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With one month gone already in this Olympic year, we can start to see the trend from our IFA clients. We certainly predicted that the purchase of single asset class funds would decrease, with the squeeze from the FSA over UCIS products, but to see our sales in January being exclusively Niche DFM... Read More ›
Happy new year to all our valued clients and thank you for your business during 2011. With RDR looming this time next year, we at Hintons are seeing 2012 as the last year that alternative asset funds will be easily available to be purchased for your clients. This has obviously been the principal reason... Read More ›
Market Brief – November 2011Source Bloomberg – Data as at 30th November 2011Another eventful month, dominated, as ever, by the (worsening) Eurozone debt crisis, saw a change of administrations in Italy, Spain and Greece, a “phantom” French downgrade and a failed government bond... Read More ›
Dear Clients The Eurozone crisis: What could happen next? Uncertainty and risk remain and once Greece defaults, other European countries are more likely to default as investors become worried about risks in the region. Some European banks and pension funds that hold large amounts... Read More ›
On the day that the EuroZone bailout fund (EFSF) faces another key vote this time from Slovakia, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet began using vocabulary that really identified the problems that Europe is under. Today is the first time Mr Trichet used the term "systemic risk" of the debt... Read More ›
During these turbulent markets investor appetite for equities has definitely dropped, but while it is tempting to dash for the security of cash and bonds there are alternative assets that can help smooth your investment returns. The theory is, the more you spread your cash across different asset classes,... Read More ›
Is a double-dip recession on its way....are you ready for it?" Dear Wealth Adviser, What a shocking month August has been for the world's financial markets. At its peak around USD $3 trillion was wiped off the global stock markets. The illustration below gives just one example from the Frankfurt... Read More ›
July 1st - A memorable date in the calendar of historic events. Among the notable occurrences are: The date when Hong Kong was officially handed back to China by the United Kingdom in 1997 The new Scottish Parliament is opened by the HRH Queen in 1999. The first time Scotland has had its... Read More ›
“Following a series of weaker than expected economic statistics released during the month, May saw investor confidence in the global recovery falter, which in turn led to a sell-off in the majority of risk assets. In the US, the manufacturing-led recovery appears to have slowed during the... Read More ›
Again, the performance of non UK regulated funds, unfairly called 'unregulated funds, outperform most of the more commonly purchased investment vehicles. Welcome, as usual, to our panel of highly due diligence funds. Read More ›
With equities yet again showing their lack of resilience to unforeseen global events, it again strengthens the argument for having a strong non-correlated element to clients portfolios. Our thoughts go out to the victims of the Tsunami in Japan. Read More ›