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26 Nov 2020

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UK Government Spending Review 2020

posted by Ann Leighton
Blog, Private Clients

Late November should have seen the Chancellor announce his Autumn Budget and a comprehensive spending review covering the next three financial years. Like many other plans, the uncertainty created by the pandemic has put both on hold. In their place was a Financial Statement, primarily addressing a one-year spending review, with a nod to the…

24 Sep 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

posted by Stephen Webster
Blog, Financial Advisers, Private Clients, Charities

In line with current UK Government restrictions regarding the Covid-19 Pandemic, our offices remain closed. Our colleagues are working from home and continue to provide services and maintain regular communications with all our clients. Should you wish to speak with us, please continue to use the main telephone number of 01382 797600 and your call…

11 Sep 2020

Markets & Portfolio News

posted by Matt Strachan
Blog, Financial Advisers, Private Clients

In his latest AIM Market update, Matt Strachan considers the falls in dividend income this year and why AIM companies, in comparison with the FTSE 100, should see a much faster recovery. Click here to read the full article.

18 Aug 2020

Summertime Blues: AIM Market Update

posted by Matt Strachan
Blog, Financial Advisers, Private Clients

In his latest AIM Market update, Matt Strachan considers why real value can be found in the more cyclical stocks held in our AIM IHT Portfolio. Click here to read the AIM Market update.

15 Jul 2020

Working through lockdown and beyond

posted by Gail Craig
Blog, Private Clients

A year ago, I joined the Thorntons Investments Investment Team to do what I enjoy most about investment management – looking after clients and their wealth. Better still, Thorntons Investments’ flexible approach afforded me more time with my young family. Little did I know that one year on I would be working at the kitchen…

9 Jul 2020

UK Government Summer Statement 2020

posted by Stephen Webster
Blog, Private Clients

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has spent so much time in the spotlight that it seems hard to believe he has not yet been in the job for five months. Yesterday’s Financial Statement was just the latest of a series of announcements by Mr Sunak since he presented his Spring Budget on 11 March, four weeks…

19 Jun 2020

Matt Strachan looks back at the history and success of the Alternative Investment Market, which was launched 25 years ago this week.

posted by David Holmes
Blog, Financial Advisers, Private Clients

This week is the 25th anniversary of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM). So, I thought it appropriate to indulge a little in its history and success. I remember its launch well, as I had been responsible for a couple of investments on one of its forebears, the Unlisted Securities Market (USM). Back in 1995 it…

27 Apr 2020

How to avoid the latest “Corona-Scams”

posted by Emily Ritchie
Blog, Private Clients

The Coronavirus pandemic is having a significant impact on our society and the way we go about our lives, and you will have no doubt seen on the news the many issues arising, ranging from the lack of PPE supplies for front-line workers to the consumer rush on hand sanitiser and toilet rolls. Unfortunately, it is…

30 Mar 2020

Financially Worrying Times – or maybe not as bad as you thought?

posted by Thorntons Wealth Financial Planning Team
Charities, Private Clients, Blog

As I sit and write this blog the world is looking like a very different place. I’m sitting on my balcony on a Saturday afternoon and stillness and calm fill the air. The sense of purpose and noise has been replaced by a different pace/beat of life. This got me thinking – whilst I feel…

12 Mar 2020

UK Government Budget 2020

posted by Stephen Webster
Blog, Private Clients

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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