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UK equity market comment – September 2020

3rd Sep 2020

The August market lull came particularly early this year as the FTSE 100 remained range bound in the vicinity of the 6000pts level.

Market Commentary

Tenax Absolute Return Strategies Fund activity – August 2020

25th Aug 2020

Totting-up this month’s, I see that we completed twelve transactions, a few more than the nine completed last August, but it has not been a month for major shifts.

Portfolio Activity

Fixed income market comment – August 2020

24th Aug 2020

As the US election draws near, it will be interesting to see the behaviour of the incumbent before, during and after.

Market Commentary

Multi-asset market comment – August 2020

21st Aug 2020

August has been quiet, as usual, but there have been a few notable changes in direction that warrant a mention.

Market Commentary

Esk Global Equity Fund activity – August 2020

20th Aug 2020

July and August are seeing much quieter markets and reduced volumes.

Portfolio Activity

Investment Grade Fixed Interest Fund activity – August 2020

19th Aug 2020

Although the summer slowdown in the primary market came early this year, we did see a few issues in sterling and there was plenty happening in secondary markets in July.

Portfolio Activity

Shielding the pension pot

18th Aug 2020

Although we are by no means out of the woods, we have seen something of a return to normality in Britain.

Viewpoint

UK Equity Growth Fund activity - August 2020

14th Aug 2020

July was a dismal month for the UK markets (especially in comparison to their US peers). The FTSE 100 was down 4.4% and the FTSE Higher yield down 7.2%.

Portfolio Activity

Global equity market comment – August 2020

13th Aug 2020

The stock markets are still going President Trump’s way.

Market Commentary

Women beware - reckless caution and the thief in the night…

5th Aug 2020

I have written before about the disparity between how women and men manage their finances, and the noticeable lack of engagement by women to use investment as a tool to grow their wealth.

Your Wealth

UK equity market comment – August 2020

4th Aug 2020

"The path forward for the economy is extraordinarily uncertain" – Jay Powell, Federal Reserve Chairman, 29th July 2020

Market Commentary

Tenax Absolute Return Strategies Fund activity – July 2020

31st Jul 2020

Credit markets seemed slightly determined to bring forward the summer lull and the flow of new issuance in the primary markets slowed to a trickle, bear in mind this follows a record H1.

Portfolio Activity

Insights

UK equity market comment – September 2020

Tenax Absolute Return Strategies Fund activity – August 2020