{"id":154725,"date":"2019-09-04T05:30:20","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T09:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=154725"},"modified":"2019-09-03T20:10:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T00:10:15","slug":"general-election-uk-2019-take-action-now-to-safeguard-your-wealth-devere-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/09\/general-election-uk-2019-take-action-now-to-safeguard-your-wealth-devere-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"General election UK 2019? Take action now to safeguard your wealth: deVere CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"inves-33974453\" class=\"inves-below-title-posts inves-entity-placement\"><div id =\"posts_date_custom\"><div align=\"left\">September 4, 2019<\/div><hr style=\"border: none; border-bottom: 3px solid black;\">\r\n<\/div><\/div><p><strong>By George Prior<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the UK parliament plunged into a historic crisis, it is essential to take steps to safeguard your wealth, warns the boss of one of the world\u2019s largest independent financial advisory organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The warning from Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, comes as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost the first round of a 48-hour Brexit battle in the House of Commons.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Green says: \u201cPeople might be bored by Brexit \u2013 but this is one of the biggest weeks in UK politics in decades and it will affect domestic and global investors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Prime Minister lost his tiny working majority on Monday\u00a0afternoon in an explosive session in the House of Commons, and now he&#8217;s lost his first Parliamentary Brexit battle.\u00a0 In fact, Boris Johnson is the first prime minister in history to lose his first Commons vote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLawmakers\u00a0have, in effect, seized control of Parliament and will try and force through legislation to stop a no-deal Brexit.<\/p><div id=\"inves-3030819466\" class=\"inves-in-content inves-entity-placement\"><hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads_header\">\r\n<p style=\"font-size:10px; float:left; color:#666;\">Free Reports:<\/p><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"inpost_ads\"> \r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/graph_techs_PD.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t     <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/1ApBOV\"><b><u>Get Our Free Metatrader 4 Indicators<\/u><\/b><\/a> - Put Our Free MetaTrader 4 Custom Indicators on your charts when you join our Weekly Newsletter<\/p><br><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:15px; float:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/investmacro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/cot_pie_80.png\" align=\"left\" width=\"80\"  height=\"55\"\/><\/a>\r\n\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/f3RrHX\"><b><u>Get our Weekly Commitment of Traders Reports<\/u><\/b><\/a> - See where the biggest traders (Hedge Funds and Commercial Hedgers) are positioned in the futures markets on a weekly basis.<\/p><br><br>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<hr style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\r\n<br><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis now means that Boris Johnson will likely call a general election to be held next month in order to take control of parliament to go back to the EU with a convincing mandate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd this all comes after the PM controversially threatened to sack his own lawmakers\u00a0who failed to support him in this vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He affirms: \u201cSo many major question marks loom over the chain of events playing out in Westminster \u2013 not least because a general election needs the support of opposition party Labour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJeremy Corbyn, the Labour leader, after months of calling for an election is now demanding no-deal is off the table before he agrees to go to the polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn truth, all major parties are being tested like perhaps never before, there are major divisions in all camps, plus there is likely to be serious tactical voting in a general election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The deVere CEO goes on to say: \u201cShould lawmakers prevent a no-deal Brexit at the end of next month, we can expect the pound to get a boost. But at the same time, political upheaval and a general election will likely push sterling down. As such, the UK\u2019s currency remains volatile and vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He adds: \u201cWith the UK parliament plunged into a historic crisis, it is essential for domestic UK investors and international investors with exposure to UK assets to take steps to safeguard their assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe investors best weapon to do this? Ensure their portfolios are properly diversified across asset class, sector and regions, and to remain invested to take advantage of the upsides.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr Green concludes:\u00a0\u201cA good fund manager will help you seek out the opportunities that turbulence creates and mitigate potential risks as and when they are presented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>About:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>deVere Group is one of the world\u2019s largest independent advisors of specialist global financial solutions to international, local mass affluent, and high-net-worth clients.\u00a0 It has a network of more than 70 offices across the world, over 80,000 clients and $12bn under advisement<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By George Prior With the UK parliament plunged into a historic crisis, it is essential to take steps to safeguard your wealth, warns the boss of one of the world\u2019s largest independent financial advisory organizations. 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