We aren’t huge fans of twenty-four-hour rolling news here at Thorntons Investments. Well, that’s not entirely true: having all the world’s information available to you at all times can prove invaluable when forming client portfolios. More accurately, we aren’t huge fans of sensationalist headlines that are part and parcel of the news agenda. “Worst week…
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In mid-March 2024, the then Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves gave the Mais lecture to the good and the great of the City. In it she set out her broad fiscal framework, including goals to: • Balance the current budget, i.e. match day-to-day government expenditure with revenues; and • Have a single fiscal event (i.e. Budget)…
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We are once again holding our annual charity quiz, inviting all our colleagues and connections in the Dundee area to come along on Tuesday 20th May, 8pm at The Fort Hotel in Broughty Ferry. Full details can be found here: Charity Quiz Night. If you’re a regular quizzer, or just fancy helping raise money for…
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We are delighted that for the second year running Defaqto have given our AIM Inheritance Tax Portfolio service their top 5 Diamond and 5 Star ratings. These reflect performance and quality respectively. Their long established Diamond and Star Ratings were extended to AIM and Unlisted Business Relief services for the first time in 2024….
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Thorntons Investments celebrated success at last night’s Growth Investors Awards tenth anniversary dinner at the London Hilton on Park Lane. Organised by Intelligent Partnership, these prestigious awards honour the companies and individuals who go above and beyond to support the UK’s burgeoning businesses, fostering job creation, driving economic growth, and championing innovation. The highly coveted…
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The first Budget from a Labour government since March 2010, and the first ever from a female Chancellor, proved to be the defining event that had been widely anticipated. From the moment in late July when Rachel Reeves unveiled her “£22 billion black hole” and announced means-testing for the winter fuel payment, it was clear…
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Marking a decade of excellence, this year’s Growth Investor Awards, hosted by Intelligent Partnership, have once again attracted a highly competitive field of entries. With the standard so high, Thorntons Investments is delighted to have achieved shortlisted status. Now celebrating their 10th anniversary, the Growth Investor Awards have firmly established themselves as a cornerstone event…
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Expected by investors and largely priced into the stock market, the recent UK election outcome ushering in a new Labour government is unsurprising. Whilst the result has buoyed markets, the incoming government has little headroom to enact fiscal change. Investors are therefore asking themselves what the economic policy will be and how it will affect…
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Each year, our team choose a charity to support throughout the next 12 month period. Back in Spring 2023, we chose the Children’s Cancer & Leukaemia Group (CCLG) – specifically the Joey’s Journey Fund. Joey was born in 2020 and was very quickly diagnosed with congenital glioblastoma – a brain tumour. Joey needed emergency surgery…
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April each year is Earth Month, with Earth Day taking place today, April 22nd. This is all about raising awareness and encouraging action to support environmental projects and initiatives. But if we are serious about combating climate change and its impacts then more and more of us need to get on board and actively engage….
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