Points of View: Airlines
This week Harry Tyler of NW Brown looks at UK-listed airline companies and two significant factors that influence their share prices; oil price and industrial action.
Cambridge Index drops 3.1%
The Cambridge Index declined 746.7 points or 3.1% to close at 23689.3, as Index heavyweights such as Johnson Matthey and DS Smith posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Stocks in Focus: Associated British Foods PLC
This week Danielle Gibson of NW Brown looks at Associated British Foods (ABF), a UK-listed food, ingredients and retail group with a well-diversified portfolio of international brands.
Cambridge Index jumps 5.5%
The Cambridge Index advanced 1263.4 points or 5.5% to close at 24436, as four of the top five Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Stocks in Focus: Smithson Investment Trust
This week Alastair Macdougall of NW Brown looks at Smithson investment trust, which recently broke the record for the largest initial public offer of an investment trust in the UK.
Budget October 2018: The end of austerity?
Philip Hammond delivered his first October budget with the ambitious statement that ‘The era of austerity is finally coming to an end’. But was there an easing of Treasury purse strings? Comment from NW Brown...
Points of View: Emerging markets
This week Jason Butler of NW Brown takes a look at Emerging Markets.
Cambridge Index plummets 7.3%
The Cambridge Index declined 1949.9 points or 7.3% to close at 24776.6, as most of the Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Important changes to the Childcare Vouchers scheme
Due to the introduction of the Government’s new Tax-Free Childcare scheme, Employer-Supported Childcare is closed to new entrants as of 4th October 2018.
Cambridge Index declines 4.5%
The Cambridge Index fell 1273.4 points or 4.5% to close at 26726.5, as the top seven index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Stocks in Focus: Jupiter European Opportunities Trust
This week Harry Scargill of NW Brown looks at Jupiter European Opportunities, a £1bn investment trust which aims to achieve long-term capital growth through investing in economic trends and developing businesses across Europe.
NW Brown publishes its September 2018 Market Review
The September edition of the NW Brown Market Review considers trade wars, Emerging Markets and Brexit.
Stocks in Focus: Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust
This week Neil Trickett of NW Brown looks at Standard Life UK Smaller Companies, a £380m investment trust that aims to achieve long-term capital growth by investment through quoted UK smaller companies.
Cambridge Index drops 2.0%
The Cambridge Index fell 561.3 points or 2% to close at 27999.9, as four of the top five Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Cambridge Index jumps 3.2%
The Cambridge Index advanced 882.4 points or 3.2% to close at 28,561.2, as seven of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Sector in Focus: The energy sector price cap
This week Jason Butler of NW Brown looks at the proposal by the energy regulator, Ofgem, to cap energy bills at £1,136 per year.
Cambridge Index eases 1.7%
The Cambridge Index dropped 519.3 points or 1.7% to close at 27,730.6, as four of the top five Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
NW Brown appoints new Chartered Financial Planner
NW Brown Wealth Management is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Trawford to the position of Financial Planner.
Cambridge Index jumps 3.3%
The Cambridge Index advanced 899.6 points or 3.3% to close at 28,249.9, as eight of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly gains to their share prices.
Stocks in Focus: SDL Buffettology Fund
This week Alastair Macdougall of NW Brown looks at the SDL Buffettology Fund, an open-ended investment vehicle that operates within the UK All Companies sector and targets outperformance against the UK stock market over the long-term, which the manager defines as 5 to 10 years.
What are your estate planning options?
A concern for many of NW Brown's clients is the level of Inheritance Tax which their loved ones may be required to pay upon their death.
Cambridge Index drops 2.1%
The Cambridge Index eased 594.5 points or 2.1% to close at 27,350.3, as seven of the top ten Index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Cambridge Index drops 0.8%
The Cambridge Index fell 213.2 points or 0.8% to close at 27,979, as seven of the top ten index heavyweights posted weekly losses to their share prices.
Statutory minimum auto-enrolment pension increases: April 2019
Mandatory minimum contribution increases took place on 6 April 2018 and a further rise will take place on 6 April 2019.
Equitable Life to transfer to Reliance Life
The board of Equitable Life has recently agreed to transfer its business, and all of its policies, to Reliance Life, a specialist European life assurance group responsible for approximately £24bn of assets for its policyholders.