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Since moving into the successful area of ‘Wrap Platforms’, Butcher & Moody have seen steady growth in their clients’ investments and pension funds. The MultiManager platform has given them the flexibility to move clients’ funds around quickly and easily, and has ensured these funds can remain better protected against financial downturns. Although the use of such ‘Wrap Platforms’ can be more common overseas they are becoming more available in the UK, offering investors more choice and stability. Interest in these products is now attracting the press as a recent article on FT.com illustrates.

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Choice in Portfolio Construction Tools PDF Print E-mail

During this uneasy period for the World’s economies and the instability in the markets the MultiManager platform, used by Butcher & Moody Financial Services, is again proving it’s worth. This may cause existing customers to consider their attitudes to the risk in their investment portfolios. To this end Butcher & Moody will be sending out risk profile questionnaires to these customers in the near future.

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Dollar Fear Sparks Rush To Oil And Gold PDF Print E-mail

By Javier Blas in London and Michael Mackenzie in New York
Published on www.ft.com: January 2 2008 19:00
Last updated: January 3 2008 00:37


Crude oil prices briefly hit the $100-a-barrel mark and gold prices jumped to an all-time high as investors poured money into commodities on Wednesday amid deepening fears about the weakness of the US dollar. 

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A rough ride ahead for with-profits PDF Print E-mail

The with-profits bonus declaration 'season' provides an excellent opportunity for advisers to review clients' with-profits investments.

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Taking Control of Investment Decisions PDF Print E-mail

Despite the recent volatility in global stock markets, most equity investors are still sitting on substantial gains built up over the past few years. Many commentators believe that the outlook for shares is still bright, with strong earnings growth at many companies and traditional measures, such as P/E ratios, indicating that equity valuation are not yet looking stretched.

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