Since the UK government’s budget announcement in October 2024, the upcoming reduction from 6 April 2026 in Inheritance Tax (IHT) relief obtainable for investors in companies listed on the Alternative… Read more AIMing for better outcomes: What the 2026 tax changes mean for advisers today
28th August 2025
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
16th July 2025
In this video, Stephen English, investment manager and Head of AIM at Stellar Asset Management, discusses UK small caps and AIM in the current context since the changes announced at the Autumn Statement of 2024 Watch here: https://view.ceros.com/intelligent-partnership/br-update-july-2025/p/7
1st July 2025
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
12th June 2025
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
3rd May 2025
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
3rd April 2025
Tara O’Connor Advisers face a “tough job” as they balance changes to inheritance tax with the great wealth transfer, according to Jonathan Gain, CEO of Stellar Asset Management. The chief… Read more ‘Advisers have very tough job’ when it comes to IHT changes
1st April 2025
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
3rd March 2025
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
3rd February 2025