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Positive Impact Portfolios – December 2018

Louisiana Salge, 10th December 2018

Our quarterly updates feature companies that our funds invest in, showcasing their solutions to real…

Best Ideas: Industry 4.0

Kasim Zafar, 10th December 2018

In our latest update we focus on the 'cyber-physical' systems that are transforming manufacturing and…

Weekly market recap: what Huawei going to do now?

Tertius Bonnin, 7th December 2018

There were renewed worries over the US-China trade war that rippled through the markets as…

Weekly market recap: start of the Santa rally?

Tertius Bonnin, 3rd December 2018

Weekend news has seen positive news flow emerge from the G20 summit as Washington and…

EQ Investors scoops ‘Impact Champion’ accolade at inaugural Impact Awards

Ben Faulkner, 3rd December 2018

EQ has won the ‘Impact Champion’ award in the Discretionary Fund Manager (DFM) category at…

EQ Chief Executive & philanthropist, John Spiers, gives his top 5 tips for giving to charity this Christmas

John Spiers, 1st December 2018

With more than 180,000 charities in the UK to choose from, how should you decide…

Market View Q4 2018

Kasim Zafar, 27th November 2018

The EQ Asset Allocation Committee met on 30 October 2018. In this document we outline…

Weekly market recap: US equities under pressure

Tertius Bonnin, 23rd November 2018

US stocks dipped as markets returned after the Thanksgiving holiday.

Common mistakes to avoid when you’re about to retire

Jeannie Boyle, 21st November 2018

We spend our working lives building towards retirement. It has never been more important to…

How will Brexit play-out?

Tertius Bonnin, 19th November 2018

Britain leaves the European Union on March 29, yet there's much to be decided.

Brexit: What next?

Kasim Zafar, 16th November 2018

Theresa May has secured a Brexit divorce settlement of more than 500 pages.

Weekly market recap: disentanglement disagreements

Tertius Bonnin, 16th November 2018

Markets remain wary as parliamentary divisions threaten draft agreement.

EQ Investors launches new protection insurance guide

Ben Faulkner, 13th November 2018

How to buy protection insurance to protect yourself and your family.

Weekly market recap: midterm madness

Tertius Bonnin, 8th November 2018

The US mid-term elections concluded last week without any major upset and as such markets…

Government announces probate fees hike

Dan Atkinson, 6th November 2018

The cost of securing legal control over a deceased's estate will soar next April.

Can sustainability enhance investment returns?

Louisiana Salge, 5th November 2018

One of the questions that we get asked the most, centres on the relationship between…

Weekly market recap: trick or treat

Tertius Bonnin, 2nd November 2018

Trick-or-treat has been a theme of the markets in recent weeks, with last week sitting…

Five minutes with…EQ’s Sophie Kennedy

EQ Investors, 1st November 2018

EQ’s Head of Investing, Sophie Kennedy has been shortlisted in the ‘Fund Analyst of the…

EQ Investors – a top 100 UK financial planning firm

Ben Faulkner, 1st November 2018

EQ has been named in New Model Adviser's annual list of the top 100 financial…

Budget 2018

Dan Atkinson, 30th October 2018

In the final scheduled Budget before Brexit, the Chancellor Philip Hammond declared that Britain’s era…

Weekly market recap: eroding expectations

Tertius Bonnin, 26th October 2018

Assets such as government bonds and gold edged a positive return as investors sought safe…

EQ Workplace appoints Martin Leigh as Corporate Pensions & Risk Benefits Account Manager

Ben Faulkner, 23rd October 2018

EQ strengthens its employee benefits proposition.

Weekly market recap: the Bolsonaro bump

Tertius Bonnin, 19th October 2018

Brazilian assets jumped after investor favourite Jair Bolsonaro took a commanding lead in the first…

Five things to look out for in the Budget

Dan Atkinson, 15th October 2018

The Chancellor of the Exchequer will deliver the final budget before the UK officially leaves…

Weekly market recap: gambling global growth

Tertius Bonnin, 12th October 2018

The correction we experienced last week was the largest drop in markets since the pullback…

Market comment: staying calm among global sell-off

Kasim Zafar, 11th October 2018

A sharp Wall Street sell-off has sent tremors throughout global equity markets.

Weekly market recap: tumbling treasuries

Tertius Bonnin, 5th October 2018

Investors began to price in the prospect of higher levels of economic growth and subsequent…

EQ Investors releases its second impact report

Ben Faulkner, 2nd October 2018

Further evidence that investing in companies making a social & environmental impact can be good…

Weekly market recap: Italian indignation

Tertius Bonnin, 28th September 2018

Italy’s governing coalition dealt a fresh blow to bank stocks and government bond prices as…

Financial Planning Week 2018

Ben Faulkner, 27th September 2018

This year, EQ Investors will be taking part in Financial Planning Week, the national initiative…

Weekly market recap: terminating trade talks

Tertius Bonnin, 21st September 2018

The US equity market was weighed down versus other markets as a result of growing…

Weekly market recap: a crude climb

Tertius Bonnin, 14th September 2018

One of the larger beneficiaries of last week’s news flow was the rising price of…

Weekly market recap: investors dhal down exposure to EM

Tertius Bonnin, 7th September 2018

Equity markets around the world went up in smoke last week, as investor confidence over…

Five minutes with…EQ’s Katharine Lindley

EQ Investors, 5th September 2018

EQ’s Katharine Lindley has been shortlisted in the ‘Retirement Planner of the Year’ category at…

Weekly market recap: Barnier boosts Brexit bulls

Tertius Bonnin, 31st August 2018

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, indicated last week that he was close to…

Press release: EQ Investors hosting Good Money Week event for financial advisers

Ben Faulkner, 29th August 2018

EQ is hosting a seminar on impact investing in London on Tuesday 2 October.