Price conscious, sceptical and socially responsible: Wealth managers face millennial challenge June 7, 2016 Wealth managers should target the growing number of millennial investors, a new report has advised. Millennials, defined as those born between 1980 and 2000, currently account for 10 per cent of global private wealth, according to the Boston Consulting Group. This proportion is forecast to increase to 16 per cent by 2020. Read more: The City’s philanthropic heritage [...]
Tax experts urge people to check their P60 to see whether they can reclaim tax on their savings, but it’s all change next year June 7, 2016 A group of tax experts is today urging people to check their P60 to see if they can reclaim some of their savings. The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG), which is an initiative of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT), is reminding people that their bank will have automatically deducted 20 per cent for tax from their [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open June 7, 2016 Markets are still cheering Yellen all but taking the June interest rate hike off the table and the Associated Press has called the US Democratic presidential nomination for Hillary Clinton ahead of today's primaries across the country. Here's what you need to know before the market open at 14:30 London time. Markets are still riding the wave [...]
BP Marsh & Partners profits almost double as well-selected investments continue to deliver June 7, 2016 BP Marsh & Partners appears to have laid its stakes wisely, as the specialist venture capital provider announced today that its profits had almost doubled in its year to the end of January. The figures Profits before tax at the company grew to £10.7m, up 81.3 per cent compared with £5.9m the year before. Meanwhile, the company's net asset value [...]
Fintech startup GoHenry just smashed crowdfunding records (and that’s a problem) June 7, 2016 A fintech firm which teaches kids how to manage money has smashed its fundraising target, becoming the most highly funded crowdfunded business in Britain. The success of startup GoHenry, which raised just shy of £4m and surpasses the previous record of £3.5m for JustPark, has spurred crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to call for the existing limit on the value of investments to be raised. Early-stage businesses can currently raise [...]
IPOs might be back – but for how much longer? June 7, 2016 Investors are on a treasure hunt for returns but there have been all too few big finds on stock markets lately and the jury is still out on whether a rally will present itself this summer. So why are managers so seemingly unwilling to tap into all the new issues hitting the markets? And where [...]
What pension freedoms have done to bankers’ pension pots June 6, 2016 Bankers may well have shunned the stereotype of splashing out on fast cars and long lunches last year in favour of topping up their pension pot, research shown exclusively to Morning Wire suggests. According to the study by Aegon, 22 per cent of banking, financial management and accountancy professionals now feel like they are on track [...]
At the close: FTSE 100 bulldozes over Brexit concerns as oil and metal prices climb June 6, 2016 The FTSE 100 managed to kick off the week with a rise today, finishing up one per cent at 6,273.40 points. A jump in commodity prices managed to offset fears of Brexit that dragged down house builders. A flurry of recent polls have put the leave campaign neck-and-neck with remain as the 23 June vote draws nearer. The news [...]
People can’t resist pinching pennies with restaurant vouchers and money-off shopping codes, but are less keen on switch providers for household bills June 6, 2016 Brits are an oddly selective bunch when it comes to cutting down on expenses, a report out today suggests. The study by EDF Energy discovered that people are more likely to hunt down bargains on things like food shopping or days out than they are to see if they can get a better deal on their [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open June 6, 2016 Markets are hoping for clarity from Fed chair Janet Yellen later and a British exit from the European Union is looking more likely as a poll gap narrows. Here's what you need to know before the US market opens at 14:30 London time. US stocks are pointing up in the pre-market. The S&P is up by 0.13 per cent, the [...]