Global equities last week gained 2.5-3%, reversing their losses of the previous week. This continued the see-saw pattern of late, which has left markets in local currency terms marking time … Read More
Coronavirus and the importance of having a Will
Since the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19), the number of people seeking to write new Wills has risen by over 30%, according to The Law Society. Understandably, the current situation is … Read More
Covid-19: Are you protected?
Given the current situation during this difficult and unsettling time with coronavirus (COVID-19), it’s important to think about how secure the future of your family or business would be in … Read More
Time is a great healer
The key takeaways from the current crisis. For me, there are two key takeaways: first, almost all market downturns fade into insignificance in the long run, even if at the … Read More
Time in, not timing
The increase of risk profiling As humans we are (mostly) wired to have a greater aversion to losses than desire for gains. Put more simply, we feel greater pain when … Read More
Why the Coronavirus recession cannot be a costless event
Richard Jeffrey | Chair of Kingswood Investment Committee When I first came into the City in the late-1970s, the reverberations of the 1973-74 stock market crisis were still echoing around … Read More
Only looking on the bright side
Equities last week recovered their losses of the previous week. There was a lot of news out, and it is fair to say that the market looked on with rose-tinted … Read More
Formal Closing of Chalice Acquisition
Heads of Terms signed to assume majority ownership in Manhattan Harbor Capital Continuation of Kingswood US Growth Strategy
A Correction was Overdue
Last week was very much a week of two halves for equities. It started on a strong note but markets fell back towards week-end and are down again today. The … Read More