Acquisition of Regency Investment Services – Egham, Surrey We are pleased to announce that Kingswood Holdings Limited has completed the acquisition of Regency Investment Services Limited (Regency), a high-quality IFA business which operates from Egham, Surrey. The … Read More
Vaccines – More Cummings than Goings
The rally in equities continued last week with global equities gaining 2.5% and breaking through their all-time highs earlier in the year. Equities are up a further 1.5-2.0% today. The … Read More
Biden and Vaccines – a potent combination
Global equities bounced close to 7% last week, more than reversing their 5% decline the previous week. They opened up another 1.5% this morning and were testing their all-time highs … Read More
There is no certainty but more uncertainty
We generally do our best not to repeat a title we’ve used recently but this one from a couple of weeks ago seems more apposite than ever. At the time … Read More
Lockdown 2.0
Global equities took a tumble last week, losing 5.0% in local currency terms. This left markets down some 7% from their early September high but still leaves them up some … Read More
Planning for succession
How you will ‘slice up your wealth pie?’ There is no easy way to say it – anticipating one’s death is an uncomfortable topic. Yet it is often worth pushing … Read More
The only certainty is continued uncertainty
Last week was a relatively quiet one for markets, with global equities ending 0.4% lower in local currency terms. Coming weeks, however, look set to be a rather more lively … Read More
State Pension age rises
How could the change impact on your retirement plans? For the first time in over a decade, the point at which people can claim a State Pension (the ‘State Pension … Read More
Deal or No Deal
Global equities overall ended last week little changed but this concealed significant differences in performance between regions. Chinese stocks rose 2.6% in sterling terms while the US gained 0.7% and … Read More
Thinking Ahead
How our retirement plans may change in response to the coronavirus pandemic The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has touched virtually every aspect of our lives and is having a widespread impact … Read More