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 [...]
'After nearly 40 years experience of working in Financial Services, visions would appear to be the same today as before. Events during this unprecedented time have created opportunities for planning if you remain positive. The good days will come back. I [...]
'My role at the moment is emotional support for clients - its a scary time from a health and emotional perspective and clients are also worried about the dips in the value of their investments. The news doesn't help as they [...]
