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Welcome to our weekly newsletter, where we summarise the key market developments over the last seven days.

Fiscal conditions are incredibly accommodative: interest rates are lying low; credit is freely available; and GDP is as if Covid never happened. The time to taper is nigh.

Welcome to our weekly newsletter, where we summarise the key market developments over the last seven days.

The speed of change demanded by the climate emergency is an abnormally complex challenge for capital markets. But they are adapting and transforming.

Welcome to our weekly newsletter, where we summarise the key market developments over the last seven days.

Financial journalist Julia Edwards talked to renowned economist and bestselling author Stephen D. King about the future of money.

Please join us for our Autumn investment seminar hosted by Chief Investment Officer, Phil Smeaton.

Retiring early while you are young enough to make the most of your freedom is a dream for many. But for some, the past year has been a nightmare because thousands of people in the UK have been pushed into unplanned early retirement, regardless of whether their finances could support the move. We look at the steps you can take to prepare for the unexpected.

One million pounds sounds like a lot of money, but it may not stretch very far when it comes to providing retirement income. A 65-year-old investor in good health using their £1 million pension pot to buy an annuity – an insurance contract, which pays a guaranteed income for life – could expect to receive around £45,000.

From the rapid nosedive following lockdowns in March 2020 to springing earnings in the first half of ‘21, we’ve moved through this business cycle at top speed. It’s time to take a look at potential market implications and ask ourselves: Does economic payback await?

The world's population is rapidly expanding and food consumption will also grow exponentially over the coming years. Could insects be the answer? The insect farming industry has been steadily growing for many years, and insects look set to be a key food source of the future.

We are delighted to celebrate the fifth-year anniversary of the Sanlam Credit Fund, launched on the 31st August 2016, managed by Peter Doherty, Guillaume Desqueyroux and Darren Reece.

Since launch five years ago, the Sanlam Hybrid Capital Bond Fund has delivered a total return of 42.1%, placing it at the top of the Investment Association’s (IA) Strategic Bond sector over the period.

If something looks too good to be true, then it probably is. In this article we take a look at 7 famous market bubbles and explain the benefits of taking a more pragmatic approach to investing.