Phil was recently contacted by Jennifer Hill from Media-Hill regarding a feature that they were working on about what advisers are doing to develop their businesses during lockdown and you will find his comments below; "MPA Financial Management wants to “come out [...]
As we enter the seventh week of lockdown, the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) have released their quarterly report detailing the economic outlook for the economy, both domestically and globally, and how they are looking to navigate through these [...]
I am sure that many of you were poised by the TV last night at 7pm to hear the latest announcement made by Boris Johnson... There was no sign of the lockdown being lifted immediately, however will the latest changes begin [...]
Due to the success and the fabulous feedback, The MPA Charitable Foundation have joined forces with Neil Supperstone from Coolsportz and Henley-in-Arden Primary School again in support of the PlayMakers Award and has made another £500 donation to allow the children [...]
Due to the reduction in work, for understandable reasons, MPA confirmed on the 9th April that we had taken the decision to furlough half of our Administration team - read the full story here; https://www.mpafm.co.uk/mpa-to-furlough-administration-staff/ 3 weeks have now passed and the [...]
Summary The spread of Covid-19 profoundly affected global markets in the first quarter. Equities suffered steep declines and government bond yields fell (prices rose) as investors favoured their perceived safety. Shares fell across developed markets as coronavirus spread and countries went [...]
New Model Adviser yesterday issued an article, as part of its New Model Adviser top 100 IFA firms revisit, in which it asked Advisers how their portfolios held up during the crash and which funds delivered or performed badly in February and [...]
Unexpected world events which have sudden, material impacts on the financial markets are nothing new. It is important to keep uncertain headlines and volatile moves in perspective by looking back at the equity market’s performance during and after similarly disruptive past [...]
Needless to say that the events of the last several months have caused large scale disruptions to the lives of everyone and will no doubt fundamentally change our outlook on many issues. Possibly one of the few beneficiaries from the enforcement [...]
The Government has announced a new 100% government backed loan scheme for small businesses. This will see businesses being able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000 and have access to the cash within days. Loans will be interest free for the [...]
