The Comfort of Discomfort
17th June 2026
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the events of May 2026 have once again reminded us why we are investors, not traders. If you spend…
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The Comfort of Discomfort
17th June 2026
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Market Update | Week 22
1st June 2026
Equity markets remained in buoyant mood last week with global equities up around 1.5% in both local currency and sterling terms. This left markets over May as a…
From Vinyl to Revival: Is Fixed Income due for a resurgence?
28th May 2026
Fixed income has spent much of the past decade out of favour, quietly side lined as investors have increasingly gravitated toward equities. The pattern is not unfamiliar: markets,…
The new reality of geopolitical risk
21st May 2026
Putin thought his ‘Special Operation’, which was meant to invade and seize power in Ukraine, would be over in a matter of days. What he got instead was…
Market Update | Week 20
18th May 2026
The upbeat mood of equity markets seemingly continued last week, at least as far as UK investors were concerned, with global equities up 1.5% in sterling terms. However,…
Market Update | Week 19
11th May 2026
Global equities were in fine fettle last week, posting increases of 2.5% or so in both local currency and sterling terms. The gains were concentrated on Wednesday when…