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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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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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15th January 2026
Why Autocall structured products deserve mainstream recognition after decades of resilience
By Ian Lowes, former Financial Adviser and owner of IFA firm Lowes Financial Management For many in the UK advisory community, structured products remain a ...
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13th January 2026
Why Autocall structured products are an evidence-based opportunity for clients
By Ian Lowes, former Financial Adviser and owner of IFA firm Lowes Financial Management Financial planning rests on assumptions about longevity, inflation and ...
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12th January 2026
Lessons From France and the US: What the UK Structured Products Market Can Learn
The UK once played a meaningful role in the development of retail structured investments; it now lags its peers — raising the question of whether the regulatory and ...
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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 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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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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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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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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