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Investment Commentary – December 2022

Markets built on a strong October with further gains in November. The rally has been particularly strong from those assets…

Investment Commentary – November 2022

After a month of political and market turmoil, the change in Prime Minister and a general recovery in sentiment globally…

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Why does Bitcoin have value?

In order to understand whether bitcoin has value, it’s important to have a basic understanding of how the fiat monetary…

Investment Commentary – October 2022

September was an exceptionally volatile month, particularly for UK investors. In the month we saw the pound dollar exchange rate…

A Kwasi mini-budget | P1’s Assessment

The so called mini budget announcement on Friday was largely as expected, given comments made during the leadership election and…

Investment Commentary – September 2022

Following the exceptionally strong performance in July, equity markets were more benign in August. A continuation of the rally in…

Investment Commentary – August 2022

Following six months of selling since the New Year, financial markets rallied in July. Both equity and bond markets posted…

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Investment Commentary – July 2022

June saw a continuation of the market weakness experienced since the start of the year. Global equities posted negative returns…

Investment Commentary – June 2022

While there was significant volatility, equity market returns during May were relatively flat. Following weeks of persistent selling, the month…

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Investment Commentary – May 2022

The market rally in March proved to be short lived, with selling across asset classes resuming in April, although at…