Market Update | Week 34
19th August 2024
Equity markets rebounded strongly last week, with global equities up 3.8% in local currency terms and 2.8% in sterling terms, as US recession worries faded and belief in…
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Market Update | Week 34
19th August 2024
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Investment Update | August 2024
16th August 2024
The Bird’s-eye View This update covers the period up to August 14 2024, though as usual, we have taken the basic asset class chart (fig.1) back to the…
Market Update | Week 33
12th August 2024
Last week started with a bang but ended with a whimper. Japanese equities on Monday fell as much as 12%, their largest one-day decline since 1987, and global…
Market Update | Week 32
5th August 2024
Apologies in the height of summer for a somewhat longer than normal commentary but there is rather a lot going on, which merits a more detailed look than…
Market Update | Week 31
29th July 2024
Equity markets retreated a little further last week, with the US falling a sizeable 2.3% on Wednesday before recovering some of these losses on Friday. Global equities ended…
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,…