How will the Prime Minister and Chancellor’s resignation affect the markets?
This week has seen the shock resignation of the UK Government’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, as well as more than 50 cabinet ministers and members of the government. These actions have forced the hand of Prime Minister Boris Johnson to also resign as leader of the Conservative Party and in theAutumn he [...]
MPA Supports Nottinghamshire Down Syndrome Community to Raise £6,700
On Saturday 18 June, the Nottinghamshire Down Syndrome community came together to attempt a Guinness World Record for wearing Odd Socks and play the 5th annual Footprints Cup charity football match, raising £6,700 in support of Nottingham charity, Footprints. The Greatest Dancer winner and Man of the Match, Andrew Self, lifts the Footprints [...]
MPA Featured in The Telegraph
We are pleased to have been featured in The Telegraph again this week. Our Managing Director Phil McGovern was featured in the Money section, providing advice to a Telegraph reader in a Money Makeover. The 3o year old reader wanted advice as to whether it would be possible for him to grow his investments [...]
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 [...]