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Navigating the UK General Election

In a somewhat surprising announcement, current prime minister Rishi Sunak stood outside of 10 Downing Street in his soaked suit jacket as he declared a

Hayden Williams May 23, 2024

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 1 2024 (1 January – 31 March 2024) – The Rally Continues

In the first quarter of 2024, equity markets surged upwards, in particular North America, driven on by the ongoing artificial intelligence boom, Japan and Europe,

Matthew Clark April 5, 2024

UK Spring Budget 6 March 2024

Chancellor Hunt announces £10bn National Insurance cut in pre-election Budget In today’s Budget statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt asserted that the UK economy ‘has turned a

Matthew Clark March 6, 2024

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 4 2023 (1 October 2023 – 31 December 2023) and Investment Outlook 2024

Santa Rally 2023 Since a market low point at the end of October, equity markets, particularly in the US rallied strongly in the last two

Matthew Clark December 31, 2023

Pension Lifetime Allowance Under a Different Name?

The pension lifetime allowance (LTA) recovery tax charge was reduced to 0% for 2023/24 and is due to be abolished from April 2024. Announced in

Matthew Clark October 19, 2023

Climbing the Wall of Worry

A Timeline of Negative World Events and Subsequent Market Responses ‘The stock market is a device to transfer money from the impatient to the patient.’

Matthew Clark October 17, 2023

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 3 2023 (1 July – 30 September 2023) – ‘Higher for Longer’

Equity Markets August and September are notoriously poor performing months, having been the two worst-performing months for over 50 years. Following suit, the bullish sentiment

Matthew Clark October 6, 2023

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 2 2023 (1 April – 30 June 2023) – Developed Market Equities Prosper

Equity Markets Following on from the turmoil within the US banking sector, the stress continued in Q2 as JP Morgan acquired First Republic Bank in

Matthew Clark July 6, 2023

Market Overview & Outlook Quarter 1 2023 (1 January – 31 March 2023) – Markets Make a Good Start to the Year

Equity Markets Following a particularly weak 2022, global equity markets experienced a positive start to the year, with most major indices posting gains throughout the

Matthew Clark April 5, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank Collapse – Market Impact

Markets have been volatile this week following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in the US. SVB lent money to many small technology

Matthew Clark March 16, 2023

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