On the 22nd October, we officially launched TIGA, our new investment governance platform, at The Royal Yacht in St Helier. TIGA - the Trustee Investment Governance Application - is built on MPI’s peer group indices, the STEP Member Service benchmark that has supported trustees and advisers since 2012.

In this article, we look at the Budget rumours, try to predict where the dice may land and, perhaps more importantly, suggest a few ideas to help you successfully survive Budget speculation season.

This year, the Budget takes place on 28 October, and it will be John Healey’s first outing as Chancellor, so the surprise factor may be even higher than normal.

Markets can become more volatile ahead of the midterms, but increased certainty after the vote could provide support for equities.

With two months to go until the US midterm elections, Republicans, led by President Donald Trump, face a difficult fight to retain control of Congress. Trump’s approval rating remains below 50%, Democrats are favoured to regain the House and the Senate race is on a knife edge.