Blog by David Winckler, Kingswood Senior Investment Analyst Humans have ignored the impact of global warming for far too long. We are now faced with the immense challenge of turning … Read More
Choppy Waters
Equity markets unwound over the past week a further bit of their rebound from their low on 8 March. Global equities lost 1.5% and are now down some 4.5% from … Read More
Top 3 tips: get started on saving for a deposit by Michelle Jefferson
For young people, or even first-time buyers of any age, saving for a mortgage deposit can be quite daunting. The difficulty boils down to saving as much as possible while … Read More
Earnings Bonds Face-Off
Equity markets edged lower last week, with global equities down around 1%. Following their V-shaped recovery from their low on 8 March, which saw markets bounce 10% in the space … Read More
Equities Ignore Bonds
Bonds rather than equities were the centre of attention last week. 10-year US Treasury yields jumped 0.35% to 2.50%, while 10-year UK gilt yields increased 0.20% to 1.67%. Yields have … Read More
A Leap of Faith
Equities staged a strong bounce last week with global markets posting a gain of 5.6% in local currency terms. Strikingly, they are now up some 3% since Russia invaded Ukraine … Read More
International Women’s Day, Interview with Rebecca Mattingley
How did you get started in Financial Services? When I left University, I went into marketing and found that it wasn’t for me. I fell into financial services, through temping … Read More
Oil Moves Centre Stage
Markets continue to be dominated by the terrible events unfolding in Ukraine. Global equities last week lost 1.5% in sterling terms with a wide dispersion in performance between markets. European … Read More
A Heartless Market
Markets were dominated last week by the full-blown Russian invasion of the Ukraine. Following initial declines of 3-4%, the major markets subsequently rebounded and regained the bulk of their losses on … Read More
Back From The Brink?
Markets were dominated last week by the growing expectation that a Russian invasion of the Ukraine was imminent. Global equities ended the week down 1.5%, back around their late January … Read More