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03 June 2020
Market Commentary May 2020As the UK moved towards easing lockdown restrictions, the main index responded positively. The expectation of the economy opening back up saw the FTSE100 rise by nearly 3% for the month.
27 May 2020
Investment commentary from BMO“There’s undoubtedly been a significant economic shock, but we will come out of this crisis, there’s no doubt about it - prior pandemics and history is on our side in that regard” says Gary Potter from BMO.
20 May 2020
Investment Commentary May 2020 from Cornelian Asset ManagersThe coronavirus pandemic is not your typical recession. As David Appleton, Investment Director at Cornelian says, it’s more accurately described as a “sudden stop” due to the unusual speed, breadth and severity it has had on people and businesses across the world. As we wait to hear if the lockdown restrictions will lighten soon to allow some businesses to re-open, we caught up with David to hear more about Cornelian’s approach to the new normal and why they’re being more cautious than our markets at the moment.
04 May 2020
Market Commentary April 2020The main index turned positive for April with a 4% increase since the start of the month. The expected volatility mentioned in previous updates was evidenced by an intra month gain of nearly 13% between an index low of 5,415 on 3rd April and a high of 6,115 on 29th.
04 May 2020
Budget Changes, March 2020 - Tapered Annual AllowanceWith the country in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is understandable that some of the changes in the March 2020 Budget, six weeks ago may have been lost or pushed aside to deal with more pressing issues.
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