October stands out in stock market history owing to the fact that several large market crashes have occurred during the month. And true to form, the month of October 2018 provided us with a new entry to the stock market lexicon: Red October.
Brexit and MiFID II both represent a significant challenge for UK financial advisers. These political and regulatory earthquakes are also intertwined to the extent that Brexit could result in an unravelling of the controversial EU-wide regulation.
James Bond’s favourite car maker, Aston Martin, is planning a £5bn IPO. While Aston Martin may have a licence to thrill, investing in the stock could make for a rough ride given the company’s less-than-solid fundamentals.
While concerns about political events are clearly on the minds of institutional investors, there is little they can do to counteract them and, if stock market performance is anything to go by, they may not even want to.
It’s only summer but 2018 has already been an historic year for the UK adviser platform market. Much like the UK weather, the platform market has been sizzling with activity.
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