09 January 2019

Brown Shipley appoints Richard McGregor to new role as National Head of Court of Protection and Personal Injury

Brown Shipley News
Brown Shipley, experts in wealth planning, investment management and lending, is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard McGregor as National Head of Court of Protection & Personal Injury, a newly created role.
03 January 2019

The world in 2019 - the global economy in transition

Market outlooks
12 December 2018

Vote of confidence - May survives

Market outlooks

In what is turning out to be an extremely eventful and unpredictable week, Theresa May survived a vote of confidence last night by a margin of 200 to 117.

09 December 2018

Brexit - vote postponed

Market outlooks
In a surprise move this afternoon, Theresa May announced to parliament that Tuesday’s planned vote on her Brexit deal would be postponed.
26 November 2018

Brexit Update

Market outlooks
Brown Shipley's Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Alex Brandreth, discusses the latest developments with Brexit, and how these events are impacting both the economy and markets.
22 November 2018

Brexit: One step forward, two steps back?

Market outlooks
Hailed as a major step forward by the UK prime minister, not everyone is convinced that the initial agreement yesterday on a draft ‘political declaration’ brings us any closer to a final Brexit deal.
14 November 2018

What is an integrated Wealth Management Solution?

Personal finance
Our Integrated Wealth Management Service brings together wealth planning and investment management to create a plan for clients that is tailored to their needs. It sounds good, but what does it mean in practice?
14 November 2018

Brexit and Sterling Volatility

Market outlooks
Sterling was under pressure this morning as the probability of a ‘hard Brexit’ scenario rose following the resignations of several ministers in Theresa May’s cabinet in protest to her draft Brexit deal.
11 November 2018

All about oil: The impact of the conclusion of the Iran deal on investment outlook

Market outlooks
Consumers around the world are unanimous in feeling they are getting ‘the worst deal in history’ as they fill up their Gulfstreams at Biggin Hill, their Sunseekers in Antibes or even their VW Golfs at ASDA – and they are not alone.
06 November 2018

The Challenges Facing the Buy-To-Let Investor

Personal finance
Whether our client’s source of wealth stems from the sale of their family business or a fine piece of artwork, a common investment for many HNW individuals is residential property.
06 November 2018

US Midterm elections - As expected.

Market outlooks
So this time the pollsters were right; the House of Representatives turns blue, i.e. falls into the hands of the Democrats, while the Senate remains in Republican hands and their grip has tightened.
01 November 2018

That was the week that was…

Market outlooks
In spite of rumours in the press over recent weeks the Budget on Monday held almost nothing to excite savers and investors.
21 October 2018

Toby Vaughan starts his new role as Chief Investment Officer (CIO)

Brown Shipley News
We are delighted to announce that Toby Vaughan has today started his new role as Chief Investment Officer (CIO), following his appointment in August.
17 October 2018

May you live in interesting times

Market outlooks

Brexit negotiates are heating up, further UK interest rate rises are a possibility and ongoing global trade tensions are the key factors taking us into the autumn. The old Chinese curse states; ‘May you live in interesting times’, and this couldn’t be more relevant than today.


 
27 September 2018

Cryptocurrencies - a wild west industry?

Market outlooks
The rise and fall of digital currencies has generated plenty of column inches already but given the continuing media buzz in this area we wanted to expand on our thinking...
16 September 2018

Brown Shipley expands Manchester wealth planning capabilities with new Client Director appointment

Brown Shipley News
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Smith as Client Director and Wealth Planning Adviser to our Manchester office.
09 September 2018

Brown Shipley strengthens its London team with two new hires

Brown Shipley News
We are pleased to announce two new appointments to our London office.  Nish Patel joins us as a Lending Specialist and Tony Conway joins our international team as a Client Director.

 
06 September 2018

Brown Shipley strengthens its London team with two new hires

Brown Shipley News
We are pleased to announce two new appointments to our London office. Nish Patel joins us as a Lending Specialist and Tony Conway joins our international team as a Client Director.
06 September 2018

Ongoing trade tensions continued to dominate the headlines throughout August.

Market outlooks
At the start of the month the White House confirmed plans to increase tariff rates (from 10% to 25%) on $200 billion of Chinese imports and the news sent equity markets across the globe lower. China reciprocated and threatened to slap a 25% tariff on $16 billion of U.S. goods.

 
14 August 2018

Brown Shipley appoints new Legal Counsel

Brown Shipley News
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Rachel Macfarlane as Legal Counsel.