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M&G’s take on the Autumn Budget 2026
It wasn’t a seismic Budget, but there are lots of smaller changes advisers need to know. M&G’s technical team, led by Les Cameron, sets out what was announced on income tax, ISAs, pensions, trusts, Capital Gains Tax, bonds and the State Pension, and what it means for planning.
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Go-Go, Go-Slow, No-Go: planning for real retirement spending
Many retirement plans assume spending stays steady, but clients’ needs and priorities change over time. Retirement coach Dan Haylett explores the Go-Go, Go-Slow and No-Go years, and how combining guaranteed income, drawdown and smoothed investments can help clients spend with confidence through each phase.
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Webinar – Global Income – seeking the next sources of return
Tuesday 10 November 2026, 10:00 AM GMT Join us for an update on the Artemis Global Income Fund, exploring what could drive future capital flows and where equity market returns may come from next.The team will provide an update on fund positioning and performance as they continue to find opportunities outside the traditional income sectors, hunting for undervalued companies […]
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One Health through the lens of today’s investment megatrends
By Alex Bernhardt, Global Head of Sustainability Research; Rachel Crossley, Head of Stewardship, Europe; and Robert-Alexandre Poujade, Head of Nature The forces shaping human health outcomes are far broader than hospitals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Human health is dependent upon animal health and the health of the environment. Together the health of these three systems […]
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UK real estate market commentary – October 2026
Inflationary pressures and rising risk-free rates and financing costs see the nascent recovery in UK real estate values stall. But occupier market fundamentals remain supportive, and we continue to see selective opportunities given UK real estate is trading at its lowest values in more than two decades. Economic backdrop The Middle East conflict and geopolitical […]
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Investing in the real assets powering the global economy
The case for investing in real assets Grids and networks that supply power and water, data centres that process bits and bytes of information, mines and quarries that extract copper, iron and uranium, and pipelines that deliver a steady flow of gas. These physical assets form the backbone of the modern digital economy. According to […]
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Practical Protection Podcast – Life Milestones
Hi everybody, I am back to chat about the times in a person’s life when things like life insurance, critical illness cover and income protection, really stand out. It might just be a natural next step in our lives in terms of independence and a growing family, or it might be that something unexpected has […]
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The strategic advantage: building resilience with active fixed income
Higher inflation, rising interest rates and greater uncertainty have made investing more challenging. For bond investors, simply owning bonds may no longer be enough to successfully diversify risk. How bonds are selected and managed can influence how exposed a portfolio is during a market downturn. An experienced, active management approach can help turn volatility into […]
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Short-dated credit: income without the rate call
Why the income case for short-dated bonds doesn’t hinge on an exact interest rate forecast. If history has taught investors one thing, it’s that certainty on the direction of interest rates is often elusive. The outlook increasingly depends on variables that are notoriously difficult to predict. Take oil. The Financial Times recently noted that the […]
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Multi-Asset Investment Views: “Will of the people”
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Global fixed income: navigating choppy waters
Recent weeks have seen significant moves in financial markets, impacting government bonds in particular. How has this altered our views? In the past month we have seen a Fed hike, significant moves in government bond markets, renewed concerns around Eurozone sovereign debt and some volatility in global semiconductor equities. The situation in politics and markets […]
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High Yield Happenings: A tale of two credit markets
Key takeaways A client recently quizzed me about Virgin Media O2. Why did its bonds fall so far over the summer? What might a restructuring look like? And, if a restructuring were to happen, how would it contribute towards default statistics for the wider high-yield market? That got me thinking about a broader subject. There […]
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