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How NHS Waiting Lists Are Reshaping Financial Planning

Bowmore's Gill Millen speaks to The Telegraph about the growing number of people facing impossible financial choices due to NHS waiting lists.

The Memory Gold Rush

Companies that produce flash memory have found themselves producing an enormously valuable commodity.

Three Charts in Three Minutes - Q2 2026

The following charts illustrate Bowmore's outlook for markets in Q1 2026. Use the tabs to navigate for quick, scroll-friendly insights.

Burnham's Rewired Britain: The Investment Case Beyond the Politics

Andy Burnham's vision of a Manchester-based 'No. 10 North' promises the biggest rebalancing of power the UK has seen. History shows each regional refocus redraws the map of market winners — the real question is which UK-listed companies stand to benefit.

38th times a charm: Trump's Iran deal and the collapse in oil's war premium

172 vessels have crossed through the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Iran signed a deal1 At the time of writing, the oil price is at pre-conflict levels (Brent Crude $72.96 and West Texas Intermediate $69.82 a barrel) 2 China impo

Rising Private Medical Insurance Premiums Putting Pressure on UK Employers

Gill Millen of Bowmore Financial Planning on the growing cost pressure facing UK employers as private medical insurance premiums continue to climb.

From buybacks to IPOs: A generational change in the US stock market

For two decades, US equity markets steadily shrank as the world's most cash-generative companies spent hundreds of billions buying back their own shares. That era is over. Market activity suggests that AI has forced a reversal. The lis

House market headwinds: what slowing house prices really mean

According to UK government figures, in the two years to March 2023 an average of 65% of households in England owned their own homes1, with roughly half of these people owning their home outright and half having a mortgage2. On a typica

Record £9.5bn Spent on Private Healthcare in the UK

UK spending on private medical insurance hit a record £9.5bn in 2025 — up 50% since the pandemic — as NHS waiting times push more employers to add PMI to their benefits.

Bowmore Wealth Group Completes Acquisition of DWA Protector and Rogate Capital

Bowmore Wealth Group has acquired London-based DWA Protector and Rogate Capital, adding £135m in assets under advice and taking the Group's total to around £650m.

Bowmore welcomes David Floyd as Head of Private Client

Why markets may have further room to grow

Despite ongoing fears of an AI-driven market bubble, the Nasdaq 100 has risen 13% in the past six months, with Intel surging over 200% since October 2025 after beating earnings expectations by 2,109%.1 While US equity valuations remain