Wonks: Power prices won’t ease until 2028 despite renewable ramp-up August 2, 2022 Power prices will take five years to plateau, according to the latest market outlook from energy specialist Cornwall Insight.
Man Group shares dive as choppy markets spark fall in assets under management August 2, 2022 Shares in fund management giant Man Group plunged nearly six per cent this morning after it reported a dip in its assets under management and warned that market turbulence may lead to volatile flows in the months ahead.
UK house price growth dwarfs annual salaries amid 12-month jump streak August 2, 2022 The average cost of a home has grown each month for the past year to £271,209, according to one of the country’s oldest house price indexes. House prices grew 11 per cent in the year to July, up from 10.7 per cent in June, Nationwide revealed today. While monthly growth has slowed to a “modest” [...]
Uber rides out inflation storm as it posts first positive quarterly cash flow ever August 2, 2022 Uber appeared to defy inflationary woes as the ride-hailing posted a positive quarterly cash flow for the first time.
SEC charges 11 in international £254.6m crypto fraud scheme August 2, 2022 The US Securities and Exchange Commission charged 11 people in a $300m (£254.6m) crypto fraud scheme that spanned multiple countries. The individuals were charged for being involved in creating and promoting the fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme which was called Forsage. The scheme netted more than £254.6m from millions of retail investors in the [...]
Six charts that show why high food prices aren’t going away August 2, 2022 Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompted a sharp jump in the price of some food commodities and the impact looks set to be long-lasting. Price moves for some agricultural commodities have been dramatic since Russia invaded Ukraine at the end of February. The chart below shows how prices have jumped, with wheat gaining most. We believe [...]
Tory leadership: Truss U-turns on pay cuts for regional public service workers August 2, 2022 Liz Truss has this morning performed a screeching U-turn on a policy to pay regional public sector workers less than their London counterparts. A spokesperson for Truss said that “current levels of public sector pay will absolutely be maintained” and that “our hard-working frontline staff are the bedrock of society and there will be no [...]
Insolvencies surge to highest rates since financial crash as voluntary bankruptcies hit record levels August 2, 2022 The UK government’s Insolvency Service today said it recorded a higher number of insolvencies over the past three months than at any other point in more than a decade, after the numbers of companies declaring voluntary bankruptcies hit their highest levels since records began. The past three months saw a total of 5,629 English and [...]
Rio Tinto completes sale of Cortez Gold Royalty for $525 million in cash August 2, 2022 Rio Tinto has completed the sale of a package of royalties, including a stake in the Cortez mine operational area to RG Royalties in a $525m deal.
The financial adviser value proposition: the five components August 2, 2022 What can we do for our clients that they can’t do on their own? What can make us better at managing their money than they are? These aren’t always easy questions to answer as a financial adviser. But modesty aside, we need to be able to explain to potential clients how we can help them [...]
