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In meetings with clients we often find them receptive to the premise that UK equities are cheap, and small-caps especially so, only then to be asked “where’s the catalyst?”. The… Read more July AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

On 19 June 1995, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) quietly launched the Alternative Investment Market (AIM), replacing the previous Unlisted Securities Market that had been in operation since 1980. The… Read more June AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

While the British ISA idea was canned last year, the government continues to look at changes to ISAs which could improve returns for savers by channelling investment into productive assets,… Read more May AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

The first quarter was volatile as angst over President Trump’s tariffs rose which had a chilling effect on economic activity and sentiment. Prior to the tariffs being published, this rhetoric… Read more April AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

When the previous CEO of Aberdeen renamed the group abrdn, the opprobrium was instant and unequivocal; part merriment, part derision. The media and city analysts joked the company was “disemvowelled”… Read more March AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

There are an increasing number of AIM companies deciding their future is better served on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The more hyperbolic commentators view this ‘exodus’… Read more February AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

AIM investors have had to get used to thinnest of gruel with three consecutive years of negative index price returns; at least Oliver Twist got an onion twice a week… Read more January AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

With the budget and the US election in the rear-view mirror, both episodes represent major clearing events for markets. In Rumsfeldian parlance, we are now dealing with a lot more… Read more November AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director

In this month’s musings we wanted to delve a little deeper into the costs/benefits of Business Relief (BR) as it pertains to AIM and debunk certain misinformation that has captured… Read more October AiM Market Musings from Stephen English, Investment Director