Volatility returned to equity markets last week with the US market falling as much as 5.9% on Thursday. Global equities ended down 4.1% in local currency terms over the week … Read More
Fast and furious
Global equities saw strong gains last week. Markets gained as much as 5.5% in local currency terms, although the increase was a rather smaller 3.0% in sterling terms as the … Read More
The sun is still shining
Equity markets moved higher last week, breaking out of the trading range of the last month, with global equities gaining 3.2% in local currency terms. Markets have now recovered close … Read More
Alphabet soup
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
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
A Tug of War
Equities fell back a little last week, following the sharp rebound seen over the previous month, though have opened higher today. Markets have been pulled in opposite directions this year … Read More