News and insights

“Ping-demic”

• 28 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Time for the FOMC to cool it?

• 20 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Three ways to explore Devon

• 16 Jul
• Lifestyle
• 2 minute read

With its dramatic coastlines, rugged moors, ancient woodland and rolling hills, there is very little that Devon is missing. While the prospect of overseas holidays remains uncertain, we are exploring the UK's most scenic regions.

Three cultural highlights in Belfast

• 16 Jul
• Lifestyle
• 2 minute read

With its booming food and cultural scene and dramatic landscapes, Northern Ireland makes for a diverse place for a summer holiday away from the crowds. While the prospect of overseas holidays remains uncertain, we are exploring the UK's most scenic regions.

Three slow-travel experiences in Wales

• 16 Jul
• Lifestyle
• 2 minute read

With its jagged mountain ranges, softly undulating valleys, and dramatic coastlines, Wales has a vast range of impressive landscapes to explore. While the prospect of overseas holidays remains uncertain, we are exploring the UK's most scenic regions.

Full-steam ahead on "freedom"

• 14 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Things to consider before becoming a buy-to-let landlord

• 08 Jul
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Becoming a landlord may sound like an attractive proposition – before taking the plunge as a landlord there are a number of key considerations to take into account.

Mixed messages

• 07 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - Summer 2021

• 06 Jul
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute watch

In this Investor Insight, Tony Whincup, Investment Specialist and Robert Alster, Chief Investment Officer take a temperature check on the health of the global economy, and what's happening with inflation.

Investor Insight - Summer 2021

• 06 Jul
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

With the Covid-19 recovery underway, we examine each of these policy areas, how they are impacting global growth and what they mean for investors.

Build Back Better: Act 1

• 29 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

28 days later

• 22 Jun
• Weekly market update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Jabs, jobs and JOLTS

• 15 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Next stop: La La Land?

• 08 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Let’s talk about tax, baby

• 03 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Helping children and grandchildren onto the property ladder

• 01 Jun
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

With high house prices and tough affordability checks, it can feel like it’s increasingly more difficulty for first-time-buyers to make that step onto the property ladder.

All in a word, or maybe a number

• 26 May
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Flirting with inflation

• 18 May
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Rates rollercoaster

• 13 May
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Fiscal frenzy

• 07 May
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

How to protect your business against the loss of key personnel

• 04 May
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

Business owners can’t always accurately predict the future, but they can mitigate the common risk of an important individual being unexpectedly absent.

More than hot air?

• 27 Apr
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Haldane out for a hawk?

• 20 Apr
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Testing times

• 13 Apr
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Deliver-ouch!

• 07 Apr
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Lifetime Allowance planning

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 6 minute read

The Lifetime Allowance (LTA) is the total amount of money you can build up in your pension accounts without paying extra tax charges. If you go over the LTA, you will pay a tax charge on the excess whenever you take income or withdraw a lump sum from your pension, or reach the age of 75 without having taken any benefits.

Tax-efficient investments for higher-rate taxpayers

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

Here’s a look at several tax-efficient investment strategies that can help those on higher incomes reduce their tax liabilities significantly

Pension carry forward

• 06 Apr
• Retirement Planning
• 5 minute read

In this article, we look at how pension carry forward rules work and explain how you can use them to your advantage.

Investing for children: How to get started

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Higher education, getting married and buying a home have become significantly more expensive for young people than they once were. In this article we look at how you can start investing for your children.

School fees planning: The guide to saving and tax planning

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

This school fees planning guidecovers several financial strategies that parents can use to save, invest, and pay for school fees tax-efficiently.

Financial planning in your 40s

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

While financial planning is important at any age, it’s particularly important in your 40s. Here we look at a number of smart financial planning strategies to consider in your 40s.

Inheritance Tax planning

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

In this introductory article, we take a look at the basics of Inheritance Tax and briefly highlight a number of ways you can reduce your IHT bill.

A guide to pension allowances

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

In this guide, we look at the different pension allowances that exist, and highlight a few strategies that could help you manage your pension allowances more effectively.

How to reduce your Capital Gains Tax bill

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

In this article, we look at the basics of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and highlight a number of strategies that could help you lower your future CGT liabilities.

Planning for retirement at every life stage

• 06 Apr
• Retirement Planning
• 4 minute read

In this article, we explain how to plan for retirement at every age. This will help you understand what you need to do at each different stage of your life to ensure that you achieve your retirement goals.

How does pension drawdown work?

• 06 Apr
• Retirement Planning
• 4 minute read

In this article, we look at how pension drawdown works and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of this pension decumulation strategy.

Selling a business: 5 key tax considerations

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

In this article, we look at how to start planning for a business sale and highlight some key tax issues to consider

A good start - Saving for the next generation

• 06 Apr
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

Over the past couple of decades, investors have become more focused on setting aside money for children who seem to be facing a more expensive future than their parents and grandparents.

Suez setback

• 31 Mar
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Does Biden signal a green light for green finance?

• 29 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute read

With arresting brevity, US president Joe Biden laid out America’s immediate priorities in his inauguration speech: to address “stinging inequity, systemic racism and a climate in crisis”.

Investor Insight - Spring 2021

• 23 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 6 minute read

As the global economy emerges from the coronavirus pandemic, what questions are on the minds of investors?

Things get chilly in Alaska

• 23 Mar
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - Spring 2021

• 22 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute watch

In this Investor Insight, Tony Whincup, Investment Specialist and Robert Alster, Chief Investment Officer look at the current state of the global economy, and the impact inflation could have on asset prices.

More PEPP in the ECB’s step

• 16 Mar
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Repair now, repay later

• 09 Mar
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Budget 2021: a summary of the changes

• 04 Mar
• Market update
• 5 minute read

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak laid out his plans to get Britain back on course, outlining the roadmap for the country's post-pandemic recovery.

Hocus crocus

• 03 Mar
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

G7 does Zoom

• 23 Feb
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Investors ready for sustainability tipping point

• 17 Feb
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute read

In this Q&A article, Robert Alster, Chief Investment Officer, answers key questions on why investors have reached a sustainability tipping point.

Business disposal – four key questions for owners to ask

• 17 Feb
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

Disposing of your business is an important decision that could have far-reaching implications for your future financial wellbeing.

What's going on with inflation?

• 16 Feb
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Too much of a good thing?

• 10 Feb
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Setting yourself financial goals

• 09 Feb
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

This article looks at the importance of setting financial goals and discusses some key goals to consider.

Tax year-end planning: 2020/21

• 04 Feb
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

In this article we look at 6 ways you can get more from your tax-free allowances.

EU can’t always get what EU want

• 02 Feb
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - January 2021

• 28 Jan
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

The final quarter of 2020 was an eventful one, with the outlook for the global economy changing for the better. Read more in our latest Investor Insight

Investor Insight - January 2021 video update

• 27 Jan
• Investment Insight
• 4 minute watch

In this Investor Insight, Tony Whincup, Investment Specialist and Robert Alster, Chief Investment Officer, look forward to 2021 and what impact the US election and Brexit may have.

USA - Under new management

• 26 Jan
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

A shot in the arm

• 19 Jan
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Taking stock of Brexit

• 15 Jan
• Investment Insight
• 6 minute read

After four years of political wrangling and negotiations, the UK is beginning life outside the EU. UK and EU negotiators succeeded in agreeing the terms of a future relationship in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

Do I need a financial adviser? Seven reasons you may need advice

• 12 Jan
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

With the rise of financial blogs and robo-advisers, it can be tempting to try to manage your finances on your own. However, there comes a time when seeking advice from an experienced financial adviser is a sensible idea. 

One for the money, two for the show

• 12 Jan
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Now or later? Genetics and long-term finances

• 09 Jan
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

Genetics help to explain why some people find it easier than others to save and invest for the long term.

Mind over matter: Processing financial decisions

• 09 Jan
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

The ways in which our brains process financial decisions can affect investment outcomes – not always for the better.

Vac-cine but not yet heard (immunity)

• 06 Jan
• Market update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Behavioural finance and rational thinking

• 18 Dec
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

Training, research, and robust processes help to guard against emotional errors and facilitate better investment decision-making.

Coronavirus vaccine developments

• 16 Dec
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

The UK became the first country to approve and administer the vaccine which drug company Pfizer has developed with BioNtech. What happens next and what does this mean for the economy?

Still waiting for Brexit

• 15 Dec
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Waiting for Brexit

• 08 Dec
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Public Spending (P)Review

• 01 Dec
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Q&A: What do negative rates mean?

• 01 Dec
• Market update
• 5 minute read

What are policy and bank rates? What do central bankers do? How do negative rates work differently? Your questions about negative rates answered.

Cummings and goings

• 24 Nov
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

What's going on with Brexit?

• 23 Nov
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

At the end of the year, the transition period of the UK’s departure from the EU will come to an end and the two parties will begin to deal with one another under a new relationship.

A shot in the arm for markets

• 17 Nov
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Bye 'den

• 10 Nov
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

US election summary

• 09 Nov
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute read

What does the US election result mean for markets?

US election first take

• 04 Nov
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute read

The election outcome is turning out to be much tighter than polls predicted. Find out why it is taking so long, the possible effects of a Republican Senate, and what the delay in results may mean for markets.

Sustainable Funds: helping you get started

• 03 Nov
• Investment management
• 2 minute watch

How can you help create a more sustainable future for the world, while investing for your own future?

Bringing you the benefits of sustainable investing

• 03 Nov
• Fund information
• 2 minute read

We launched our sustainable funds in response to demand for funds with a focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and sustainable investment strategies.

Lockdown 2.0

• 03 Nov
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

What is Business Property Relief and how can it reduce Inheritance Tax?

• 02 Nov
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

In this article, we look at the basics of Business Property Relief and explain how it works. We also show how BPR can be used in Inheritance Tax planning.

US election preview

• 30 Oct
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute read

With the US election under a week away, what implications may the result have for investments? 

Investor Insight - Autumn 2020

• 29 Oct
• Quarterly investor insight
• 10 minute read

The coronavirus pandemic has had a significant transitory effect on the global economy, causing disruption to businesses, as well as spurring lasting changes. Investors must establish which assets will prosper longer-term, and at what price.

Investor Insight - Autumn 2020 video update

• 27 Oct
• Investment Insight
• 6 minute watch

In this Investor Insight, Tony Whincup, Investment Specialist and Robert Alster, Chief Investment Officer, look back on where we are after this unprecedented year, recovery from the Covid crash and how we are challenging more traditional portfolios.

Brexit negotiations are back on

• 27 Oct
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

What is the Enterprise Investment Scheme?

• 26 Oct
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

In this article, we explore Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) - a tax relief scheme designed to encourage investment in early-stage companies.

Ready for round two

• 20 Oct
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Succession planning - how to efficiently pass on your business assets

• 15 Oct
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

In this article, we look at the basics of business succession planning. We also highlight some of the more common ways of passing on business assets.

Best Wealth Planning Team win at WealthBriefing European Awards 2020

• 14 Oct
• Financial planning
• 2 minute read

We are delighted to have been named Best Wealth Planning Team at the WealthBriefing European Awards 2020.

Here we go again?

• 13 Oct
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Testing Trump

• 06 Oct
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

The common risks for business owners and how to prepare for them

• 29 Sep
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

In this guide, we look at five common risks businesses face and explain how business owners can prepare for them.

Winter is coming

• 29 Sep
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

After the furlough’s over

• 29 Sep
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), often referred to as the furlough scheme, comes to an end at the end of October. This important, if costly, support for the UK economy is being withdrawn as new coronavirus cases rise in the UK.

Falling leaves, falling inflation

• 22 Sep
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

How does a family trust protect your assets?

• 17 Sep
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

In this article, we look at how family trusts work and explain how to set one up. 

Back to Brexit

• 15 Sep
• Weekly market update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

The bubble that got too big?

• 08 Sep
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

What is multi-asset investing?

• 02 Sep
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

The concept of multi-asset investing has undergone a substantial shift over the past 20 years. Find out how Modern Portfolio Theory, alternative assets and risk management have contributed to this evolution.

Fed-up

• 02 Sep
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

I can't believe my CPIs

• 25 Aug
• Weekly market update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Can eating out help us out of a GDP hole?

• 18 Aug
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Charity income: Who is still paying?

• 14 Aug
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

Investment income and what Trustees should expect in terms of income payments given the cut in dividends by many companies in the UK and overseas.

Never say never on negative rates

• 11 Aug
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Breaking the wrong kind of records

• 04 Aug
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

The feeling’s mutual

• 28 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Awful April, muted May

• 21 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - Summer 2020

• 16 Jul
• Investment Insight
• 2 minute read

Read our quarterly investor insight update for Summer 2020.

Eat it! Hire it! Move it!

• 14 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Summer statement – what does it mean?

• 10 Jul
• Investment Insight
• 2 minute read

The chancellor this week revealed additional government spending measures designed to boost employment opportunities in the UK as the economy reopens.

Steps to protect yourself from fraudsters and financial scams during the coronavirus pandemic

• 08 Jul
• Lifestyle
• 4 minute read

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, there has sadly been an increase in the number of fraudsters exploiting people’s fears  - targeting pension savers, investors and online consumers.

A new New Deal?

• 07 Jul
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - Summer 2020 video update

• 02 Jul
• Investment Insight
• 6 minute watch

Tony Whincup, Investment Specialist, speaks with Robert Alster, Head of Investment Services, for his insight on current market conditions in light of COVID-19 and what the road to recovery may look like.

When 2m becomes 1

• 30 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

Negative on negative rates

• 23 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

What gold and other alternative assets have to offer investors

• 18 Jun
• Investment management
• 3 minute read

Tim West, managing director at Close Brothers, on the opportunities and risks of investing in gold.

R we there yet?

• 17 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

On the “warp” path

• 09 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

How is the COVID-19 pandemic impacting on the global economy?

• 08 Jun
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

Will the economic reality reflect the gloomy picture painted by numerous surveys about the impact of the coronavirus?

Balancing risk and reward as investors

• 04 Jun
• Investment management
• 3 minute read

Christopher Godfrey-Faussett, managing director at Close Brothers looks at the different approaches to risk.

Sino-the-times

• 02 Jun
• Weekly update
• 5 minute read

Here's the latest weekly update from our investment team.

It pays to borrow

• 26 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Why it helps to have an active manager in your corner

• 21 May
• Investment management
• 3 minute read

Alastair Wilson, managing director of Close Brothers, on the advantages of active investing in times of crisis.

Fur-lough for longer

• 19 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Active vs passive investing

• 18 May
• Investment management
• 4 minute read

In this article, we look at the differences between active and passive investing, and examine the pros and cons of each style of investing.

Heading for the exit

• 12 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

What is estate planning?

• 11 May
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

Estate planning is a fundamental part of wealth management no matter how much wealth you have accumulated. In this article we look at the fundamentals of estate planning.

The trouble with market timing

• 10 May
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

Philip Young, managing director at Close Brothers Asset Management, on investment opportunities in a downturn.

The importance of diversification

• 07 May
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Lucy Katzarova, investment manager at Close Brothers Asset Management, explains the key role diversification plays in protecting clients’ portfolios.

US GDP: Great Demand Problem

• 05 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Who will buy my WTI?

• 28 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

WHO’s afraid of Donald Trump?

• 21 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - Spring 2020

• 16 Apr
• Investment Insight
• 10 minute read

Can OPEC+ get a rise?

• 15 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

No April fools

• 06 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - Spring 2020 video update

• 02 Apr
• Investment Insight
• 6 minute watch

In this 6 minute video Robert Alster, Head of Investment Services, explains our investment strategy in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and one of the biggest falls ever seen in equity markets.

The $2 trillion dollar rescue

• 31 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Investing in volatile markets

• 26 Mar
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

In volatile times, there is often a temptation to withdraw your money from the market or hold off investing altogether, waiting for the ‘perfect’ time to invest. But when is the perfect time?

Race to react

• 24 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

March 18: COVID-19 update

• 18 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

In light of recent events in financial markets, here's the latest from our investment team.

Our current view

• 17 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute read

In light of recent events in financial markets, here's the latest from our investment team.

Supermarket sweep

• 17 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

7 financial planning tips to help you achieve your goals

• 16 Mar
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

In this article, we share seven top financial planning tips to help you create a robust financial plan.

Three things to remember in the current market turbulence

• 13 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute read

The Covid-19 virus has now been declared a global pandemic and continues to cause significant turbulence in the markets.

Budget 2020: a summary of the changes

• 12 Mar
• Financial planning
• 12 minute read

Following the announcement of the UK’s Budget 2020 we have prepared a summary of the key points and commentary.

An update on market movements

• 10 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

Read our investment team's view on the fall in oil prices and the latest on Covid-19.

Italiano-go

• 10 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

The impact of isolation

• 03 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

What does Covid-19 mean for markets?

• 28 Feb
• Market update
• 5 minute read

As global, multi-asset and long-term investors, our portfolios continue to benefit from diversification.

Corona coaster

• 25 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Investor Insight - Winter 2019-20

• 21 Feb
• Investment Insight
• 10 minute read

Investor Insight - Winter 2019/20 video

• 19 Feb
• Investment Insight
• 3 minute watch

Robert Alster, Head of Research, summarises what took place our recent investment committee meeting.

Sayonara Sajid

• 18 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Retirement planning: Can I afford to retire?

• 18 Feb
• Retirement Planning
• 5 minute read

When thinking about which age to retire at an important question is, “Can I afford to retire?”, and the answer can be more complex than it might immediately seem.

Common Fisheries Policy is no red herring

• 11 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Like EU never left

• 05 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

The value of financial planning

• 03 Feb
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Your unique circumstances will play a significant part in how you build your financial plan. We look at five key benefits of financial planning.

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu

• 28 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

How to create a financial plan

• 27 Jan
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

A financial plan can provide you with a focus, helping you decide exactly how you’ll get to where you want to be – as well as helping you stay on track.

The inflation mirage

• 20 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Volte face

• 14 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

2020 (di)vision

• 08 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Vic-tory-ous

• 17 Dec
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

The election outcome in focus

• 13 Dec
• Market update
• 5 minute read

What does this mean for our investment strategy?

Watford scrap

• 10 Dec
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Second innings - Over-50s cricket

• 09 Dec
• Lifestyle
• 5 minute read

Over-50s cricket is reigniting interest in the sport among older age groups.

Poll positions

• 04 Dec
• Market update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Is 55 too early to retire?

• 29 Nov
• Retirement Planning
• 4 minute read

You say it best when you say nothing at all

• 26 Nov
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Manifestos not mops

• 19 Nov
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Trade wars and cold wars

• 12 Nov
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Number two for Close Brothers at FTAdviser Top 100

• 07 Nov
• Financial planning
• 2 minute read

We are delighted to have been ranked second in the 2019 FTAdviser Top 100 Financial Advisers list.

Investor Insight - Autumn 2019 video

• 04 Nov
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute watch

Robert Alster, Head of Research, summarises what took place our recent investment committee meeting.

Investor Insight - Autumn 2019

• 04 Nov
• Investment Insight
• 6 minute read

All I want for Christmas is a majority

• 04 Nov
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

What does a Christmas election mean for Brexit?

• 31 Oct
• Investment Insight
• 4 minute read

A general election provides a mechanism by which Brexit (or at least the first stage of it) may be resolved.

PM seeks comfy ditch

• 29 Oct
• Market update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Financial planning for newly married couples

• 23 Oct
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Not-so-super-Saturday

• 23 Oct
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Information on the suspension of Woodford Equity Income Fund

• 17 Oct
• Fund information
• 2 minute read

10 estate planning tips

• 14 Oct
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

I’m in a tunnel

• 14 Oct
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

“Two borders for four years” falls on deaf ears

• 08 Oct
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's the latest market update from our investment team.

Hale storms

• 30 Sep
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Planning for retirement in your 50s

• 25 Sep
• Retirement Planning
• 3 minute read

Come on Arlene

• 24 Sep
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Back-to-backstop meetings

• 17 Sep
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Rudd-erless

• 10 Sep
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Brexit update: three questions that matter

• 05 Sep
• Market update
• 5 minute read

Will the 31 October Brexit deadline be extended? When will Jeremy Corbyn agree to a general election? Will the nation vote for "No Deal if Necessary"?

Going pro-rogue

• 03 Sep
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Our research capability

• 28 Aug
• Investment management
• 1.5 minute watch

A not so sweet Mac(a)ron

• 28 Aug
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Curves in all the wrong places

• 19 Aug
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

The importance of financial planning

• 15 Aug
• Financial planning
• 6 minute read

In today’s complex financial environment, achieving your financial goals is not always straightforward. This is where financial planning can help.

You can’t always get what Yuan

• 13 Aug
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Trade tensions cause markets to correct

• 07 Aug
• Market update
• 5 minute read

Year to date, market performance has been very strong, with all main indices delivering double-digit returns in Sterling terms to the end of July. However, at the beginning of August, market sentiment began to wobble, with a significant correction this week.

Brecon bleakens

• 05 Aug
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Blonde on Blonde

• 01 Aug
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

In the Leyen of fire?

• 23 Jul
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Tax-efficient school fees planning

• 22 Jul
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

In this article, we will take a look at the current cost of a private school education in the UK, and explore some effective tax-efficient school fee saving strategies.

Investor Insight - Summer 2019

• 19 Jul
• Market update
• 6 minute read

Investor Insight - Summer 2019

• 18 Jul
• Market update
• 5 minute watch

Educating the next generation

• 17 Jul
• Financial planning
• 2 minute read

As the cost of private school fees mounts, grandparents are increasingly helping to foot the bill.

Financial thriving, not just surviving

• 16 Jul
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

Many people who are solely focused on surviving, might overlook strategies that would help them thrive.

No googly from the Fed

• 16 Jul
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Tackling the global plastic packaging problem

• 12 Jul
• Investment management
• 8 minute read

How can socially responsible investment help to solve the global plastic packaging problem?

The cost of not planning ahead

• 10 Jul
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

Make sure you’re not missing out on valuable financial planning advice that could save you money.

Changing of Lagarde

• 09 Jul
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

10 questions to ask when choosing a financial planner

• 03 Jul
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

The planner you choose to work with can have a profound influence on your financial future, so it’s important to identify an expert that you can build a long-term relationship with. With that in mind, here is a list of 10 questions that are worth asking before selecting your financial planner.

20-20 vision

• 02 Jul
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Founding partner of The WealthiHer Network

• 28 Jun
• Investment management
• 3 minute read

The Network is a group of change agents from the world of finance who have come together to champion female investors.

It's a farmers market

• 26 Jun
• Investment management
• 4 minute read

The resemblance between the rise of both passive investing and industrial farming.

Being active about your passive portfolio: how to invest in passives well

• 25 Jun
• Investment management
• 4 minute read

The final two

• 25 Jun
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Eight Brexit questions you’re probably asking

• 24 Jun
• Investment Insight
• 7 minute read

Will Boris Johnson be the next prime minister? Will we leave the European Union with 'no deal' in October? Our investment team weighs in on these questions and more.

What do you need to know about bull and bear markets?

• 19 Jun
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

It is useful to understand the difference between a bull and a bear market and what these markets mean for your personal investments.

The UK’s glum GDP

• 18 Jun
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

When to consolidate your pension pots

• 18 Jun
• Retirement Planning
• 4 minute read

Tepid summer CPI

• 11 Jun
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Mexican stand-off

• 04 Jun
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

May day, May day

• 29 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

My way or the Huawei

• 21 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Yuan a fight?

• 14 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

US labour market lows

• 08 May
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

The import-ance of being Ernest

• 30 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Investor Insight - Spring 2019

• 29 Apr
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

Investor Insight - Spring 2019

• 25 Apr
• Market update
• 7 minute watch

China’s spring rebound

• 24 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Trick or treaty?

• 16 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Stockpile skew

• 09 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Songs of Brexperience

• 02 Apr
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Bund breaches 0

• 26 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Support for the Bank of Mum and Dad

• 25 Mar
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Third time lucky

• 19 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

2019 Spring statement update

• 14 Mar
• Financial planning
• 10 minute read

Le Crunch

• 12 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Lending into retirement

• 11 Mar
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

BBBella Italia

• 05 Mar
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Are you ready for tax year-end?

• 04 Mar
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Dovish dilemma

• 26 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Investor Insight- Winter 2018/19

• 22 Feb
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

Investor Insight - Winter 2018/19

• 21 Feb
• Market update
• 8 minute watch

Inflation winter chill

• 19 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

The value of investment research: Uncovering disruptive growth themes

• 14 Feb
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

Here are a few areas where our in-house research team has identified potential for growth.

Chinese New Year, same old trade woes

• 12 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Domestic economy conundrum

• 05 Feb
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Downside risk

• 29 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Plan A 2.0

• 22 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Last plan standing

• 15 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

New year, new markets?

• 08 Jan
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Set your financial resolutions for 2019

• 07 Jan
• Financial planning
• 4 minute read

Market update

• 07 Jan
• Market update
• 5 minute read

Given the volatility in markets, we are cognisant that clients may be feeling uneasy. Here is an update from our Investment Team.

Have you been appointed an Executor?

• 19 Dec
• Financial planning
• 7 minute read

Ne’er cast a clout till May be out

• 18 Dec
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Investor Insight - December 2018

• 17 Dec
• Market update
• 6 minute read

Uncertainty prevails

• 11 Dec
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

The value of socially responsible investment

• 07 Dec
• Investment management
• 3 minute read

Deal or no deal?

• 04 Dec
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Deal dilemma

• 27 Nov
• Weekly update
• 2 minute read

Here's a weekly update from our Investment Team.

Matt Stanesby on our Close Managed Funds

• 22 Nov
• Investment management
• 7 minute watch

Brexit - an update on our thoughts

• 05 Nov
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

In this Investment Insight, we examine the key issues and investment implications of the UK's future relationship with the EU.

Investor Insight - Autumn 2018

• 24 Oct
• Market update
• 10 minute watch

Investment Insight - Our views in light of recent market volatility

• 15 Oct
• Investment Insight
• 4 minute read

Funding the next generation

• 20 Aug
• Financial planning
• 5 minute read

Bull and Bear – the US economy

• 02 Jul
• Market update
• 5 minute read

Investor Insight - Summer 2018

• 01 Jul
• Market update
• 8 minute watch

Girls just wanna have funds

• 25 Jun
• Financial planning
• 7 minute read

Investing in health and wellness

• 23 May
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

Investor Insight - Spring 2018

• 10 Apr
• Market update
• 4 minute watch

Betting on Beijing will take courage

• 29 Mar
• Market update
• 3 minute read

Should investors follow the PM into China?

• 01 Mar
• Market update
• 3 minute read

Investment Insight - Should we worry about a trade war?

• 01 Mar
• Investment Insight
• 5 minute read

Investment Insight - Why do tariffs matter for markets?

• 01 Mar
• Market update
• 4 minute read

Investment Insight - Market Turbulence 2018

• 09 Feb
• Market update
• 4 minute read

Finding the balance between humanity and technology

• 17 Jan
• Financial planning
• 2 minute read

Charting a course through financial volatility

• 12 Jan
• Financial planning
• 3 minute read

Save and invest for the long term

• 05 Jan
• Financial planning
• 2 minute read

Spread your net to hit your long-term targets

• 02 Jan
• Investment management
• 3 minute read

Finding the right mix for a smooth future

• 21 Dec
• Investment management
• 2 minute read

Tailoring your portfolio to find the perfect fit

• 15 Dec
• Investment management
• 2 minute read

Why bespoke planning beats off-the-peg

• 08 Dec
• Investment management
• 2 minute read

Investor Insight - Winter 2017/18

• 01 Dec
• Market update
• 6 minute watch

Investment Insight: Close Select Fixed Income Fund

• 25 Nov
• Investment Insight
• 7 minute read

The lifetime allowance - don’t forget age 75 issues

• 24 Nov
• Financial planning
• 2 minute read

The psychology of investment

• 16 Nov
• Investment management
• 5 minute read

Investor Insight - Autumn 2017

• 19 Oct
• Market update
• 5 minute watch