Eiger co sponsored the AAOIFI-ISDB 19th Annual Islamic Banking and Finance Conference 2024

Eiger co sponsored the AAOIFI-ISDB 19th Annual Islamic Banking and Finance Conference 2024 Eiger’s Chairman Stephen Openshaw received an award at the AAOFI Conference in November 2024 as recognition of co-sponsorship of the conference.  Eiger considers attendance at AAOIFI events as key to understanding changes in Sharia’h understanding in financial markets so that we can […]

Eiger Moves to ISO27001:2022 Certification

Eiger Moves to ISO27001:2022 Certification In line with a change in the ISO27001 certification, Eiger has now been certified on the ISO27001:2022 standard. The new requirements replaced the 2013 standard last year and, in keeping with its commitment to clients, Eiger sought to move to the new standard at the earliest opportunity.

Eiger’s Wild Work Day with the Surrey Wildlife Trust

As part of the company’s aim to be carbon neutral, a select group of Eiger volunteers joined the Surrey Wildlife Trust in Norbury Park for a Wild Work Day. Activities included scrub clearance using hand tools to help preserve the rare heathland in the park. The group learned how to use tree poppers and loppers, […]

More rate rises on the horizon

Inflation numbers dominate the data this week with Europe and the USA declaring their current rates and importantly the FED’s favoured inflation measure is due at the end of the week. European inflation is expected to fall as energy prices have fallen recently but wage inflation remains an issue in Germany so a moderate rise […]

Big week for data and rate decisions

If last week was data light this one is very heavy and important. We have two central banks deciding on rates (and the market is convinced that they will both move rates up by 25bps.) along with inflation rate, unemployment in Europe and JOLTS and Non Farm payrolls in the US. Last week the PCE […]

Sticky inflation – Core PCE data to guide markets

Very data light this week across the globe and the Eid break combining to low volume markets, but we do have US GDP and the FEDS favourite inflation measure: Core PCE at the end of the week. The market is wrestling with trying to decide whether the FED are finished tightening and probably as with […]

Rate indecision persists

So expectations last week didn’t really go to plan, with reference to US inflation figures and industrial production. The presumption was for inflation to abate and therefore the rising cycle would slow and assets would be bought…. unfortunately although US inflation dropped to its lowest in 2 years, the core inflation ticked up which keeps […]

Has US inflation been contained?

Likely to be a stressful week for markets that focus on the USA since we have FOMC minutes and the inflation report due, we also get retail sales thrown into the mix. The markets, which are hoping that inflation is now under control, is looking for a 0.7% drop and if it gets it assets […]