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…
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…
Fund Selection: A critical decision with lasting consequences
30th April 2026
At the time of writing, discussions of asset allocation, macroeconomic outlooks and geopolitical events continue to dominate the headlines. Advisers are frequently presented with arguments why one region’s…