As it’s summer, we take a slight break from our usual programming and grill Jim Powell, author of best-selling novel, Trading Futures, on finance, Brexit and summer reading recommendations for those who work across financial services.
Markets took something of a back seat this week with all eyes focusing on the central bankers meeting in Jackson Hole, but by Friday – the day of the long awaited speech from the Fed – little had changed, with no timescales set for further rate hikes.
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Oil surged and the pound sunk this week, amid a more lacklustre five days for equity markets as investors held back ahead of a crucial US central bank announcement next week.
MRM has just launched its probe into the state of corporate sponsorships in financial services, The Death of the Chairman’s Whim. What’s it all about? We put the hard questions to cat-loving digital guru Michael Taggart
Markets continued their seemingly relentless march higher this week, with blue chips testing multi-month high,s as investors continued to opt for equities amid stronger data from the US.
Financial advisers are missing out on the potential new business benefits of sponsorship according to a national survey compiled by financial services PR consultancy MRM.
This week, MRM’s Mark Gee is under the spotlight as he discusses MRM’s new report on outsourcing to DFMs.
Intervention by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to offset an expected downturn in the UK economy dominated markets this week, sending equities to their highest close for over a year.
The implementation of RDR and increased regulatory burden on advisers has led to a sharp rise in the number of firms considering outsourcing to DFMs. Nucleus, for example, conducted some research with around 200 of its users earlier in the year and found that almost half (47%) were looking to increase their use of DFMs in the next 12 months.
The Bank of England today sent fresh shockwaves through markets after announcing a cut in the base rate to 0.25% and a further £70bn of quantitative easing, £10bn of which will be specifically focused on corporate bonds for the first time.
Is anyone else Confused.com about Confused.com’s move to scrap Brian the Robot in favour of James Corden? Well, fear not, because this week’s episode examines the reasoning behind the decision as well as asking how brands should handle the death of their characters.
