General News Archives - Perspective Group

The Cambridge Weekly – 29th March 2021

Moving on – towards a post pandemic world It has been another week of markets feeling on edge, without going anywhere. Markets seem to have caught a bit of worry about the passage of growth, oddly just as the wider…

29th March 2021

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A Positive Perspective for Growth

We were delighted to be featured in this month’s North East Times magazine when they interviewed Ian Wilkinson, our CEO. Ian talked about our recent new office openings in Darlington and Corby, the Perspective Training Academy, life during Covid…

25th March 2021

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The Cambridge Weekly – 22nd March 2021

Tug of war – bonds vs. equities This week marks the anniversary of the turning point of the 2020 COVID stock market crash. Investors looking at their one-year portfolio returns may well be astonished to find double-digit return figures, ranging…

22nd March 2021

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The Cambridge Weekly – 15th March 2021

Recalibrations Stock markets around the world have had another choppy week, but this time there was more up than down across the board and bonds yields stopped their upwards trend – at least for a while. The general upward trend notwithstanding, there…

15th March 2021

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State Pension issues for older divorced women

Divorce is always a difficult and emotional time. When you factor in money circumstances as well, it can feel complicated and unsettling. One of the key factors that is often discussed, but not covered in sufficient detail, is pension…

12th March 2021

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The Cambridge Weekly – 8th March 2021

Stock markets are finding they cannot have it both ways Another week of bond market price falls has pushed ten-year government bond yields upwards everywhere except Japan. The US ten-year yield experienced the biggest rise of the developed world, up…

8th March 2021

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Spring Budget Statement – March 2021

If you would like to discuss your current financial planning arrangements in light of any of the changes announced in yesterday’s Budget to make sure you are maximising the opportunities now available to you, please do not hesitate to…

4th March 2021

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Cash is NOT always King

It may feel nice to have cash to hand, but how much is that really costing you? In light of the recent rate reductions announced by National Savings and Investments and recognising that at present, banks are literally awash with…

3rd March 2021

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The Cambridge Weekly – 1st March 2021

Earnings look set to stabilise wobbling markets Last year, equity markets started to wobble around this time. For example, on 19 February 2020, the NASDAQ 100 closed at an all-time high of 9718.73 before sliding back as the far-reaching implications…

1st March 2021

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What does ethical investment mean today?

With a growing number of clients asking us about Ethical investment, we thought a brief update would be of wider interest. Like many financial ideas, investing ‘ethically’ can quickly become overly complicated by industry language. It is not always well…

23rd February 2021

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