Evelyn Partners: Wealth manager warns clients fretting over Budget tax changes October 23, 2024 Wealth management and accountancy business Evelyn Partners has warned that its clients have been fretting over the raft of speculation coming out about next week’s Budget. Rumours about the contents of the Budget have been flying out of Westminster, with concerns that the Chancellor Rachel Reeves may move to hike a variety of taxes and [...]
Fears over capital gains tax hike push business owners to sell up October 11, 2024 The survey showed that 23 per cent of business owners who had fast-tracked their exists did so because they were worried about a capital gains hike.
City minister battles for UK to issue blockchain gilts October 2, 2024 City minister Tulip Siddiq is pushing for the UK to begin issuing gilts on the blockchain, despite resistance from other areas of the government. ‘Digital gilts’ would be a government bond issued and traded using blockchain technology, and Siddiq has been fighting for the prospect to modernise the UK financial system. “The underlying asset would [...]
The Capitalist: The Lord Mayor’s (self-funded) clothes; Old Street Non-Roundabout slammed; Tories party; and Clegg gives advice September 19, 2024 A look into the Lord Mayor's wardrobe, Old Street's new "non-roundabout" and Nick Clegg dishes out some career tips in this week's diary.
Terry Smith’s Fundsmith Equity escapes the doghouse, but £54bn still stuck in underperforming funds August 16, 2024 As many as 137 equity investment funds in the UK have been condemned to the ‘doghouse’ after consistently underperforming their market benchmark over the last three years. The report from Bestinvest, which identified the funds in the ‘doghouse’ due to persistent underperformance, found £53.4bn of investor cash stuck in funds that have consistently underperformed the [...]
Evelyn Partners private equity sale: Is this the first domino to fall? July 22, 2024 Evelyn Partners, the wealth management and accountancy firm that manages £60bn in assets, is now up for sale by its private equity owner.
Evelyn Partners private equity owner plots £1.5bn sale July 21, 2024 The majority owner of Evelyn Partners, private equity firm Permira, is looking to offload its £1.5bn stake in the business.
Evelyn Partners continues streak of inflows in rare asset management success story May 14, 2024 Evelyn Partners recorded a rare success story in the asset management industry, bringing in £300m in new money over the first quarter of 2024. The wealth management and accountancy firm recorded assets under management of £61.8bn by 31 March, up from £59.1bn at the start of the year thanks largely to strong performance. Market movement [...]