Word on the Street

This week, we discuss the government’s recently released plans for easing of the lockdown, as well as where we are with the Brexit negotiations and the possible implications that all of this may have on the markets, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Sophie Traherne (UK Government Relations Expert), and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation).

This week, we have Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) talking to Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) and Juliet Rogan (Head of High Growth and Entrepreneurs) about the latest on the pandemic, Brexit and the current trade tensions, as well as the accelerating transition to our digital future.

This week Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) talks to Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation) and Mike Haslam (Investment Funds Director) about the continual change investors have to cope with and get ahead of and how this impacts investment decisions.

This week, Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) talks to Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) about why, with the bad news seemingly rolling in day after day, stock markets continue to rise. They also take a closer look at the prospects for the UK economy, and the potential for European shares to catch up on a decade of underperformance.

This week, we refocus on the UK’s political and economic experience of the coronavirus crisis, discussing the latest gossip from Westminster, why England’s experience is so different from other home nations, and asking whether investors should buy the FTSE, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Sophie Traherne (Senior UK Political Analyst), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

This week we delve into the world of fund managers, discussing the ins and outs of fund management and tactical asset allocation with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Mike Haslam (Head of Funds Distribution), and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation).

Nicky Eggers, Head of Investments, discusses sustainable investing with our Head of Behavioural Finance, Rob Smith, and Ian Aylward, Head of Manager Selection. They talk about whether this lockdown will change our way of life forever to the benefit of the environment, and how investors can make money and achieve their societal and environmental objectives.

For this special edition of Word on the Street, Phil Attreed, Head of Investment Consulting, Senior Government Relations expert, Sophie Traherne, and Chief Investment Officer, Will Hobbs, discuss Sunday’s announcement on reopening the UK economy and look at how the UK compares to other similarly placed economies. They also consider why Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are planning a different path, and where the Brexit negotiations are in the midst of all this.

This week, we discuss what China can tell us about the shape of the economic recovery that we should expect elsewhere and what our external fund managers are doing about it, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Mike Haslam (Head of Funds Distribution), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

This week, we give an update on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the markets and client investments, as well as give some insight into the art of trading investments in volatile financial markets, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation), and Martin Bassett (Head of Investment Dealing at Barclays UK).