Merryn Somerset Webb

London

Editor at Large, UK Wealth at Bloomberg News

UK Wealth, Editor at large, Bloomberg. Ex Ed in C @Moneyweek. Ex Columnist/Contrib Editor @FT Opinions personal. NED: THRG and Schroder https://t.co/ojIBNzZwBO #SharePower

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Articles

Doing Your Due Diligence on Private Markets

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Mohsis Andam |Merryn Somerset Webb

Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to Merryn Talks Money on SpotifyPrivate markets by their very nature lack the same transparency that’s standard in public markets. But Morningstar, a leading provider of independent investment insights and ratings, is conducting more due diligence on private markets to help investors navigate the sector.
Stamp Duty, ISA Reform and Pensions: Here's How to Fix UK Stock Markets

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | John Stepek |Merryn Somerset Webb

Welcome to the award-winning Money Distilled newsletter. I’m John Stepek. Every week day I look at the biggest stories in markets and economics, and explain what it all means for your money. Today I’m excited to say we have a guest appearance from my colleague Merryn Somerset Webb, who is growing a little concerned about the incredible vanishing UK equity market. Over to Merryn.
How Do You Pick the Best Wealth Manager?

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Sommer Saadi |Merryn Somerset Webb

Capgemini’s Gareth Wilson joins Merryn Talks Money to discuss the great asset transfer and what it means to the future of wealth management. Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Spotify The more than $100 trillion wealth transfer that’s projected to be passed down from older to younger generations over the next quarter century is set to reshape the wealth management industry.
Latin America-Underowned, Undervalued and Poorly Labeled: Merryn Talks Money

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Merryn Somerset Webb

If I told you there’s a country with more than 1,000 robots for every 10,000 workers—and another with barely more than 100 per, which would you guess is classified as an emerging market? You’d likely be wrong. In 2023 it was the UK that had only 119 robots per 10,000 workers. South Korea meanwhile had 1,012. But for some reason, MSCI classifies the latter as an emerging market, just as it does Poland, Chile, Brazil, Taiwan, the UAE and China.
Is China Reversing Its ‘Uninvestable’ Image?

3 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Merryn Somerset Webb

Fidelity’s Dale Nicholls joins this week’s Merryn Talks Money to discuss the Asian giant as a viable place to park your money. Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Spotify Until recently, most international investors figured the Chinese equity market was all but “uninvestable.” Lots still do, and you can see why. The country’s population is aging fast and declining in absolute terms.
Why Housing Is Related to Population Decline: Merryn Talks Money

4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Merryn Somerset Webb

Here’s a thought for the weekend. You are living in (or at least very close to) peak humanity. Populations in countries including Japan and China are actually shrinking, with China losing more than a million people a year net. At this rate, it will see its population halve by the end of the century. Japan’s population fell by almost a million people last year and its government projects it will be down 40% by 2100.
Forget Everything You Know About Money

4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Mohsis Andam |Merryn Somerset Webb

Subscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to Merryn Talks Money on Spotify Economist Felix Martin joins host Merryn Somerset Webb for this week’s episode of Merryn Talks Money to discuss the common understanding of, well, money. Specifically, why the typical conception of what constitutes it may be inaccurate.
Should Commodities Still Have a Place in Your Portfolio?

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Merryn Somerset Webb

(Bloomberg) -- Subscribe to on Apple PodcastsSubscribe to on Spotify In this week’s episode of , Merryn Somerset Webb is joined by author John Stepek to answer listeners’ burning personal finance questions. Together, they tackle whether commodities still deserve a spot in your portfolio as the global economy teeters between inflation, geopolitical turmoil and policy shifts.
Kako izaći s američkih tržišta usred 'terminalne lucidnosti'

1 month ago | hr.bloombergadria.com | Merryn Somerset Webb

Terminalna lucidnost. To je izraz koji opisuje kratko razdoblje neposredno prije smrti, kada se čini da se teško bolesni neočekivano oporave. Prečesto to budi nadu, nerazumnu nadu, kod onih koji će uskoro tugovati. Prema mišljenju stratega Billa Blaina, upravo se to dogodilo na američkom burzovnom tržištu ovog tjedna. Nakon nekoliko mjeseci turbulentnog kretanja, indeks S&P 500 je ove godine praktički na nuli, što je mnoge ulagače navelo na pomisao da će možda sve biti u redu.
Kako izstopiti z ameriških trgov sredi 'terminalne lucidnosti'

1 month ago | si.bloombergadria.com | Merryn Somerset Webb

Terminalna lucidnost. To je izraz, ki opisuje kratek čas tik pred smrtjo, ko se zdi, da si hudo bolni nepričakovano opomorejo. Prepogosto to vzbuja upanje – nerazumno upanje – pri tistih, ki bodo kmalu žalovali. Po mnenju stratega Billa Blaina se je prav to zgodilo na ameriškem borznem trgu ta teden. Po nekaj mesecih razburkanega dogajanja je indeks S&P 500 letos praktično na ničli, kar je mnoge vlagatelje spodbudilo k razmišljanju, da bo morda vse v redu.