If you want to learn a bit more about investing and keep up to date with the latest investment trends, we’re here to help with useful information and thoughts from our experts.

What’s going on in the stock market

WHAT MARKET CONDITIONS IN 2023 COULD MEAN FOR YOUR PENSION INVESTMENTS

We remain cautiously optimistic about the outlook for stock markets across 2023. Find out what our outlook could mean for your pension savings in our short film.

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Latest market update

Most pensions and other investments are invested in financial markets like stock markets. So how these markets perform will affect how your investments perform. Keep up to date with what’s happening in world economies and the impact on markets with our review of how shares, bonds and property have fared over the last three months.

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Our latest thoughts

Global trends we believe will impact investments over the next decade

In this blog, we tell you why we believe conditions influencing investment markets will look quite different over the next 10 years and, potentially, beyond; and what this means for how we invest for our customers.

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What high inflation means for investing

What high inflation means for investing

After a couple of years of severe price inflation, we examine why there are no signs of it falling back to lower levels and what that means for investments.

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What's in the basket? How inflation is measured

What's in the basket? How inflation is measured

We've been hearing lots about inflation and how it's leading to higher prices. You may also have heard about the official inflation basket. But what is the basket, what's in it, and how is it used to measure inflation?

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A weak pound: what causes currencies to fall in value?

A weak pound: what causes currencies to fall in value?

The UK pound has not had a sterling time of it recently. We look at what can cause changes in a currency’s value and what has led to the pound’s weakness in particular.

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Central banks’ influence on investments

Central banks’ influence on investments

Central banks lend to a country’s government and other banks. We look at the important role they play and how their actions can impact investments.

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So, what is net zero and what does it mean for investments?

So, what is net zero and what does it mean for investments?

There’s lots of talk about net zero so we look at what it actually means and how it can affect investments.

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Learn the basics of investing

Learn the basics of investing

If you’d like to learn about the basics, we can help.

Learn about investing

Investment markets and conditions can change rapidly, and the performance of your investments will depend on the specific investments held. These views shouldn’t be relied on when making investment decisions.