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Cambridge Weekly – 14th September 2020

This week’s commentary looks at: Frictions and contradictions – the shortest market correction on record is not the only event that seemed confusing over the week Credit where credit’s due – when ongoing financial stability hinges on credit markets,…

14th September 2020

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Perspective acquires Jones Hill in Bradford on Avon

Jones Hill will become part of Perspective’s long-established Marlborough office, though the office in Bradford on Avon will remain. The firm was founded in 1996 in Trowbridge before moving to Bradford on Avon in 2014 where it has established…

7th September 2020

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Cambridge Weekly 3rd August 2020

Summer sunshine beckons, but politics still casts a long shadow As July ends with stifling temperatures, thoughts can turn to the month ahead. August capital markets can be either quiet or decidedly choppy. As investors go on their summer holidays,…

5th August 2020

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The Cambridge Weekly – 6th April 2020

Unprecedented quarter or calm before the storm? Our quarterly review puts the events of March into context and considers the road ahead Oil price slump – dangerous or stimulating for economy? Brent crude drops to 2002 levels, creating both threats…

6th April 2020

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Cyber Security – Spotting email scams linked to Covid-19

These scams take many forms and could be about insurance policies, pensions transfers, or high-return investment opportunities, including investments in crypto assets. Scammers are sophisticated, opportunistic and will try many things. They are also very likely to target the…

27th March 2020

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Update from Perspective Financial Group Ltd re Covid-19

Client Email 18 March 2020 Update re Covid-19

27th March 2020

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The Cambridge Weekly – 9th March 2020 Update

Market update – Oil + COVID-19 Oil price plunge adds to stock markets pressures from Coronavirus While most people spent the weekend dealing with the prospect of the COVID-19 epidemic taking hold of UK life, the financial community woke up this…

9th March 2020

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The Cambridge Weekly – 9th March 2020

Coronavirus market update – ramping up countermeasures can be scary Since our last update a week ago, market dynamics have developed very much along the lines we outlined as our expectation. The US Federal Reserve has taken the lead and…

9th March 2020

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The Cambridge Weekly – 2nd March 2020

Coronavirus – hitting too close to home World-wide infections may be reducing, but with new cases appearing close by stock markets are now shock markets – ‘keep calm and carry on’ is once again the best motto for prudent…

2nd March 2020

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Cambridge Weekly Update – 17th February 2020

V-shaped recovery focus for Valentine While investors enjoyed another upbeat week, the world’s medical profession (and the wider public at large) remained in a more troubled state, with concerns increasing after the World Health Organisation officially renamed this strain of the Coronavirus…

17th February 2020

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