News & Education

29th October 2026
After the Budget: Why Advisers should talk about “after-tax outcomes”, not just headline rates.
A practical adviser guide to structured products. The Autumn Budget has put savings tax back at the centre of the client conversation.  From 6th April 2027, tax ...
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29th October 2026
Current Swap Rates
Welcome to our Swap Rates page, where you can find information about the benchmark interest rates used by international banks to drive returns for investors. Swap ...
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29th October 2026
Counterparty CDS and Rating Report
Welcome to our counterparty credit rating page, where you can find essential information about the creditworthiness of banks and other financial institutions. As a ...
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29th October 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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26th October 2026
Is this a 2018 Re-run?
There is something familiar about the increasingly nervous behaviour of equity markets ahead of November’s US midterm elections. The last time Donald Trump faced ...
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19th October 2026
Market Matters – Four years and counting…
Summary: Full market insight: Four years and counting… Four years ago, with inflation surging, interest rates rising and investors facing the prospect of recession, ...
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16th October 2026
Tourist Tax: What Does It Mean for Young People and Their Finances?
Tourist tax is not a new concept. Many countries across the world already use an additional levy to help fund the upkeep of cities and tourist destinations. However, ...
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12th October 2026
Market Matters – Earnings Have Some Explaining To Do
The remarkable thing about this bull market is not simply that it keeps rising, but how much bad news it absorbs along the way. The S&P 500 briefly reached ...
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5th October 2026
Out of September, Not Out of the Woods
September is finally behind us and, after a month in which almost every piece of good economic news seemed to be accompanied by another rise in bond yields, ...
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5th October 2026
The CCI Revolution: What New Disclosure Rules Mean
For advisers working with Structured Products and Structured Deposits, 2026 has already brought an important change in the way information about these products is ...
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29th September 2026
Market Matters – A bumpy road to higher ground
Summary: Full market insight: At first glance, Friday looked like a reprieve. Shares recovered as oil eased, and the main US indices finished the week higher. Yet ...
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21st September 2026
Yields return to 5%, but equities hold firm(ish)
As we said last week; September has lived up to its reputation for testing investors, but the damage so far has been surprisingly modest. Through 18 September, ...
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