Brown Shipley has appointed eight additional Client Advisors and a Managing Director, bolstering its presence in Norwich and Cambridge.

Russia’s escalation increases geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility. While this could further boost inflation and slow growth, especially in Europe via higher oil/gas prices, we believe it’s unlikely to trigger broad-based economic and earnings weakness globally.

As the post-pandemic recovery matures, corporate earnings are surprising by less but still exceeding forecasts. We are seeing a divergence in performance within sectors, but must be careful not to extrapolate short-term trends.

Brown Shipley, a Quintet Private Bank, has become the latest member to join The WealthiHer Network.

We see innovation continuing apace and even accelerating, despite high costs currently. We believe top innovators are likely to be long-term winners. We see the current weakness in ‘innovation equities’ as a buying opportunity.

Equity markets experiencing weakness Another week, another series of sharp market gyrations. Despite the anxiety many investors may be experiencing, we believe that concerns about the health of capital markets and the impact of rising interest rates are not justified.

A rough start to the year 2022 hasn’t started with the same market momentum we saw in 2021, driven by the combination of more hawkish central banks signalling an exit from emergency levels of stimulus, prospects of moderating economic growth and geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine. This has caused market volatility and performance losses across equity and bond markets, with limited asset classes (commodity prices being an exception) providing positive returns.

While we believe economic growth and stimulus should become less positive this year, inflation and the virus impact should become less negative too. We’re tactically overweight US equities and a range of credit exposures.

From food to financial investments, a small-scale ESG approach can have a big impact. We talk to Grantley Hall’s Michelin-star chef Shaun Rankin, Phil Harris, executive director at Brown Shipley and AJ Singh, Head of ESG & Sustainable Investing, to find out more.

Highly experienced banker promoted to leadership role at UK wealth manager, succeeding outgoing CEO Alan Mathewson

We answer 6 key questions you should be considering when planning for retirement.

Brown Shipley’s Wealth Management Director, Jeremy Croysdill and Senior Associate, Matthew Bryan-Harris have come together to present our latest Wealth Planning podcast: Retirement Planning.

Take a look at Quintet's latest version of Counterpoint. Here's a summary of what they are covering this week: We introduce an indicator that captures economic and financial market dynamics in the US across different phases of the business cycle. This information is useful for making investment decisions.

As markets debate Fed policy, the key question is whether the central bank will still boost the cycle or lean against it. It all comes down to how policymakers react to inflationary pressures. We’re more in the camp of continued support.

ESG investing is here to stay. We're answering questions all ESG investors should consider - why it's important, and some tips for beginners.

Brown Shipley, a Quintet Private Bank, today announces the appointment of Kath Cates as Chair of the Board of Directors, subject to regulatory approval. Cates replaces Rory Tapner, Chair of Quintet Private Bank, who was interim Chair of Brown Shipley.

The pandemic has turbocharged a range of pre-existing trends that are changing the way of doing things across many economies. While quantifying the macro impact is highly uncertain, these shifting paradigms are already visible at the sector level.

The first-quarter earnings season highlights once again that consensus expectations for corporate profits have been too conservative as the world recovers from the pandemic. Near-term expectations are being revised higher.

How should investors think about the price of gold following the pickup in real yields? What’s the outlook for oil versus metals such as copper now that economies are reopening?

Should investors worry about inflation? Is the upcoming spike temporary, a long-lasting trend leading to central banks hiking rates or are bond yields ultimately overreacting?