Nearly a quarter of UK advisers to vote Brexit, says Apfa
Around 24% of financial advisers in the UK will vote for Britain to leave the European Union, research from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (Apfa) shows.
Around 24% of financial advisers in the UK will vote for Britain to leave the European Union, research from the Association of Professional Financial Advisers (Apfa) shows.
Political and economic uncertainty surrounds the outcome of the UK referendum on 23 June, but the initial impact on the business of financial advisers, even if there is a vote to leave, could take some time to be felt, according to industry observers.
The UK Treasury has claimed a vote to leave the European Union could see almost £5,200 ($7,640, €6,835) wiped off the value of some pension pots.
John Batty, technical sales manager at Boal & Co, looks at the current offshore retirement funding solutions and how they work for UK residents in light of recent regulatory changes.
Summer 2016 will present a number of geo-political concerns for investors – the biggest of which is the run up to, and the aftermath of, the EU Referendum vote. Click through the slides below to see what Tom Stevenson, investment director for personal investing at Fidelity International, suggests investors can do to prepare themselves for…
Bookmaker William Hill cut its odds for Britain to vote to remain in the EU to 1/5 yesterday, implying a probability of just 15% that Brexit will occur. Nevertheless, fund managers remain seriously worried it might well happen.
There has been a clear shift among investors over the past two years, with the majority now favouring European equities over the US, according to the latest private client survey from JP Morgan Private Bank.
A vote to leave the European Union would most likely result in a material slowing of growth and a notable rise in inflation, the Bank of England said on Thursday.
UK expats living in Europe could see their state pension slashed by up to £50,000 ($72,125, €63,372) if Britain votes to leave the European Union next month.
Ucits products may need to be “radically restructured” should the UK vote for Brexit, law firm Hogan Lovells has said.
British expats will not have the right to vote in the UK’s upcoming EU referendum after a High Court challenge to the rules failed on Thursday.
Brexit should not concern investors because it is “simply not going to happen”, according to Old Mutual Global Investors chief executive Richard Buxton.