Consumer Duty: A Year of Progress and Future Plans
29th July 2024
It has been a busy 12 months, following the initial implementation of the consumer duty, with significant activity within the industry as firms have made changes to products,…
The Magnificent Risk?
29th July 2024
A handful of companies have increasingly dominated the US stock market in recent years. Previously well-known as the FAANGs, they developed into what we know today as ‘The…
Market Update | Week 30
22nd July 2024
Equity markets retreated last week, following their strong run of late, with global equities down 2.0% in local currency terms and 1.5% in sterling terms. Bonds, by contrast,…
Investment Update | July 2024
17th July 2024
US CPI Drop Shakes Markets This update covers the period up to 17 July 2024, though with the last update, we have taken the basic asset class chart…
Market Update | Week 29
15th July 2024
Global equities saw further gains last week, rising 1.1% in local currency terms. However, a strengthening in the pound against a weaker dollar to just under $1.30, the…
Market Update | Week 28
9th July 2024
Politics were very much centre stage last week. But as is usually the case for markets at least, the economics turned out to be more important. Nevertheless, it…
