UK Spring Budget 2023
Background This was a challenging first Budget for the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, with the painful consequences of last September’s mini-budget…
Best Protection Adviser profile Roy McLoughlin
This article first appeared in Health & Protection, the publication for intermediaries, consultants and brokers in the world of healthcare,…
Investing in a changing climate
But the reality check is that we’ve just experienced the 5th hottest year on record globally and the last 8…
Year end Investment Commentary – Volatile or orderly markets?
Commentators have once again freely used the adjective volatile to describe markets in 2022. In fact, equity markets were not…
Bassline Episode 10
Looking back on last year, it’s difficult to recall quite how much happened, and how quickly the optimism of leaving…
Investing in Venture Capital Trusts
As the key Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs) are beginning to announce their 2022/23 fund raises, we look at the rationale…
The latest budget – who pays?
It is pretty unusual for a party that is already in power to trail a fiscal event with dire warnings…
