Insights

By Peter Toogood, CIO, Embark Group

COVID-19, Embark Adviser newsletter

Mar 24, 2020

Bear markets are punctuated by high volatility and sharp rallies. Here are some thoughts on what we can expect in this time of crisis. The initial phase is typified by a significant drop in asset prices in a very short space of time.

By Peter Toogood, CIO, Embark Group

COVID-19, Embark Adviser newsletter

Mar 24, 2020

As a research team, The Adviser Centre are reading as much as they can about the COVID-19 virus in order to understand more about the potential economic consequences of the crisis. Following their guidance note posted on 16 March 2020, they offer some further thoughts

By Peter Toogood, CIO, Embark Group

COVID-19, Embark Adviser newsletter

Mar 16, 2020

The reaction of financial markets to the spread of Covid-19 has been dramatic and, as economic statistics roll in over the coming weeks and months, and companies report their earnings, the actual scale of the damage will become clearer.

By David Lowe

Embark Adviser newsletter

Mar 12, 2020

The key announcements made in the Budget that will impact IFAs and their clients comes in the context of a massive fiscal boost for the economy of £30bn and a remarkable increase in regional, housing and infrastructure spending of more than £600bn over the life of this Parliament.

By Sara Wilson

Embark Adviser newsletter

Mar 09, 2020

For the uninitiated, the 2014 Budget announcement that the government would “legislate to remove all remaining tax restrictions” on access to pension pots may not have sounded particularly radical.