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Commentary, retrospectives, methodology updates.

Published irregularly. Brief notes on market developments, retrospectives on model decisions, occasional longer essays on investment topics with a British angle.

05 August 2026
What the August FTSE 100 volatility taught us
Early August 2026 brought three consecutive 2% days on the FTSE 100. Our range and high-volatility agents swapped roles three times inside 48 hours. What went well, what did not — and why the attribution numbers still look calm.
Research desk · 8 min read
18 July 2026
Retrospective: why we decommissioned Range-V2 in April
The Range-V2 agent showed persistent underperformance over six months in sideways-tending markets with elevated intraday volatility. The internal review, the debate, the decision — and how we communicated it to clients.
Research desk · 12 min read
02 July 2026
A year of regulated crypto: what actually changed for British investors
A retrospective on eighteen months of the FCA's cryptoasset regime from the perspective of a wealth-management platform. What became genuinely better for retail investors, and where regulatory grey areas remain.
Compliance desk · 10 min read
14 June 2026
Why we will not introduce a performance fee
The structural analysis behind our decision: performance fees reward aggressive models and punish conservative ones. How asymmetric compensation leads to asymmetric risk.
Executive · 7 min read
28 May 2026
One year of the high-volatility model: what worked and what did not
Twelve months after production release of the high-volatility agent: aggregated return attribution, most frequent activation days, most surprising insights. CSV appendix for interested readers.
Research desk · 15 min read
10 May 2026
Why we structurally do not offer SMS-2FA
A technical note on SIM-swap attacks in the UK mobile market, why SMS as a second factor is unsafe, and why we recommend TOTP and WebAuthn instead.
Security desk · 9 min read

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