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Supplier articleTop 10 most read stories this week
The top 10 most read stories between 21-28 May on employeebenefits.co.uk:1. Queen’s Speech confirms legislation on tax and NI2. Government to press ahead with pensions agenda3. Tesco introduces bonus clawback measures4. How to get buy-in from the finance director for flexible benefits5. Football managers advised to eat broccoli to combat ...
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Greece may appear to be in Dire Straits, but Europeans can still be ‘Brothers in Arms’
By Thomas Laskey, Pan-European Fixed Income Investment Manager, AberdeenThe popular German view of their relationship with Greece revolves around the seemingly never-ending financial support they have begrudgingly extended to the country. It is easy to see why Germans think the Greeks are irresponsible. No matter to German Finance Minister Schaeuble ...
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Emerging market bonds face unshocking shock
By Edwin Gutierrez, Head of Emerging Market Sovereign Debt, AberdeenThe Wall Street Crash was a shock. On a less spectacular level — except to the dazed and confused Brazilians — was the 7-1 semi-final loss that knocked Latin America’s largest nation out of the soccer World Cup of 2014. Compared ...
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Is there a summer tax storm on the way?
The need for such an action almost certainly stems from the Tories’ pre-election promise to pass a law preventing the increase of several key taxes during this parliamentary term. This law will significantly reduce the options available to the chancellor as he seeks to generate Treasury income for the next ...
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In Focus — May 2015: private medical insurance market in Germany
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Considerations for overseas workers in Germany
However, Germany has also seen significant reforms to its healthcare system** in order to tackle the spiralling costs associated with increased demand and an ageing population. In short, this means that healthcare insurance is compulsory for all residents but despite a solid-state insurance system, private prepaid plans accounted for nearly ...
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The eurozone: where do we go from here? (Economic Insight)
By Lucy O’Carroll, Chief Economist, Investment Solutions, AberdeenHere is a sight you seldom see: the eurozone economy outgrowing both the US and the UK. The first estimate of GDP growth for 2015 Q1 showed the region expanding by 0.4 per cent, compared with 0.1 per cent in the US and ...
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Modi: one year on
By Adrian Lim, Senior Investment Manager, AberdeenThis time last year, Narendra Modi was being sworn into office amid a groundswell of popular support. Expectations were flying high for India’s new prime minister to fulfil election promises to do whatever necessary to get the economy back on its feet. Share prices ...
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Bye-bye, Miss American Pie — Hello, Les Femmes d’Alger (Investment Insight)
By Richard Dunbar, Senior Investment Strategist, Investment Solutions, AberdeenThe world’s larger auction houses have seen a lot of action over the last few weeks. This is a market that we don’t normally comment on, although much of what is going on is arguably symptomatic of something that we do regularly ...
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Waiting for Godot at the US Federal Reserve
By Luke Bartholomew, Fixed Income Investment Manager, AberdeenInterest rates in the US have been anchored to the ground for six years as the world’s largest economy has slowly spluttered back to life. Recovery appears to be under way and despite the weakness in the first quarter, the moment when interest ...
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Big Question: Neptune UK Mid Cap contrarian calls
Mark Martin, Investment Director, Head of UK EquitiesAt 10 per cent of the portfolio, Carpetright is a major holding in the Neptune UK Mid Cap Fund and one of its most contrarian positions, based primarily on the company’s significant self-help potential as well as exposure to UK and European economic ...
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India: Buffett, Burgers and the Hallelujah Chorus
Kunal Desai, Head of Indian EquitiesWhile summing up India’s performance through April, one of Warren Buffett’s adages springs to mind. “When hamburgers go down in price, we sing the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ in the Buffett household. When hamburgers go up in price, we weep. For most people, it’s the same with ...
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Risk-free path to pensions is a myth
Robin Geffen, Fund Manager and CEOAre you taking enough risk? Robin Geffen, Founder of Neptune and Manager of the top performing Global Alpha Fund, discusses the importance of accepting enough volatility in planning for retirement.Click here to read the full articleImportant informationInvestment risksThe value of an investment and any income ...
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Global economics: Q1 review and outlook
James Dowey, Investment Director, Chief EconomistChina and Japan have both performed strongly so far this year, while the UK and Europe are going through periods of political uncertainty. In contrast, the US has experienced a temporary soft patch, but the lower oil price is proving to be a boon for ...
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Handle with caution
By Nicholas Yeo, Director and Head of Equities (China/Hong Kong), AberdeenWe’ve been visiting China a lot of late. Last year our fund managers made 190 company visits to the mainland, and that’s not including the meetings with management teams based in Hong Kong, from where we do the majority of ...
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Dazed and confused
By Hugh Young, Managing Director, Equities, Aberdeen"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness." Famous words written about an earlier period of upheaval. But they could just as well be describing the contradictions in ...
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Monthly highlights: Delayed, not derailed
By Lucy O’Carroll and Paul Diggle, Investment Solutions, AberdeenThe global economic upturn has been slightly delayed by a weaker-than-expected first quarter, but has not been derailed. We have revised our 2015 global growth forecast down to 3.3 per cent from 3.4 per cent last month. While the adjustment is modest, ...
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Q1 GDP growth: Beware preliminary estimates
By Paul Diggle, Economist, Investment Solutions, AberdeenGrowth in both the US and UK economies disappointed during the first quarter of 2015, at least according to preliminary estimates. Without wishing to underplay the extent of the slowdown in both economies at the start of the year, a number of temporary factors ...
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UK general election 2015: clear challenges ahead (Economic and Investment Insight)
By Lucy O’Carroll and Richard Dunbar, Investment Solutions, Aberdeen Financial markets, not known for embracing uncertainty, liked what they saw. Currency, equity and bond markets all rallied in the immediate aftermath. A subsequent cooling of the initial euphoria, however, may signal markets’ acknowledgement of the challenges that lie ahead for ...
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Investment Insight — A flash in the pan?
By Richard Dunbar, Senior Investment Strategist, Investment Solutions, AberdeenAs traders switched on their terminals on the morning of 6 May 2010, the thoughts at the front of their minds were very similar to those today. Greece was teetering on the brink of economic collapse, while the UK was heading to ...