October 27, 2013
The era of banker bashing seems to be coming to an end after the Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, struck a decidedly softer tone towards financial institutions in a major speech to leading City figureheads.
The era of banker bashing seems to be coming to an end after the Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, struck a decidedly softer tone towards financial institutions in a major speech to leading City figureheads.
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October 26, 2013
Day in, day out, the public is bombarded with misguided comment on top earners by politicians, so–called ‘tax activists’, and others.
There are daily rallying calls in the media for the ‘rich to pay more’, ‘to soak the rich’, and for ‘those who have the most to contribute the most.’
But the latest HMRC figures confirm what I have been saying for a very long time: that the wealthiest in our society are, indeed, doing their fair share, and that claims
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October 24, 2013
The story gets better and better
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2013 has been a truly spectacular year for the deVere structured note program with 25 Products maturing earlier already so far this year.
The latest example of this great story, the RBS Autocallable Note 5 matured yesterday generating coupons of 58.5% and a full return of clients' capital in just 3 years. This Note has massively outperformed the three stock markets in which it was invested. The FTSE 100, S&P 500 and Eurostoxx 50 index only delivered a combined average return
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October 22, 2013
HM Revenue and Customs has, I’m delighted to report, taken the battle against pension liberation scams up a gear.
The UK’s tax authority has confirmed that it has now abandoned its so-called ‘process now, check later’ system, a process which has, according to many experts, enabled the scammers to more easily carry out their shameful, bogus practices.
HM Revenue and Customs has, I’m delighted to report, taken the battle against pension liberation scams up a
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October 13, 2013
There’s something of a groundswell of ‘anti emerging markets’ feeling in the financial media recently. Have you noticed that too?
We’re being repeatedly and exhaustively told – perhaps not unsurprisingly – by the Western media, that the party is over in the BRIC (an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India and China, coined by Jim O’Neill, the retiring chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management) countries.
There’s something of a groundswell
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October 4, 2013
Over the past couple of months, the global economy has been, in general terms, doing better than many had predicted.
Let’s look at some of the facts.
The economy in the UK is today one of the fastest growing in the world, primarily due to an incredible surge in the services sector, which accounts for around 75 per cent of national output. In the last quarter, this vital part of the British economy rose at the fastest pace for almost 16 years and could,
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October 1, 2013
It gives me great pleasure to announce the significant appointment of Tom Elliott, who joins us from JP Morgan, as International Investment Strategist.
As you know, deVere Group’s success is built on us being one step ahead of the competition and the financial markets within which we operate. Tom’s appointment will add significantly to our ability to stay in front and provide our clients with the holistic financial information that’ll see their medium to long term investments
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October 1, 2013
As the Tory faithful gathered in Manchester for the Conservative Party Conference, David Cameron was again questioned on the possibility of a mansion tax and once again voiced his opposition to any such scheme.
Interviewed on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday he admitted that more unpopular spending cuts would be needed in 2015-16, but was quick to pour cold water on the Lib Dems’ proposals for a mansion tax. As the Tory faithful gathered in Manchester for the Conservative
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