With emerging market economies significantly underperforming their developed market counterparts year to date, what has been the driving force behind GEM smaller companies and can it continue?

Hello everyone; I hope you have all had a wonderfully refreshing weekend and are ready to take this week’s bull by the horns.  Yes?  Fantastic!  Let’s get straight into it with this week’s News, Views and Truths.

Corryn Wild explains why financial advisers talk about an ‘emergency fund’ and how it can help with investment planning.

The latest Greaves West & Ayre Investment update is scheduled for 23 September 2021 – we do hope you will join us, with Three Counties’ Andrew Alexander giving his latest financial markets update in the session.

With investors ever searching for attractive equity entry points, is Europe the most fertile hunting ground?

After one of the most anticipated Jackson Hole meetings in years, what was announced and how should you be positioning your portfolio for the coming months?

Martin Howe explains how the High Income Child Benefit Charge works and what could be done to reduce it.

As part of our ‘Meet the Team’ series, we’re introducing you to David Simpson, our Business Development Consultant.

Against a backdrop of rising inflation and imminent Central Bank tapering, should fixed income investors be broadening their geographic universe to capture the limited opportunities on offer?

Did you know that your pensions can be subject to tax charges of up to 55%?