INSIGHTS

Oil – flowing steady?
The narrative for the oil market for the bulk of the year has been relatively straightforward. An excess of supply through increases in production from

Welcome to the summer edition of The Wire
We were lucky enough to receive an early taste of summer this year, with 2025 providing the highest 1 May temperatures on record. Fingers crossed

How to pay less tax in 2025 as a high net worth individual
A lot has happened since the 2024 Autumn Budget. The 2025 Spring Statement, for one, not to mention a torrent of tariffs from the White

How to turn your retirement into a financial “blue zone”
While we all strive to live long and healthy lives, native populations in certain parts of the world are more adept at this than others.

How Business Relief could help to mitigate your Inheritance Tax liability
Before the 2024 Autumn Budget, speculation was rife that Business Relief would be scrapped. FTAdviser confirms that 14% of advisers saw a “substantial” number of

From tariffs to tax hikes: What should you be concerned about as a business owner in 2025?
Through unending announcements, interviews, and posts on his social media platform, Truth Social, the US president, Donald Trump, ensures his presidency saturates global news headlines.

5 of the world’s best cities to visit according to Which?
Which? recently conducted a poll to find the best cities to visit outside Europe. The consumer champion and reviewer asked a panel of more than

Summary Q2 2025
‘Unsettled’ seems like an apt choice of word to describe 2025. Unsettled markets were duly unsettled by unsettling policy from a US administration determined to

Markets Outlook Q2 2025
Unsettled That the year has started off on the wrong foot might well be an understatement. If anything, it’s stumbled out of the gates, tripped

Q1 2025 – Gold: On the move
Humankind have been attracted to gold for millennia. Most obviously in jewellery form as a sign of wealth and status, but also as an investment

Make America Great Again, Again, and Again?
After years of the market being led by US mega-cap companies, such as Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla, and a steady procession of articles fating

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