We are delighted to announce that Denise Collins, an investment manager in our team has been named in the prestigious PAM Top 40 Under 40 for 2019.

Asset allocation drives a majority of our returns. James Calder provides an insight into our current thinking and allocation calls in the prevailing uncertain market environment.

We often talk about politics, markets and economics separately as if they exist in a vacuum from each other. In reality though they are of course inextricably linked, and we think analysing these connections is going to be especially important to our portfolios over the coming years.

We are delighted to partner with Montessori St Nicholas to create a Space to Grow garden at the 2019 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Designed by award-winning landscape designer, Jody Lidgard, the garden marks 100 years since Maria Montessori first bought her pioneering teaching methods to the UK, and reflects the key principles that lie at the heart of her child-centric approach to education

Part 2: Phil Bagshaw talks to Wealth Manager magazine about the MPS service and CAM’s Real Return investment philosophy.

City Asset Management favour direct commercial property as an asset class. However, there are two ways of accessing property exposure through funds – open-ended vehicles and closed-ended vehicles (i.e. investment trusts). We tend to favour the latter due to the constant liquidity of this investment vehicle.

James Calder, Head of Research looks at our current thoughts on the markets post the last quarter market turmoil of 2018 and our asset allocation thoughts as we enter the end of an economic cycle.

Part 1: Phil Bagshaw talks to Wealth Manager magazine about the MPS service and CAM’s Real Return investment philosophy.

Our analyst Alexandro Zaccarini sets out his thoughts on the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union.

There is a lot of debate around the merits of passive investments that track markets versus their actively managed counterparts. As inflation-plus investors we are agnostic on the two approaches and are happy to use both in our portfolios. In this article Duggie Hawkins, CFA explains why we are moving more towards actively managed funds at this point in the economic cycle.

Hilary Coghill talks with Portfolio Adviser about our approach to investing and our views of markets, structured products and alternative investments.

Our view on the outlook for equity markets

For those hardy souls, not yet bored by Brexit, we examine what “no deal” might mean and what trading under World Trade Organisation rules might mean.

Analysts from several wealth managers, including Philip Bagshaw, CFA from City Asset Management, discuss what they look for in absolute return funds and the key role the sector plays in private client portfolios.

In the USA, 5 listed companies have a market capitalisation that is larger than the combined value of the FTSE 100. We examine the phenomenon that is Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet and Netflix and the implications for investors

The summer weather has encouraged many of our staff to raise funds for charity.

City Asset Management take the 2018 Money Marketing Award for Best Wealth Manager Adviser

Despite all the gloom & doom around Brexit takeover activity within the UK market is at a record high. We examine the drivers behind this activity.

After the recent sell-off and recovery, what next for markets? In this piece we examine the outlook for equities.

Infrastructure investments aim to offer predictable returns from a portfolio of assets that have little relationship to other investments such as the stock market. We look at how our clients money is being used to finance a £4.2bn project to build London’s new ‘super-sewer’.