STudley Autism Reachout and Support (STARS) distribute the sensory bags #autismawarenessweek
You will recall back in February 2019 that the MPA Charitable Foundation pledged its support to STudley Autism Reachout and Support (STARS) and their amazing work in the local community and we are very pleased to confirm that the "out and about sensory bags" sponsored by the MPA Charitable Foundation are now in [...]
Phil McGovern puts the spotlight on; Fundsmith Equity
Today we turn the spotlight on one of our favourite individual funds we have used over the last few years; Fundsmith Equity. Fundsmith Equity was set up in 2010 by Terry Smith as a global equity fund that has a very simple aim. It will invest in global equities on a long term basis [...]
MPA Charitable Foundation reflects on the success of the Henley in Arden Christmas Lunch…
Whilst many people will gasp at the thought of Christmas already, having received such a fantastic write up from Rachel @ The Hub following the 2018 Henley-in-Arden Christmas lunch, we just had to share it....it only goes to prove further why we are doing what we do and giving back!... "Following a [...]
Millie-Mae pays MPA a visit to say thank you…
What a treat we had on Monday when Millie-Mae Hendrie paid us a visit, so that she could come and meet the staff to say thank you to us for our donation towards her BrailleNote Touch. We heard about Millie-Mae last June through her classroom assistant Anita Hull and were delighted we could help [...]
Sian Kelly inspires the next generation of players…
The MPA Charitable Foundation assisted Sian Kelly back in October last year to enable her to return to Buenos Aires to coach Argentina's national women's team and with a total of 3 years of coaching the team under her belt, BBC Sport caught up with Sian in Buenos Aires.... "After three years as coach [...]
MPA introduces Joe McGovern…
For this week’s blog we sit down with our very own Joe McGovern, who is our newest Adviser here at MPA Financial Management Limited… How long have you been in Financial services for? I started scanning documents at a financial company 9 years ago as they were moving to a paperless system. That's [...]
MPA reaches for the STARS – STudley Autism Reachout and Support
Autism is a lifelong, development disability that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people, and how they experience the world around them. There are approximately 700,000 autistic children and adults in the UK. People with autism see, hear and feel the world differently and whilst all autistic people share certain [...]
MPA backs new plans for The Arden Recreational Centre (ARC)…
Exciting new plans have been given the go ahead by Stratford District Council for the building of The Arden Recreational Centre (The ARC), a brand new, state-of-the art multi-purpose sport and community centre in Henley. The ARC, set to open in Spring 2020, will be built on the existing scout hut and sports facilities [...]
Phil reviews 2018 – A Year to Forget, a Tough Year on the Markets
2018 will certainly be remembered as a year of two halves where the first half, kept its head above water and the second half had losses not seen since 2008. In fact only 8% of equity funds made a positive return. Below is a chart of the main sector averages over 2018, with [...]