Agentic finance: how AI could transform financial advice and what advisers need to know

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Artificial intelligence is moving beyond administrative support towards a more active role in financial decision-making.

Agentic finance: how AI could transform financial advice and what advisers need to know

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Artificial intelligence is moving beyond administrative support towards a more active role in financial decision-making.

2026 UK Budget Guide

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On 28 October 2026 the UK Chancellor, John Healey, delivered his first Autumn Statement Budget. We explore the announced taxation changes and what they might mean for a financial planning strategy.

2026 UK Budget Guide

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On 28 October 2026 the UK Chancellor, John Healey, delivered his first Autumn Statement Budget. We explore the announced taxation changes and what they might mean for a financial planning strategy.

Rethinking the core: why active ETFs can play a bigger role in today’s equity portfolios

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A repeatable, rules-based investment process can help active ETFs navigate concentrated markets, capture opportunities created by stock-level dispersion and offer investors a more purposeful approach to core equity exposure.

Emerging Markets: A broadening opportunity

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We explain how we’ve navigated recent market moves across emerging markets and why we see opportunities broadening across countries, sectors and companies.

Too Big to Bundle: Why Japan merits a dedicated equity allocation

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For decades, corporate Japan was defined by stagnation—low growth, entrenched management teams and idle capital on balance sheets. Today, that landscape looks markedly different.

The UK: The path from squeeze to spending

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We look at how the UK domestic economic cycle operates and why the UK consumer recovery could be closer than you think.

AI bond supply: Why the market can absorb the coming wave

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Strong demand, robust issuer fundamentals and clearer communication should help the market absorb the expected surge in artificial intelligence-related bond issuance.

Asset Allocation update – Q4 2026

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Economies and financial markets remain resilient despite heightened inflation risks. These are shaping central bank policy and interest-rate expectations, pushing bond yields to levels not seen since before the global financial crisis.