IW Podcast: Budget Special with TD Direct's McGrade

With predictions for Autumn Budget

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For the March edition of the Investment Week podcast, the team discuss Chancellor Philip Hammond's first and last Spring Budget with TD Direct's Michelle McGrade and Neil Williams from Hermes IM.

Some have labelled last week's Budget somewhat of a "non-event" as the Chancellor of the Exchequer failed to address a number of areas regarding the UK economy. But others have said Hammond's reserved approach was the right decision as Brexit negotiations are yet to take place. Budget 2017: Top ten takeaways for investment industry Senior asset management correspondent Daniel Flynn speaks to Michelle McGrade, chief executive of TD Direct Investing, about some of the announcements the chancellor made and how they might impact the investment management industry and more specifically, UK...

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