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30th January 2026
IDAD Performance – Q4 2025
A new record – 202 new products for the quarter and 161 maturities. Size isn’t everything, but IDAD also had a record year for structured product sales hitting ...
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26th January 2026
Market Matters – Trump backs down on Greenland; UK Data firms Sterling
Greenland geopolitics briefly unsettled markets with early‑week risk aversion triggered by renewed US rhetoric over Greenland and tariff threats. The episode ...
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19th January 2026
Market Matters- Cooling inflation, broadening leadership, and a reminder that this cycle is still alive!
Equity leadership broadened beyond the US: Japan led the week (up 4%+), with EM and Asia ex-Japan also delivering mid-single-digit gains; China was positive, UK ...
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19th January 2026
Charity Partnership 2026 – Naomi House & Jacksplace Hospices
Each year, we select a charity to support, and this year we are proud to be supporting Naomi House and Jacksplace, a cause that is very close to our hearts. Naomi’s ...
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12th January 2026
Market Matters – The Bright Start Continues
Markets have started the year calmly: Despite headlines (including Venezuela and US political noise), equities have been steady, bond yields slightly lower, and ...
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5th January 2026
Market Matters – A Measured Start to 2026
Happy New Year to all our readers, and best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2026. Markets have begun the year in a relatively orderly fashion, although beneath ...
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22nd December 2025
Market Matters- Inflation calms nerves, AI finds its feet, BoE cuts (just), Japan tightens
Equity markets finished the week in better shape than they started. The UK led the way (+2.6% for the FTSE 100), Europe added around +1.1%, and the US was marginally ...
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16th December 2025
Market Matters – FED cuts into continuing AI wobble
Equity markets spent the week treading water rather than delivering a decisive end-of-year surge. Japan and broader emerging markets crept higher, Europe and the UK ...
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8th December 2025
Market Matters – Waiting For The Catalyst
Markets ended the week with a distinctly muted tone. Despite plenty of discussion around year-end rallies and seasonal tailwinds, price action suggests investors ...
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25th November 2025
IDAD Perfomance – Q3 2025
We saw 144 new products during the quarter – definitely a record – and 120 maturities. Annualised returns across all products are now over 10% per annum, which is ...
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24th November 2025
Market Matters – Q4’s Early Momentum Fades as Markets Hit an Air Pocket
Market Overview Markets have stumbled into late November, giving back much of their early-Q4 progress and slipping into a phase of broad but uneven consolidation. ...
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19th November 2025
Key Financial Rates, Indices, and Product Pricing – 19 November 2025
Global Market Update – Key Financial Rates, Indices, Commodities & Product Pricing (19 November 2025) This market update provides a comprehensive overview of ...
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