Market Commentary

Calendar-Based Rebalancing (CBR) vs Tolerance-Based Rebalancing (TBR)
Portfolio rebalancing, once thought of as a necessity that occurred once a year, perhaps after a client review, or just ‘because’, is a process that has changed dramatically since the rise of Discretionary Fund Management (DFM) and Model Portfolio Services.

Ruffled Feathers: Exploring Black Swan Events
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, it’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so” – Mark Twain

Q1 Market Review 2025
Our latest market commentary covers the drivers of market conditions across Q1, along with factor, asset class, and portfolio returns.

The Trump Effect
Newly elected U.S. President Trump has wasted no time implementing the Make America Great Again (MAGA) agenda since his inauguration in January, and the Republican’s policies have sent shockwaves far beyond the U.S. homeland.

Trump, hitting the ground running
As we stand back and assess the situation a few weeks into Donald Trump being inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States (US), it’s clear that we aren’t short of developments to analyse.