I was in a meeting with a fund manager not long ago and he asked the question: How many companies are there in Africa with annual revenues greater than $1 billion? It turns out that there are over 400 (not...
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How do you avoid the kids inheriting a tax headache? (Birmingham Post article 25.07.2019)
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has described inheritance tax as appearing to be “almost uniquely unpopular”. Why is it so hated? Because it is seen as double taxation, levying a death tax on assets built up from taxed income...
Life insurance covers more than your back (Birmingham Post article 19.09.2019)
We all spend a lot of money on insurances – car, house, pet, dental … the list goes on. But the most important of all, ourselves, is often neglected. Obtaining life cover is cheap and simple yet so many don’t...
Choosing the right shares can reap rewards and help save the planet (Birmingham Post article 17.10.2019)
It is asserted that the hottest acronym in asset management today is ESG – environmental and social governance. It is pretty safe to say ESG is having a huge effect on funds under management. But how much is hard to...
Stay invested through tough times (Birmingham Post article 10.10.2019)
Threats to the world economy appear to be mounting – the trade war between China and the United States continues, Germany’s GDP is shrinking, Brexit is causing angst and global tensions are spooking oil prices. Some particularly nervous investors might...
Finding relief amidst a taxing share sale (Birmingham Post article 29.08.2019)
You are a small businessman who has built up a nice little company but you are no spring chicken anymore. You are fed up of the uncertainties surrounding Brexit and worried about what sort of government might emerge should there...
Lessons of the Woodford mess (Birminham Post article 27.06.2019)
When investment managers reach near cult status it is time to be wary. Neil Woodford has been taking a kicking in the wake of a mass exit from his flagship Equity Income fund, tumbling from £10.2 billion under management to...
EWM Team Takes First Prize
Well done to the EWM quiz team, winners of the Higgs & Sons annual charity quiz for 2019, beating off 32 competitors to take the prize. There was a particularly strong showing from new squad member Ella Chancellor whose knowledge...
Eastcote Wealth hit Double Top For Charity
EWM staff held their annual Darts Night at the Bulls Head in Barston last week. A fun night for everyone and a good way to introduce some of the newer members of staff to the delights of David Fleet’s MC-ing...
More Exam Success for EWM People
Congratulations to all our employees who have had all their hard work rewarded by passing Personal Finance Society examinations recently. All our Trainee Advisers, Harte Thind, Alex Haynes & James Luke, are progressing through their apprenticeships and have passed a...
UK jobs boom roared in late 2019, despite election jittersEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
The number of people in work in Britain jumped again at the end of last year, according to data which underscores how the labour market has defied a broader economic slowdown in the run-up to December's election.
UK households' confidence in finances hits record high in February - IHS MarkitEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
A gauge of how Britons feel about their household finances hit its highest level on record this month, the latest sign of a confidence bounce since Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decisive election win in December.
UK shoppers face pain without comprehensive post-Brexit trade deal - BRCEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
British consumers face higher prices and reduced availability of goods if the government fails to agree pragmatic solutions with the European Union on regulatory checks at ports in any post-Brexit deal, the retail industry's lobby group warned on Monday.
UK property asking prices rise again, close to new high - RightmoveEastcote Wealth Management has no control or responsibility for the pages you are about to access, or to where any subsequent links may take you.
Asking prices for British houses put on sale have extended a rise which began after Prime Minister Boris Johnson's election victory in December, property website Rightmove said on Monday.