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 [...]
MPA introduces Ann Baguley…
Ann Baguley joined MPA Financial Management in 2016 and specialises in advising older clients, near retirement and beyond, who need advice on any area that reflects this stage in life. Clients need help with retirement planning, getting the best out of savings, passing on wealth without paying inheritance tax and eventually some will need [...]
Market Commentary – 2018 in review…
Themes: The return of volatility Brexit Trump tariffs and trade wars The rise (and fall?) of FAANG in the US UK: This year one word has summed up the UKs financial news – Brexit. Barely a month has gone by without tumultuous articles and heated debates on the future of Britain outside the EU. [...]
The MPA Charitable Foundation goes one step further to help Millie-Mae…
You may have read one of our previous stories about Millie-Mae Hendrie, a 12-year-old girl born with Leber’s Amaurosis, from Coventry. We were delighted to hear that through our donation, combined with fundraising from her family and friends, Millie-Mae’s parents have been able to buy her a BrailleNote Touch just in time for Christmas! [...]