Investment Strategies

While interest in passion assets has previously centred on the potential for personal enjoyment, there has been an increased demand from a wider pool of high net worth and ultra-high net worth investors (HNW and UHNW) to invest in alternative asset classes, according to data from law firm Fladgate.

The majority of investors still consider ESG in spite of its declining popularily, according to data from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

Investors are increasingly considering not just the personal value of luxury goods, but their potential to generate future returns as well, according to research from law firm Fladgate.

Wealth manager Killik & Co has launched a new actively managed Gilt Saver Service.

Investors are increasingly relying on industry professionals such as financial advisers when making investment decisions, according to research from Avaloq.

As UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ponders an inheritance tax (IHT) cut in an attempt to sway voters ahead of a General Election, one tax specialist has warned that any plans to scrap the tax could have disastrous implications for the alternative investment market (AIM).

The FCA has commissioned a unique advert linked to 'Dumb Money', a new film profiling the GameStop episode, in an effort to raise awareness of the risk associated with investment hype.

Rising interest rates are generally considered to be bad news for investors. This would certainly appear to be the case with the current interest rate cycle with the value of both fixed income and equity assets falling significantly.

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Residential sales above $10 million in the 12 cities covered by the Knight Frank Global Super-Prime Intelligence Report totalled 422 in Q2 2023. This number was 11 percent below the 475 recorded in Q1 of this year and 13 percent below the 483 sales seen in Q2 2022.