Worldwide Financial Planning

As 2022 comes to a close, and fund managers being to give their Stockmarket predictions for 2023, read what Martyn Page has to say in our Investment Board's most recent commentary.

Like it or not, equity markets in the UK and Europe largely depend on US stock markets. In turn, these depend on expectations for US company profits’ growth and expectations about where US interest rates are likely heading.

Our ‘Leading Light’ and CEO Peter McGahan and our valued independent financial adviser and Community Ambassador, Peter Meeson, joined a team to raise money for the London Irish Foundation’s ‘Beat The Street’ programme and for projects being run by CEO Sleepout.

Pinky Lilani, CBD DL, Founder of Kindness and Leadership 50 Leading Lights, said: “We are absolutely delighted to announce 50 Leading Lights, across both the UK and Asia Pacific regions. These phenomenal leaders are driving transformative change within their businesses, communities and on a global scale, making a remarkable impact by harnessing the power of kindness in their leadership."

The Chancellor’s ‘Autumn Statement’ was aimed fairly and squarely at global bond markets. The chancellor wanted to ensure bond markets got no unexpected nasty surprises when he spoke. And they didn’t. Read on for our full commentary...

We expect newspapers to focus on all the bad news: it was the largest single rate increase in a third of a century. We are already in a two-year recession. And with two million fixed-term mortgage deals set to expire by next Christmas, the average borrower of £130,000 could need to find an extra £3000 a year.