[UPDATED] National advice firm LEBC has seen its profits wiped out after a turbulent 2019 which saw it abandon a pl...
Update: The FTSE 100 has fallen back under the 6,000 mark after a 7% plunge at the US open triggered a suspension t...
‘Investment, be it in human capital or physical infrastructure, must be the way to level the country up’. The UK has a p...
FTSE companies that suspend dividend payments as a result of current market uncertainty will be expected to restart them ‘as soon as it is prudent to do so’, the Investment Association (IA) has said. In a letter sent to all FTSE chairs on behalf of its members...
The FTSE 100 has fallen as hopes of a slowdown in the spread of the coronavirus pandemic faded, insurers weighed after cancelling their dividends and Tesco (TSCO) cooled bullishness on the supermarket sector after warning on costs. The UK blue-chip index...
Rathbones has completed the acquisition of Barclays Wealth’s personal injury and court of protection business for an undisclosed sum. The deal, which was announced at the end of last year, will see around £450m worth of assets transferred to Rathbones. As part of...
The FTSE 100 has rallied after a slowdown in coronavirus deaths in France and Italy over the weekend, while European governments began preparations to ease lockdowns put in place to contain the spread of the pandemic. The UK blue-chip index jumped 93 points, or 1.7%...
Citywire conducted these interviews on March 5th, two weeks into the extreme market volatility that continues to surround us. To help give some perspective, we’ve gone back to our wealth managers to see how they view the markets now. You can see what they say...
Long-term investment planning and diversification is an IFA’s bread and butter. Most IFAs have put an emphasis on educating clients so they do not panic when something comes out of left field and, as of last year, 10% portfolio drop letters started arriving. But...
Investec has decided against selling a 10% stake in its funds division Ninety One as part of its planned listing of the business next week. Investec emphasised that the planned listing on the London Stock Exchange remained on track for 16 March, but it...
Update: The FTSE 100 has fallen back under the 6,000 mark after a 7% plunge at the US open triggered a suspension to dealing on US stock markets. The UK blue-chip index was down 478 points, or 7.4%, at 5,983, as dealing on US stock markets was halted for 15...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has hinted he could loosen his fiscal rules to help the UK deal with the impact of coronavirus. Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show yesterday, the chancellor declined to comment on whether he would stick to a government...
Standard Life Aberdeen’s head of global strategy Andrew Milligan is leaving the firm after 20 years. Milligan will be stepping down in the next few weeks, Wealth Manager understands. While there will be no immediate replacement for the role, his...