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Human ingenuity means the robots won’t take all our jobs
A small piece of computer coding acted as the co-pilot in a US military jet for the first-time last week – and it could have significant implications for the future of work.
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Christmas Letter; ‘tis the season to be tender
As we turn our thoughts to the festive period and year end, it seems that for many pension scheme trustees it is the season to tender!
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Monthly Market Commentary - November 2020
November was an extraordinary month. Joe Biden became the US President-elect, but Donald Trump has refused to formally concede defeat.
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Could iron ore quotas stop China’s trade bullying of Australia?
In the China-Australia trade spat, Beijing holds most of the cards. China buys more than a third of Australian exports – but could its reliance on iron ore from Western Australia be used as leverage?
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Charles Stanley scores COLWMA hat trick
Charles Stanley have won three awards at the City of London Wealth Management Awards 2021.
Enhancing our MPS models with ESG and removal of VAT
We are pleased to announce that we will no longer apply value added tax (VAT) on our award-winning, 5-star Defaqto-rated Managed Portfolio Service (MPS) models.
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After a torrid 2020, what can we expect from 2021?
Markets today are confident that 2021 will be a year of substantial recovery. But economic events will be largely determined by the roll-out of vaccines – and the gradual fall off in cases and deaths.
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The EU and the US join forces on the environment
The EU plans a green revolution allied with the new administration in Washington. This is good news for renewables, electric everything and for online replacements for older ways of doing things.
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New US law may impede Beijing’s actions in Hong Kong
Donald Trump will score another victory against Beijing when he signs a law that will limit the ability of Chinese companies to list on US markets. The battle to squeeze Beijing’s finances continues.
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Oil bulls and bears fight it out
The so-called ‘green revolution’ is seeing developed nations turn to alternative energy to power a transformation of the environment and their economies. But Opec thinks it can still sell oil.
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2021 The Outlook for Investment Markets Webinar
Watch Charles Stanley's Chief Investment Officer Jon Cunliffe and Chief Global Strategist John Redwood discuss the outlook and themes for investment markets in 2021.
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Social Entrepreneurs: Creating the future of business?
Social enterprise: exciting, impactful and the future of business.
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Vaccines for the many or the few?
The world’s scientists are now making significant breakthroughs in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine. Nevertheless, the virus is still likely to cause economic damage as it spreads through the winter.
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Three Chinas and two bull markets?
Washington and the West’s media are distracted by the twists and turns of the legal challenges to the US election result launched by Donald Trump. China is using this opportunity to bury ‘bad news’.
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