Economy Archives - Perspective Group

Cambridge Weekly Update – 19th August 2019

Market spat between bond and equity markets Last week, we suggested that the recent market pullback (down, then up to almost recovered) is unlikely to be the end of this bout of market volatility. Sure enough, markets became even more…

19th August 2019

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Cambridge Weekly – 12th August 2019

Bond markets unnerve equity markets – again We have repeatedly commented on these pages that the good mood in asset markets this year is more to do with central bank policy than a positive backdrop of the real economy. With…

12th August 2019

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Cambridge Weekly Update – 5th August 2019

The Elephant and the Little Old Lady: A tale of two Central Banks It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Dickens’ immortal line roughly sums up the differing actions of two of the world’s major…

5th August 2019

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Cambridge Weekly Update – 29th July 2019

The quick and the not-so-quick It’s official: May is out and Boris is in. But despite the political changes this could bring, currency markets hardly reacted. £-sterling started the month at €1=£0.897, and remains at that level at the time…

29th July 2019

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Perspective Financial Group makes its fourth acquisition of the year

The Group has purchased Goodman Financial Planning based in Marlborough. The firm was founded and run by Peter Goodman, who is retiring after 25 years. It has £20 million of assets under management….

25th July 2019

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Cambridge Weekly – 22nd July 2019

…‘twere well it were done quickly It has been another reasonable week for risk assets, especially equities. At the time of writing, markets around the world are within a percentage point of last week’s highs. In the US, large cap stocks…

22nd July 2019

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Mark Taylor awarded STEP Certificate for Financial Services

Mark said: “I have found this is a very useful qualification when working with solicitors and accountants, many of whom also hold STEP qualifications. There…

18th July 2019

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Cambridge Weekly Update – 15th July 2019

Positioning for a summer of wait and see Cambridge’s investment team held its in-depth investment committee meeting last week, where we reflect on how the economy and capital markets have developed relative to our expectations from previous meetings and what may have…

15th July 2019

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Cambridge Weekly Update – 1st July 2019

The tortoise cracks the egg – what’s real diversification? ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’ is a phrase we hear time and time again. Although useful in explaining the concept to clients, it’s not really helpful in explaining…

1st July 2019

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Cambridge Weekly Update – 24th June 2019

Battle of the ‘doves’ There were relatively few economic data or corporate announcements this week. The US came within a hair’s breadth of clearly carrying out an act of war against Iran. And the global stocks rose 2.25% during this week, with…

24th June 2019

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