Investment Insight Articles

Big tech earnings help US markets recover Liberation Day losses

Secure Trust Bank’s dividend cut suggests Big Five may need to follow

Virgin Money UK suspended dividend payments late last year thanks to a final rush of Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) compensation claims and Secure...

Tue, 24/03/2020 - 17:04

Beware rise in pension scams as Coronavirus fraud reports surge 400%

While the country hunkers down in the hope of slowing the spread of Coronavirus, the economic fallout will inevitably lead to an increase in the...

Tue, 24/03/2020 - 11:03

Half a billion pounds of dividend cuts announced in one day

It is another brutal day for income-seekers as ten more UK firms announce dividend cuts and an eleventh – Britvic – joins ...

Mon, 23/03/2020 - 15:52

Gold keeps falling but it did the same in 2008 (and then look what happened)

One of the most confusing features of the current market rout is gold’s failure to confirm its status as a haven asset during times...

Wed, 18/03/2020 - 14:37

More than £8bn assets now in suspended property funds

With pricing uncertainty in the commercial property market, it was inevitable that funds would have to suspend. This is done to protect existing investors and...

Wed, 18/03/2020 - 14:06

Investors start to look out for potential dividend cuts (and a four-step check list on how to spot them)

The decision by both FTSE 250 member William Hill and AIM-quoted Shoe Zone to defer their dividend payments amid a downturn on trading...

Tue, 17/03/2020 - 16:43

The market sell-off in context

On Thursday 12 March, the FTSE 100 index fell by over 10% – the largest single-day move since the financial crisis of 1987. It is...

Tue, 17/03/2020 - 13:09

Why markets are fretting the Federal Reserve is running out of ammunition

The US Federal Reserve’s unscheduled half-point interest cut rate on 3 March provoked shock rather than awe as investors took fright that the American central...

Mon, 16/03/2020 - 14:03

The stock market winners and losers from Budget 2020

Looking at the array of policies and initiatives introduced today from the very narrow perspective of the stock market, investors initially seemed mildly impressed –...

Wed, 11/03/2020 - 16:46

Budget 2020: Dramatic increases to JISA allowance and annual allowance taper thresholds

The Budget brought some eye-catching announcements. Tom Selby, AJ Bell's Senior Analyst, and Laura Suter, AJ Bell's Personal Finance Analyst, pick out the key...

Wed, 11/03/2020 - 15:30

No panic selling – savvy investors are hunting bargains

While the market falls yesterday clearly sparked panic among some investors, AJ Bell customers held their nerve and instead went hunting for bargains. While we...

Tue, 10/03/2020 - 14:31

The personal finance announcements to look out for in next week’s Budget

New Chancellor, Rishi Sunak will make his first Budget announcement next Wednesday, 11 March. Laura Suter, personal finance analyst at AJ Bell and Tom Selby,...

Fri, 06/03/2020 - 17:12