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In recent weeks we have debated at length the impact that the ongoing coronavirus crisis is having on the global economy and financial markets. One of its more noteworthy effects has been the contrast between businesses that are relatively well sheltered or perhaps stand to benefit from the long-term impact of the outbreak and those […]
Tags: Coronavirus, dividends, global economy, investors, pandemic performance, risk, stock market
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Investment management
As we move from April into May the world economy remains in the grip of the Covid-19 crisis and its associated social-distancing lockdown but, thankfully, estimated fatality rates are being revised downwards and the rate of new infections is on a clear downtrend in most countries. There could be a moment where infections suddenly ‘melt’ […]
Tags: adaptability, Coronavirus, COVID 19, economy, sales growth
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Financial Planning,
Investment management
Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee held at 2pm on 23rd April 2020 by video link. Committee members in attendance: – Sam Petts (SP) IC Chairman and Financial Planner (Clarion Wealth Planning) Keith Thompson (KT) Chair/Director Ronald Walker (RW) Founding Director Dmitry Konev (DK) Analyst (Margetts Fund Management) Toby Ricketts (TR) Fund Manager (Margetts Fund […]
Tags: Explorer, funds, investment, Meridian, Prudence
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Financial Planning,
Investment management
As always, we sincerely hope that all our clients, their families and friends are managing to stay well in these unprecedented and challenging times. Putting to one side the human tragedy and cost in terms of lives lost and health care, there is no doubt that as investors we are living through challenging and unsettling […]
Tags: economic commentary, stock markets
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Financial Planning,
Investment management,
Thought pieces
As the coronavirus crisis continues, our chairman Keith Thompson shares his insight on the news and markets from around the globe: On behalf of myself, Ron Walker and all of the team at Clarion, I hope this pre-Easter update finds you and all your family and friends in good health. The human tragedy that is […]
Tags: Coronavirus, investment, markets
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Financial Planning,
Investment management
Minutes of the Clarion Investment Committee held at 2pm on March 26, 2020 by video link. Committee members in attendance: – Keith Thompson (KT) Chair/Director Ronald Walker (RW) Founding Director Dmitry Konev (DK) Analyst (Margetts Fund Management) Toby Ricketts (TR) Fund Manager (Margetts Fund Management) Sam Petts (SP) Financial Planner (Clarion Wealth Planning) Adam Wareing […]
Tags: Explorer, funds, investments, Meridian, Prudence
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Financial Planning,
Investment management
Markets have seen a significant and rapid sell-off during the past four weeks as Covid-19 has moved from a distant threat to a local concern, causing growing fear and panic. The key points are summarised below and expanded later within this commentary by our chairman Keith Thompson. It is likely that markets have overreacted to […]
Tags: Coronavirus, stock markets
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Business,
Investment management,
Thought pieces
We can’t pretend to have anything new to say about the coronavirus except that we hope our clients and their families are keeping safe and well and free from the disease. Also, like everyone else we hope the pain and suffering of those people affected by the virus will soon dissipate. In these difficult days […]
Tags: Coronavirus, investments, stock markets
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Investment management,
Thought pieces
Out of adversity comes opportunity: economic and stock market commentary
As always we sincerely hope that all our clients, their families and friends are keeping safe and well. On the other side of the windows out of which we now watch the world, spring is in full bloom and the first shoots of the plan to exit lockdown is gathering pace. Covid-19 has had catastrophic […]
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Tags: COVID 19, debt risk, disruptive innovation, economic commentary, investments, markets
Category: Investment management