Quarterly Investor Reports

Quarterly Investor Report 31 December 2020 First of all apologies for Q3.  The observant among you will have spotted that you did not receive a Quarterly Investors Report at 30 September 2020.  But we’re back again and will just pause and reflect on 2020 as a year and...

Quarterly Investor Report 30 June 2020 Economy and Strategy The economy is still in a state of paralysis following months of Covid-19 shutdown and the future remains uncertain.  Mainstream commentators have sought to predict the shape of the recovery; V, L, or U...

Quarterly Investor Report 31 March 2020 We live in interesting times. Today’s pithy understatement. You have chosen to invest with Keills and in many ways it is at times like this people remember the odd spark of wisdom and sense. Hopefully we can give you that and...

Quarterly Investor Report 31 December 2019 A New Decade We go to press mid-January 2020 with the 2010’s in the rear view mirror and the 2020’s moving into full view.  The last decade has been incredible in terms of investment.  Many of the long held benchmarks and...

Quarterly Investor Report 30 September 2019  Economy and Strategy  BREXIT          Another Brexit deadline looms.  For three years we have watched from the sidelines and have been trying to work out what this means for our economy, our investors and ourselves.  We may...

Quarterly Investor Report 30 June 2019 Economy and Strategy We are midway through 2019 and into another chapter of the UK’s Brexit saga.  Currently, given the UK’s prime minister resignation and imminent departure, the Conservative Party is going through the process...

Quarterly Investor Report 31 March 2019 Economy and Strategy This quarter we delve into the real world of “realpolitik”.  Brexit has, once again, thrown the decision making process of fund managers into sharp focus.  What do you do when there is an imminent event, the...

Economy and Strategy 2018 is a year that many investors will be glad to see the back of.  Wherever you were invested you, are likely to have lost funds.   Market Return FTSE 100 -12.48% FTA All Share -12.95% S&P 500 -6.24% UK Property 7.45% UK 10 yr gilts...

Around 10 years ago, the Great Financial Crisis was thrust upon the globe and there have been many reviews of what has subsequently happened, with a focus mainly on bond and equity markets.  This quarter, we would like to present our own brief take on the crisis, with...

While global economics is a cauldron of indecision and questionable political leadership, having to make investment decisions in this environment is hard.  But that is what we are paid to do and if you can’t stand the heat …… UK 10 year gilt yields have steadily...