Spare a thought for investment bankers. No, really. After the 2008 financial crisis, it took years for faith to be restored in bankers, and accepting that both the fees charged and the lengthy process involved in taking their company public was worth it. And then Brexit happened. And Trump was elected. Seemingly, years of work…
It can be frustrating having to follow foreign exchange rate movements when you’re changing up your money, whether for business or for pleasure. What if there was an easier way, where you can instead rely on a trusted brokerage to undertake the time-consuming task of monitoring prices? Even better, what if you could guarantee a…
10 years on from the financial crisis, Banks are back with a bang. With a global share price rally of just under 20% in 2017 according to MSCI, global banks have come a long way from the dark days of 2008. Following tales of brash bankers’ bonuses, and never being far from a new scandal,…
After a rollercoaster year for Sterling, there’s still a long way to go if it wants to revisit the heady heights of 2016. However, if there’s a year in which the recovery can really mount a charge towards its pre-Brexit highs, it’s 2018. With a range of events scheduled that could alter the foreign exchange…
As we draw to the end of yet another record-breaking year, it’s time to look ahead to what comes next. 2017 took on the torch from where its predecessor left off, providing shocks, scandals and recoveries aplenty. So, what does 2018 hold? Surely nothing could top the past 24 months of excitement? Think again.
With the New Year just around the corner, it’s time for traders to begin considering what 2018 has in store. In our last publication (Santa Rally, 5 November) we highlighted the phenomenon of window dressing by some fund managers – the process of cutting underperforming stocks in order to make portfolios appear more attractive to…