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Over the next three months a group of seven Earlswood members are going to carry out a virtual walk/run/cycle from Lands End to John o'Groats to help raise much-needed funds for Earlswood Cricket Club and in turn increase awareness of mental health issues by supporting the charity MIND; https://www.mind.org.uk/ The pandemic has restricted many of [...]

Despite Boris' announcement last night, we would like to reassure our clients that we are very much "business as usual". MPA has seen over 75% of its staff members working from home since March 2020, with 25% of our team returning to the office as of 1st June 2020. Following the latest announcement, we [...]

Today the office joined Liz in celebrating 10 years with MPA.  Phil and Eddie presented Liz with some beautiful flowers and a bottle of champagne to mark the special occasion. Liz has been through so many milestones with MPA and has watched the Company evolve to what it is today.  She is a valued [...]

Massive Congratulations to Joe who today has found out he has passed his AF7 - Pension Transfers exam and is now one step closer to being Chartered! From everyone at MPA well done Joe!!  

What a way to start the week!.... Jenny started with MPA in 2014 completely new to the industry and became part of our PFS Aspire Apprenticeship Scheme.  Through hard work and dedication she has not only taken learning about the industry in her stride she has now obtained her Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning - What [...]

Summary The easing of Covid-19 lockdowns and early signs of economic recovery saw risk appetite return rapidly in Q2, supporting equity and credit markets. US Equities rebounded in Q2 and outperformed other major equity markets. Improving jobs and retail sales data provided cause for optimism. Eurozone shares posted strong gains in Q2 as lockdown [...]

Some of you may not know, but Marie Kelly worked at MPA for a short while back in 2018 before getting her dream job with Complete Cricket, coaching young children and professionals in the sport that she loved - cricket. After finishing University, Marie got in contact with Phil, who she has known for [...]

  The MPA Charitable Foundation were approached by Sue Sargent from Claverdon Playground seeking sponsorship from local companies to help buy equipment for the refurbishment of the existing playground. The playground has been enjoyed by local children, grandchildren and visiting friends and families for many years.  Unfortunately, in recent years a number of unsafe [...]

During the long hours of lockdown it gives you time to think about where we are in the grand scheme of things and what the future will look like when we come out of it. The way I see it, traditional ways of investing have taken a pounding, albeit they have recovered quickly, but [...]