Brexit

Investors are notoriously uneasy when it comes to managing the risk that an impending political event presents to their savings. The recent market correction following the Brexit referendum offers a striking illustration of the danger in binary wagers,...

Bond yields at record lows

With yen strength providing a near 25% swing in returns for sterling investors in 2016, Paul Milburn, co-manager of the Lowes multi-asset RHFS Diversified Strategy fund, outlines his strategy for protecting against future yen weakness.

Concerns over Italian banks

Mergers and acquisitions among wealth management firms, especially those with less than £5bn in AUM, are set to increase and could even beat the record number of transactions witnessed in 2015, as a tougher regulatory backdrop and Brexit uncertainty exert...

Investment grade corporate bonds and gilts popular

Will review underweight UK position accordingly

There is no doubt the principal immediate consequence of the Brexit vote has been a further increase in uncertainty.

More than a month on from the EU referendum and the sky has not fallen in. Helped by the Conservative party's usual brutal efficiency that ensured the political vacuum was quickly filled, financial markets have stabilised.

Cental banks' credibility could be called into question