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Liquidity Matters – Unio Global Macro Council In an age where, since the global financial crisis, central bank balance sheets have been a very significant driver of asset prices, liquidity is a core theme. This month’s Global Macro Council (GMC) examined the topic of financial market liquidity and Europe’s opportunity.. We were fortunate to benefit…

The Week Ahead 04.03.2024 Check out the Unio Weekly View for the week beginning the 4th March, 2024. The Unio Weekly View: 04 03 2024 from Unio on Vimeo. This week in summary:   ↗ Chart of the Week: The Bitcoin spot price hit its highest level since 2021 last week, breaking the $60,000 mark.…

Ian Brady appointed as CEO of Unio Group 29 February 2024       Unio Financial Services Ltd, incorporating Unio Wealth Management and Unio Employee Benefits has today announced the appointment of Ian Brady as CEO of the Unio Group of companies as of 1st March 2024. He succeeds Des McGarry who has retired from the business. Appointed in August 2023…

The Week Ahead 26.02.2024 Check out the Unio Weekly View for the week beginning the 26th February, 2024. The Unio Weekly View: Week Beginning 26th February 2024 from Unio on Vimeo. This week in summary: As inflation concerns subside, last week saw European natural gas prices fall back to pre-energy crisis levels. Prices fell to…

What is happening in China? What is happening in China? We enjoyed a very thought provoking Unio Global Macro Council meeting earlier this week where the focus was geo-political risk. Fascinating insights were provided by Sir Sebastien Wood, KCMG, from Schroders and Chris Kushlis, T.Rowe Price who both provided refreshing insights on this topical subject.…

The Week Ahead 29.01.2024 The Week Ahead 29.01.2024 Check out The Unio View in 60 Seconds, our weekly commentary on market and macro data. Overall it was a positive week in markets, with global equities up 1.5% largely attributable to the strong GDP data released in the US for Q4. US equities across the board were…

Top Five Investment Themes 2024 29 January 2024 The Unio View 2024 2024 will be an Olympian year in many respects, in terms of the number of people globally who will vote, a record debt burden, the growing need that climate damage puts on us to invest responsibly, and the mind-boggling advances in technologies like…

The Week Ahead 08.01.2024 The Week Ahead The Unio View in 60 Seconds: Week beginning 8th January 2024 from Unio on Vimeo. Earnings As 2024 begins, Q4 earnings season takes the spotlight. The big banks will kick things off with the world’s largest bank, JP Morgan posting their Q4 results on the 12th. On the…

The High Court decision in the O’Rourke v Meadowvale Pension Scheme serves as a cautionary tale, highlighting the risks and liabilities that trustees and employers face if the legal procedures for winding up a pension scheme are not correctly followed.