Author: Alicia Sims

16th March 2026
IDAD UK Product Summary
Our structured deposits offer a unique combination of features, including capital protection, risk management, and potential for enhanced returns. We offer a variety ...
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9th March 2026
The 2026 Autocall Review
UK FTSE-Linked Autocall Structured Products – Performance Analysis The 2026 Autocall Review is an in-depth analysis of all UK retail FTSE-linked, capital-at-risk ...
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23rd February 2026
Advice: The True Retirement Solution
In recent years, the UK market has been flooded with innovative products designed to “solve” the challenges faced by clients and advisers in the pre‑ and ...
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21st January 2026
A Guide to Structured Products
Overview Introduction We’ve created this guide to offer a straightforward introduction to structured products. It is designed for investors seeking capital ...
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15th December 2025
FSCS Protection Rises to £120,000 — New Confidence for Clients and Advisers
Effective 1 December 2025, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) deposit protection limit has increased from £85,000 to £120,000 — the first uplift since ...
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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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14th November 2025
Predictable Income, Fewer Complaints
Recent FCA data highlights an uncomfortable trend: pension and decumulation complaints have risen sharply, with total redress payments up 20% to £283 million in the ...
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20th October 2025
Market Matters – Credit Jitters, Calm Heads
Jamie Dimon’s ‘cockroach’ metaphor might have stolen the headlines this week, a reminder that the odd default can sometimes hint at broader credit fragility, but so ...
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7th October 2025
Markets continue their upward march
September ended without the drama many had feared, and October has begun on a quietly confident note. Equity markets moved higher again last week, with both the ...
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29th September 2025
Market Matters – Investor fatigue shows up as we approach Q3 end
Market Overview Markets seemed to lose a bit of steam last week. After a strong run through the summer, investor appetite flagged as quarter-end approached, with ...
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22nd September 2025
Record Highs for US Stocks as the Fed cuts rates
Markets don’t often make history in September, but last week was an exception. All four of the major US benchmarks, the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow and Russell 2000 ...
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15th September 2025
Market Matters: US Inflation up, Job’s down – Equities up – Go figure!
Market Overview It was one of those weeks where the numbers and the markets seemed to be reading from entirely different scripts. The data darkened as weekly jobless ...
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