Author: Alicia Sims

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We are delighted to announce the promotion of Emily Goldring to Compliance Director at IDAD, as well as her appointment as a full board member of IDAD Limited. Since ...

First Published: 05/03/2025 The first issue of IDAD’s Callable Deposit Plan delivers record breaking returns to investors this week. Growth of 62% over a 6 year ...

MarMarket overview As we near the end of the second quarter, US Equities surged to fresh all-time highs, defying the usual post-conflict caution and brushing aside ...

Market Overview Given the scale of what unfolded last week: a major Middle East conflict, a fragile ceasefire clock, Trump’s tariff threats on standby, and multiple ...

Structured products—particularly structured deposits and plans—have long been cloaked in confusion. Despite growing adoption across UK investment platforms, many ...

Markets closed the month with a touch more calm, but clarity remains elusive. Once again, tariffs, courts, and selective optimism vied to claim the market narrative. ...

Market Overview Last week’s modest pullback in most Equity markets wasn’t unexpected. After a sharp and enthusiastic rebound from the initial ...

Is it a victory if you are fighting yourself? Despite lingering geopolitical uncertainty, global equities rallied sharply during the week on the back of a tentative ...

Recession? I recently heard a pundit describe the scope of the US economy and markets on the world stage as being reduced to ‘exceptional’ rather than ...