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AJ Bell shares economies of scale with customers via 38% fund chargers cut

May 10, 2022

The funds are managed in line with five different risk levels so that investors can choose the fund that matches their individual risk profile.

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UBS Investor Sentiment: Investors Concerned About the War Yet Stay the Course with their Portfolios

May 9, 2022

The survey found business owners tempering their hiring and investment plans and are focusing on increasing their employee benefits, IT spending and upgrading talent.

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The End Of History

May 9, 2022

“Everything that can be invented has been invented.” - Attributed, probably falsely, to Charles Holland Duell, Commissioner of the US Patent Office from 1898 to 1901.

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BTG Pactual reports record quarter ever for revenues and net income

May 9, 2022

With continued growth of client franchises, assets under management reached R$1.04 trillion, increasing 36% y/y

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Market Update 9th May 2022

May 9, 2022

The Bank of England’s quarter point rise in the UK bank rate was also fully expected. We should though add a little critical commentary on its powers of forecasting.

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How long will the US dollar’s strength continue?

May 9, 2022

The fear among investors is that QT comes too late, leaving the Fed with no choice but to raise rates so quickly that there is no time to observe the economic impact of each hike, with the risk that the economy falls into recession.

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Review of the week: The dollar ascendant

May 9, 2022

US monetary policy is tightening, sending the greenback higher. This should ease US inflation even as it squeezes the costs of living and doing business for foreign markets.

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Ukraine Conflict – What is the Outlook for Asia?

May 8, 2022

The geopolitical risk barometer has risen to a level last seen during the Cuban missile crisis, with Russia stating readiness of their nuclear arsenal.

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