NEWS, Insights & MEDIA

Following Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget, Castlefield's Matt Ralph examines the effect it may have on the Capital Gains Tax and dividend allowances for thoughtful investors.

In this piece, Eleanor Walley summarises the February 2023 Advisory Committee meeting

In this book review, Castlefield's George Williams discusses Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens, which charts the progress of the human species from our hunter-gatherer past to the world-domination of today

This month, Rory Hammerson examines Belgian listed Ion Beam Applications (IBA), an extraordinary company involved in cancer treatment for extremely sensitive areas such as the brain and other vital organs.

Technology has enabled clients the ability to view finances whenever and wherever suits them. Mundia Oluda introduces Castlefield's Personal Finance Portal that delivers all this plus a lower carbon footprint as well.

Here Rory Hammerson examines German engineering group Durr's approach to Net Zero and some of the interesting incentives they have devised within their supply chain to decarbonise.

Christmas is a wonderful time of year for many people, but can also be a period of excess waste. Here, we've looked at a few ways to help reduce the amount of waste whilst keeping that festive feeling going.

In the midst of a cost of living crisis, many people are looking to lower the cost of Christmas. In this piece, Catherine Player manages to lower your Christmas dinner's carbon footprint as well as its financial cost.

Sustainability criteria are powerful drivers of a company’s valuation. In this piece, Rory Hammerson looks at an example of how this played out for Teleperformance - one of the largest holdings in the European Fund.

Hugh Austin and Lucy Conboy from the financial advice team, introduce the Castlefield financial planning calendar: your handy financial planning guide for the year ahead.

In this latest of our 'What we've been reading' book review series, guest author Chris Mills (head of philanthropy at The Charity Service) explores What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill.

In their commentary of November's Autumn Statement (“Difficult Decisions”), David Gorman and Hugh Austin summarise the key points and consider what the Thoughtful Investor makes of the measures announced.