Market Commentary: August 2021

Delta Infections Weighing on Growth ExpectationsFinancial markets were rattled in the past week by speculation that global recovery could lose momentum as the Delta variant spreads – just as central banks get ready to reduce support measures. Equities did climb in the UK and US on Friday as dip buyers resurfaced amid a surge in…

Market Commentary: July 2021

Market Commentary – Buy the dip? So after finishing last week on a depressing note focused on investor fatigue and the growing threat of the Delta variant, I wasn’t at all surprised to see markets stumbling on Monday, but I must confess surprise in how short-lived the wobble was, with markets finishing the week higher.…

The Adviser’s Guide to PROD

How (to) PROD PROD has been met with much resentment from financial planners who believe they are already doing it. However, as is so often with financial regulation, it is not the doing that matters, it is the documenting of the doing. Remember to write everything down at every stage; your client fact-find and decision-making…

Clever MPS turns three!

Tops performance v cost comparisons as FUM doubles in last six months  105 IFA firms using Clever solutions​, 48 using CleverMPS CleverMPS assets have doubled over last six months 1,800 investor accounts using CleverMPS (including joint accounts) £1.7 billion FUM across all Clever solutions, £406.7 million in CleverMPS We recently released peer group analysis of…

Spotlight on… Nicola Cornish

Describe a typical day for you and your role? My main role is the running of the business on a day to day basis and ensuring that we are all following the vision, objectives and strategy set by the board. My days are very different, as it is for a lot of my colleagues, because…

Are you a ‘prisoner of indecision’?

It’s ‘time to stop the timing’, escape the prison of indecision & reap the benefits of pound cost averaging. While investment markets fluctuate wildly, almost on a daily basis, and doom and gloom pervades the news, it’s understandable why new investors, as well as existing ones about to top up their portfolios, feel nervous about…

Spotlight on… Technology

Spotlight on… Technology with Neil Harding, Clever’s Lead Developer   Neil Harding, Lead Developer at Clever talks tech with us and about the past, present and the future.   Q: When did you join Clever? I joined in October 2013, seven years ago or so, and at the time I was the sole developer. When…