TEAM mandates CISI Level 4 as minimum standard for every NEBA adviser

Financial services group TEAM has stipulated that every private client adviser in its international advice business NEBA will be to achieve CISI Level 4 by the end of 2026, with the support of the firm. With the aim of setting a clear benchmark for international financial advice, TEAM will support all advisers with their qualifications, […]

Risk Off, Risk On, Kick Off & Lift Off

Markets juggled several competing narratives last week, as geopolitical risk, sticky inflation and a record-breaking IPO all pulled sentiment in different directions. Major indices ultimately closed the week little changed, but the path there was anything but calm. Oil spiked on Middle East risk, equities wobbled on hotter inflation data, and a wave of “risk-on” […]

Defying Gravity: Why Markets Continue to Climb

Just when investors thought markets might pause for breath, US equities delivered another impressive week of gains. The S&P 500 recorded its ninth consecutive positive week, while the Nasdaq 100 crossed the 30,000 level for the first time in history. Despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and concerns around market concentration, investor sentiment remains remarkably resilient. Much […]

What High-Net-Worth Investors Should Expect Going into 2026

By Roelof Stellingwerff If the past few years have taught high-net-worth investors anything, it’s this: stability can no longer be assumed. Markets have remained resilient in places, but the foundations underneath them have changed. Politics, regulation, tax policy, and geopolitics now influence personal wealth decisions just as much as performance charts and forecasts. As we […]

Market Watch: Investors Shrug Off Tariffs and Global Risks

Despite a string of alarming headlines, including the threat of a looming US government shutdown, federal troop deployments, and rising tariffs, stock markets have largely shrugged them off. Corporate news offered some bright spots. Kingfisher, owner of DIY chain B&Q and Screwfix, lifted its profit and cash flow outlook after posting stronger-than-expected half year results, […]

Record US Stock Prices Amid Good Q2 Results

Retirement planning and inflation - investment commentary

Written by David Gorman, Investment Manager, TEAM Plc The stock market accelerator pedal was gently pushed last week despite the persistent geopolitical and economic concerns that exist. Importantly, the near completion of the second quarter US corporate results show that earnings expectations have been comfortably exceeded. Those conservative analysts’ forecasts came as a result of […]

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