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CIO, Michel Perera examines the three main forces behind share price movements and why equities can continue to climb.

In this article we explore the potential impact of political volatility on investments in 2020.

Our investment conference this year with political broadcaster, Andrew Neil, tech fund manager, Ben Rogoff and Canaccord's own CIO, Michel Perera looked at what investors can learn from the current world of politics.

As wealth managers, we think about the future – whether it’s helping our clients to plan for old age or investing in companies that will still be profitable in 30 years’ time.

The annual allowance is the amount you can contribute to your pension tax free. For most people, this limit has been £40,000 since April 2014. However, if you are a high earner (i.e. total income above £150,000 in a year), a new tapering rule came into effect in 2016.

For many people, a pension is their largest source of income in retirement. And traditionally, when you retire, your pension fund would immediately be used to provide a secured income for your lifetime. Although there has been some flexibility around this since the mid-1990s, the ‘Pension Freedoms’ announced in 2015 allowed even more choice but also more complexity.