Go overweight on cash, says Rowan Dartington
To protect against volatile markets and political uncertainty, Rowan Dartington is giving higher weighting to cash and building wealth portfolios that offer clients a truly global perspective.
Author: Cherry Reynard
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Australia code of practice for life insurers gets thumbs up
A number of Australia’s major life insurers have endorsed the Financial Services Council’s Life Insurance Code of Practice, saying it should help to build consumer trust in the industry.
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Top tax advisers react to HMRC tax avoidance clampdown plans
Two leading tax advisers have reacted to HM Revenue & Customs’ discussion document ‘Strengthening Tax Avoidance Sanctions and Deterrents’ following the closure of its consultation phase on 12 October.
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Impact of a Trump or Clinton presidency on US citizens
Amid all the claim and counter-claim, it may be difficult to take a clear-eyed view of the policies of the presidential candidates ahead of the US election in November, however much we know about their private lives.
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Radical new idea for UK pension tax relief under scrutiny
The UK government is considering a number of new pensions options ahead of the Autumn Statement, including one from Hargreaves Lansdown that proposes breaking the link between tax relief and earnings, instead using a system based on the age of the saver.
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Excess liquidity ‘likely to constrain growth’ for years
Tilney Bestinvest’s Gareth Lewis advocates a cautious approach in the wake of Brexit and the continuing low interest rates and quantitative easing climate, with investment in gold proving a successful option.
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Challenges mount for multi-asset managers
The BNP Paribas multi-asset team tactic, in the current febrile environment, is to tread carefully in its search for alpha and let the fallout from Brexit, modest global growth and doubts over monetary policy play out.
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Great expectations: Low risk of recession in global economy
Wells Fargo Asset Management strategist Jim Paulsen says the global economy is not at risk from a recession but from exceeding expectations of growth.
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ANALYSIS: An opportune time to invest
Coutts’s global chief economist Mark McFarland says it may not be a bad time to invest in bonds and equities
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Defensive assets continue to find favour
Defensive assets continued to lead in October, according to the latest data from FundsNetwork
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Pensions association calls on industry to address fraud
The Pensions Administration Standards Association (PASA) has called on the pensions industry to do more to protect pension savers from fraud.
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Guernsey fund business sees uptick
The total value of funds business in Guernsey grew by £4.9bn (2.2%) during the third quarter of the year, with closed-ended funds showing the strongest rise.