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12 Mar 2020
UK Government Budget 2020

UK Government Budget 2020

Rarely have we seen a Budget delivered against such a dramatic existential threat to the global economy.  The fact that the Coronavirus will have a major impact on the major economies of the world is not in dispute.  The extent of that impact on the UK economy is a significant judgment call for a Chancellor…

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31 Oct 2019
Thorntons Investments bolsters Board with Rosengarten appointment

Thorntons Investments bolsters Board with Rosengarten appointment

Thorntons Investments has appointed Ed Rosengarten to the Board as a non-executive director with immediate effect. The appointment comes as Thorntons Investments seeks to strengthen its presence in London and the South of England as it further develops and grows its discretionary investment services proposition. Ed brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the…

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13 Sep 2019
Brexit: Financial Planning in context

Brexit: Financial Planning in context

The current political situation in the UK reminds me that, even within the most mature of democracies, fragile societies exist where the hopes and fears of polarised sections of the community can lead to irrational behaviours with little focus or thought given to the long-term outcomes of one’s actions. As with short-term political hyperbole, so…

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18 Dec 2018
Wealth manager finds riches on Scottish island

Wealth manager finds riches on Scottish island

(This interview appeared in the Herald on 15th December 2018). BARRA- lover Stephen Webster got an introduction to life on the Scottish island that some people would have found disconcerting. The investment manager was being driven from the island’s airport with its beach landing strip by the woman who was to become his mother-in-law when…

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