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6th August 2025
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Market Outlook - Summer 2025
6th August 2025
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Market Update - 6th August 2025
Some encouraging PMI data emerged from Asia this week. In Japan, services sector activity picked up pace in July, with the Services PMI rising to 53.6 from 51.7 in June, which marks the strongest expansion since February.
4th August 2025
Weekly Market Summaries
Week ending 1st August 2025
As you can see from the accompanying table, markets lost momentum at the end of the week.
30th July 2025
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Market Update - 30th July 2025
It has been a week of little economic data for markets to process. Euro area inflation currently stands at 2% - matching the ECB’s target.
28th July 2025
Weekly Market Summaries
Week ending 25th July 2025
As shown in the accompanying table, equities rallied last week, buoyed by solid corporate earnings and growing optimism on the global trade front.
24th July 2025
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Key things to understand if your workplace offers share plans
Share plans play an integral part in any reward and benefits strategy. They are designed to encourage longer term saving which can result in greater financial wellbeing.
23rd July 2025
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Market Update - 23rd July 2025
Market performance has been mixed this week as earnings season gets underway and President Donald Trump’s 1 August trade deadline approaches.
21st July 2025
Weekly Market Summaries
Week ending 18th July 2025
As shown in the accompanying table, global financial markets had a broadly positive week, although European markets lagged behind their international peers.
16th July 2025
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‘Ten Days That Shook the World’ is the famous title of John Reed's eyewitness account of the 1917 Russian Revolution, but not to be outdone, Donald Trump shook the world in 7 days with his ‘Liberation Day’ trade tariffs announcement on Wednesday 2 April 2025.
16th July 2025
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Market Update - 16th July 2025
Market performance thus far this week has been fairly muted with investors waiting in anticipation to digest a slew of economic data.
16th July 2025
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Navigating Retirement: The Pension Schemes Bill, Default Traps, Guidance and Advice
The journey to retirement, once a relatively straightforward path, has become increasingly complex, particularly since the advent of pension freedoms in 2015.
14th July 2025
Weekly Market Summaries
Week ending 11th July 2025
As shown in the accompanying table, markets posted a mixed performance this week. Investors largely took fresh tariff headlines and policy speculation in stride, with some indices even reaching record highs before ending the week on a more subdued note.
