Margins on Comex silver futures raised to $16,500 per contract Just one day after reaching its highest price in eight years, silver plunged down by nearly 6% on Tuesday.  The precious metal’s rally came to a halt as The CME Group raised margins on Comex silver futures.  As of February 2, margins will rise from […]

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Leading investor relations consultancy firm Edison Group has announced the launch of a new series of ESG reports designed to democratise investor access to review companies’ performance and adherence “across the most significant and stringent criteria”. The reports – collectively called ‘Edison ESG Edge’ – utilise a standardised structure and a “ratified, forward-looking data set […]

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A new study commissioned by trading broker HYCM has revealed how anxieties surrounding the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit has affected UK investors’ plans for 2021, with the majority believing the true impact on the UK economy will not be seen until next year. The survey was conducted across 885 UK-based investors, all of whom have […]

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Speaking earlier in the year, Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew bailey, said that he wouldn’t take negative interest rates off the table, if lenders and consumers required extra incentive to loosen their strings during the COVID downturn recovery. Interestingly, though, research conducted by FJP Investment indicates that half of UK investors are concerned […]

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Trading platform, IG Prime, published a white paper laying out the views of 253 hedge fund managers, on which sectors are most likely to grow over the next twelve months. Within the 41-page document, titled ‘Hedge fund trends: Covid-19 vs the global financial crisis’, 73% of those surveyed said that health and pharma will increase […]

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New research published by behavioural finance experts, Oxford Risk, revealed that during the initial COVID stock market shock and first lockdown, 8% of savers and investors sold off some of their shares or took money out of the stock market. Of the number who own shares, 34% said they now own fewer than they did […]

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Former construction giant Carillion “acted recklessly” and made “misleading positive statements” about its finances prior to its infamous collapse in 2018, according to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Prior to sinking into liquidation two years ago, Carillion was one of the UK’s governments largest contractors. Its construction services spanned a wide range of projects, from […]

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A coalition of 30 major asset managers, banks and investors – boasting Schroders, BlackRock, Barclays, and NatWest among others – have urged the UK government to issue a green bond to support investments in projects designed to decarbonise the UK economy and tackle social inequality. Reuters reported that the proposal involves a sovereign bond developed […]

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New research conducted by FJP Investment indicated that some 54% of their clients had lost faith in Boris Johnson‘s government, based on its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic so far. This number jumped up to 62% when based solely on the company’s investors based in London. The company’s survey also revealed that 57% believe additional […]

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Since 1997, Hong Kong has been the global economy’s bridge between China and the rest of the world. The former British colony is home to the highest income per capita and the largest concentration of ultra high net worth individuals in the world, marked by its characteristically low tax rates and free trade arrangement. Its […]

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Between Donald Trump’s handling of the COVID pandemic, protests and ongoing investigations into his potential involvements in several scandals, the US president has certainly seen his stock fall in the last couple of months. While most of his cards will rest upon his ability to inspire a quick economic bounce-back from the virus, most polling […]

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