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Receding liquidity exposes risks
By Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy in the British Isles and Asia at RBC Wealth Management Long dry spells and retreating...
AIM IPOs reach 13-year low in Q3
£3m in new equity raised London’s Alternative Investment Market experienced its lowest number of initial public offerings for one...
Slumping UK small caps should be ‘first in, first out’ as valuations turn exciting - Citywire
As a UK smaller companies investor it helps to have a strong stomach, according to Martin Currie fund managers Dan Green and Richard...
The IPO apocalypse - Edison Investment Research
Extracting value from the new issue slump A toxic cocktail of slowing growth, rising inflation and belatedly hawkish central banks has...
Investors start to apply the brakes – Q2 2022 growth capital update
2021 was an exceptional year for the UK growth capital market, and while Q1 2022 got this year off to a flying start, the market...
The Chancellor and the OBR - Christy Wilson, Katten UK
“The market instability at the moment, including the weak pound and high-interest rates, is in part due to the fact that the Chancellor...
The Market’s recent fallback offers significant opportunities for shrewd investors
I am grateful to Forbes Magazine for informing that Baron Rothschild, an 18th-century British nobleman and member of the Rothschild...
Christy Wilson, Katten UK, 'all this could have been avoided'
“The removal of the 45% income tax rate was not anticipated before the budget. There was discussion that the Chancellor may announce some...
A loss of confidence in UK fiscal policy: the root cause for the market volatility
Rufaro Chiriseri, Director, Head of Fixed Income for the British Isles at RBC Wealth Management The UK government’s latest Growth Plan,...
How the new interest rates affect house prices and rent across the UK
- Housing market: hurry if you’re selling, halt if you’re buying, stay if you’ve borrowed, finance experts advise - Landlords will likely...
UK equities downgrade: A difficult winter ahead
By Frédérique Carrier, Head of Investment Strategy in the British Isles and Asia at RBC Wealth Management With the energy crisis...
Don't take fright - just sit tight
Investors always seem to overplay their hands. Russia's massive attack on Ukraine has been a 'real shaker' even though the situation has...
What is a 'Black Swan' event?
A ‘black swan event’ is when an event or occurrence is extremely difficult to predict. Was Putin’s move difficult to predict – probably...
Inflation – yes it really is running away and it will get worse
Towards the end of last November, I wrote that the economic recovery was pointing to levels different to those of the Bank of England....
Whore's drawers
Don’t get sucked in by the New Year Tips Whatever you do, please do not get sucked into any of the media ‘end-of-the-year’ share tips –...
Amazon calling
The other day my wife answered the front door and was greeted by the Amazon delivery van driver, who had a very worried look upon his...
I never lose, I either win or I learn.
24th September 2021 On occasions like these that when I am reminded of Rudyard Kipling’s almost immortal words in his poem ‘If you can...
Don’t get spooked out
22nd September 2021 Market shake-ups, like that which occurred on Monday of this week, should be used as buying opportunities, so do not...
My Personal Blog Thoughts
I have been asked to give a quick sketch of my thoughts on various matters - the economy, property, commodities, the markets, IPO's and...
Capital Gains Tax - potential changes ahead
Accountants Moore Kingston Smith have just reported upon The Office of Tax Simplication’s report on capital gains tax published last...
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