Market Update: June 2022
Further ratcheting up in the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) tightening makes a “hard landing”, where higher interest rates drive the economy into a recession, more likely. Since the start of this year, the market has been all-consumed with how central banks such as the Fed and Bank of England (BoE) will tackle seemingly ever [...]
Adviser Insights…From Independent Financial Adviser, Jenny Hall DipPFS
We spoke to one of our youngest independent financial advisers to find out how she went from a degree in biomedical science to develop a passion for sustainable investing. […]
Adviser Insights…From Independent Financial Adviser, Rob Chapman DipFA MLIBF
In a recent adviser interview, we chatted to our independent financial adviser (IFA), Rob Chapman, about his route into the world of financial services, his specialism in property lending and why keeping an eye on your mortgage deal is essential to save money long term. […]
Market Commentary 2022 – Quarter 1
The Quarter in Summary Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February caused a global shock. The grave human implications fed through into markets, with Equities declining and Bond yields rising (meaning prices fell). Commodity prices soared given Russia is a key producer of several important commodities including oil, gas, and wheat. This contributed to [...]
MPA Partners with Hymans Robertson
We are pleased to announce that we have teamed up with Hymans Robertson Investment Services (HRIS), a leading discretionary fund manager (DFM), to offer a range of new investment portfolios to its clients. The new investments are bespoke to MPA and we have become one of only a small number of UK wealth management [...]
Brewin Dolphin to be purchased by Royal Bank of Canada
We have been informed that Brewin Dolphin, our largest investment supplier, is to be bought by Royal Bank of Canada (RBC). The Board of Brewin Dolphin has unanimously recommended to shareholders that they accept the offer from RBC to acquire their shares at 515 pence per share in cash. It is expected that the [...]
IO Personal Finance Portal – Easter Maintenance
Due to planned essential maintenance work, Intelliflo, the company behind our clients' Personal Finance Portal, has advised us that the service will be unavailable over the Easter weekend. The outage is expected to last from Friday 15th April 2022 at 19:00 to Monday 18th April at 08:00. We hope this does not cause any [...]
Chartered Financial Planner Neil Parker Joins MPA
We are pleased to announce that Neil Parker has joined MPA. Neil is a Chartered Financial Planner with over 30 years of experience in Financial Services and we are delighted to be adding his experience to our team. Being Chartered, we know that Neil will uphold the same high professional standards that we do [...]
MPA Expertise Helps Telegraph Reader
Earlier this month, we were contacted by Will Kirkman at The Telegraph who wanted MPA's expertise to once again help a Telegraph reader with a Money Makeover. Neil Campbell, 51, wanted advice on whether he should cash in his £284,000 final salary pension as he was concerned that he would breach the lifetime allowance [...]