The first quarter of 2021 was somewhat of a return to normal given the extraordinary events of 2020. Global stockmarkets enjoyed a good quarter, value stocks have… Read more “Q1 Investment Update – 2021 Review”
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Q4 Investment Update – 2020 Review
We suspect that in many cases, 2020 will be one to forget for most of our clients. Fortunately we haven’t lost anyone to Covid19 so far but… Read more “Q4 Investment Update – 2020 Review”
New normal
This recent infographic from the good folks at Visual Capitalist sparked our interest, it shows the huge shift from ‘normal’ to some form of sustainable investing. They… Read more “New normal”
B Corp
At Altor we have believed for a long-time that companies, as a minimum, should do no harm but can also be a force for good in society.… Read more “B Corp”
Why didn’t we protect ourselves against the virus?
There is a separate blog to be written about how well/badly we protected each other against this virus but that is not our specialism and so we… Read more “Why didn’t we protect ourselves against the virus?”
Tax opportunity?
So here we go, as predicted in our previous blog here, the tax rises are coming. The first one looks likely to be Capital Gains Tax (CGT)… Read more “Tax opportunity?”
Q2 Investment Update – Wild ride.
The last three years have given us two large market crashes (Q4 2018 & Q1 2020) followed by incredibly strong recoveries (Q1 2019 & Q2 2020). It… Read more “Q2 Investment Update – Wild ride.”
Balance in all things
There is a lovely, little pebbly cove in Cornwall accessed through the remains of an old Serpentine Works building. As you emerge onto the stones there are… Read more “Balance in all things”
Company upgrade – Altor 2.0
Okay so we haven’t fundamentally changed what we do here at Altor but we are very keen on constant iteration. Iteration is a process of regular, small… Read more “Company upgrade – Altor 2.0”
Polishing the proposition.
We are pleased to announce a significant investment in an Enterprise version of Timeline’s world class cashflow planning software. At Altor we are always happy to invest… Read more “Polishing the proposition.”