Square Mile hires two to research and consulting team
Martin Ward and Ittan Ali to join the team
Martin Ward and Ittan Ali to join the team
As conflict intensifies between Russia and Ukraine
Merged firm will offer financial planning and investment management under one roof
Is 5% all an investor can hope for in returns over the next 10 years? With both investment managers and the regulator singing from the same hymn sheet, it appears this may well be the case.
It was a bad time to be an active manager in 2016, the year of Brexit and Trump, with underperformance plaguing funds as passives tracked the market higher and higher.
Despite positive economic indicators, uncertainty over US interest rates, political risk and high valuations are casting shade on global equities, says Rory McPherson, head of investment strategy at Psigma.
Lombard International Assurance has bolstered its Latin America focus with the appointment of a regional head. Copia Capital Management named a series of appointments as it builds up its team, while Fortnum Financial Advisers has lured its new managing director from ANZ.
The Bank of England’s efforts to soothe the post-Brexit economy are discouraging savers from spending and pushing them into riskier investments, warned Psigma chief investment officer Tom Becket.
PSigma CIO Tom Becket says today’s markets are becoming increasingly difficult to predict.