) Professional Adviser Our lifespans may have increased but, according to the data, both men and women in the UK spend just over 60 years in "good" health For many, the reality is that a decline in health will take place in…...
Protecting portfolios during heightened inflation risk
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (82+ words) Professional Adviser Global financial markets have experienced significant turbulence over recent weeks, driven primarily by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, which has caused a sharp rise in energy prices and forced a rapid reassessment of the global economic…...
AI won't take your job, but the adviser who masters it might
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (101+ words) Professional Adviser It is completely natural to feel a sense of trepidation when you hear that artificial intelligence (AI) can now automate the vast majority of your workload. If you are worried that "agentic AI' is a shorthand for "replacing…...
Spring Statement 26: Key takeaways from Reeves" latest fiscal update
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (44+ words) Linus Uhlig is chief reporter at Investment Week Spring Statement 26: UK growth to slow to 1. 1% in 2026 before edging up Reeves' Spring Forecast to promote 'stability' in public finances amid geopolitical uncertainty Concerns over Middle East conflict Spring Forecast 3 March 2026...
Spring Statement 26: Forecasts 'already out of date' amid escalating conflict in the Middle East
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (98+ words) Professional Adviser Although chancellor Rachel Reeves emphasised her commitment to creating economic stability, she had very little to share outside of the OBR's latest forecasts, said Mark Preskett, senior portfolio manager at Morningstar Wealth He explained the forecasts "corroborated the…...
Reeves" Spring Forecast to promote "stability in the public finances" amid geopolitical uncertainty
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (40+ words) Linus Uhlig is chief reporter at Investment Week Investors told 'hold your nerve' as Iran strikes drive volatility Bo E's Bailey hints at rate cuts with March meeting a 'genuinely open question' Speech will be happening today In line with…...
Risk isn't just financial anymore - and advice can't pretend it is
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (94+ words) Professional Adviser Advisers are being asked to operate in a world that feels materially more unstable than it did even a short time ago. Not just because of markets, but because of everything that sits around them: climate risk, geopolitical…...