Global markets entered 2012 troubled by Europe’s sovereign debt debacle, China’s economic slowdown and heightened Middle East tensions, all dominant issues in 2011. In the event, even with Europe probably in recession and China continuing to slow, the global outlook currently seems to be...
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26 April 2012
The 2012 Budget proposed a cap on personal tax relief on charitable giving which would apply when relief is more than £50,000 or 25% of personal income, which ever is greater. Given that 8% of donors give almost half of all charitable donations per year, the cap could cause a major cut to...
16 April 2012
Most companies and organisations are now adept in using the language of ‘sustainability’. Much like a tourist who has enough vocabulary to see him through a short weekend break, companies find it relatively easy to pick up a few choice phrases and begin to speak with their limited sustainability...
3 April 2012
How to generate attractive returns in a very uncertain world. ‘May you live in interesting times’ is often referred to as the Chinese curse. Whilst the actual origins of the phrase are uncertain the meaning is clear to all investors. If something is interesting it tends to be unusual,...
13 March 2012
There are widely touted arguments both for and against the inclusion of gold in portfolios. Positives point to the diversification benefit gold offers as it is perceived as a safe haven in times of market distress and gold has displayed a historically low correlation to risk assets....
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