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  • 1 week ago | adv.portfolio-adviser.com | Christian Mayes

    UK inflation fell further than expected to 2.6% in March, bringing May’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting firmly into scope. Falling petrol prices helped the rate come in below the 2.7% expected. However, the outlook is uncertain moving forward, as the impact of US tariffs is yet to filter through to inflation data.

  • 1 week ago | fundselectorasia.com | Christian Mayes

    Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has named Gordon Happell as a portfolio manager on the firm’s global equity team. Happell joins after a decade at Columbia Threadneedle, where he co-managed the US portfolio of the Global Smaller Companies Trust. At Axa IM, he will co-manage both the Axa Framlington American Growth fund and the Axa WF US Growth fund alongside senior portfolio manager David Shaw.

  • 1 week ago | portfolio-adviser.com | Christian Mayes

    Neil Woodford (pictured) has furthered his venture back into financial services by announcing the launch of W4.0 — an investment strategy platform. A year ago, the former ‘star’ fund manager re-emerged with a weekly economics newsletter after a period out of the spotlight following the demise of the Woodford Equity Income fund.

  • 2 weeks ago | fundselectorasia.com | Christian Mayes

    Just one in three asset and wealth management firms consider themselves “good innovators” despite the need to adapt to shifting regulatory regimes, liquidity pressures and AI adoption, according to Alpha Financial Markets Consulting’s Asset & Wealth Management Outlook report for 2025.

  • 2 weeks ago | portfolio-adviser.com | Christian Mayes

    EQ Investors is exploring a ‘strategic partnership’ to take the firm forward. Philanthropist John Spiers (pictured), who acquired the firm a decade ago and currently serves as chair, said passing his shares to a foundation, as previously planned, may no longer be the right path for the sustainable investor’s future.

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26 Mar 25

RT @RobinJPowell: The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Investment Fraud and Fairer Financial Services has called on the Treasury to launch…

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Christian Mayes @CMayesReports
30 Oct 24

The chancellor has decided not to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds, which will now begin to rise again with inflation in 2028. Rachel Reeves had been expected to extend the freeze on income tax thresholds. https://t.co/euPLhyhGhr

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10 Sep 24

RT @annabelbrodies: .@CMayesReports that @AICPRESS is calling on the government to adopt 'partnership funds' - National Wealth Fund to seed…