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This week, we discuss the UK Spring Budget, what changes investors should take note of and what surprises, if any, were revealed, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Emma Hosking-Williams (Associate Partner in Ernst & Young’s Private Capital Tax team), Lee Platt (Wealth Planning Specialist), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). The information in this call today is intended to provide only a general outline of the subjects covered in the Spring Budget. It should not be regarded as financial advice. Accordingly, Ernst & Young accepts no responsibility for loss arising from any action taken or not taken by anyone using information from this call. If you require any further information or explanations, or specific advice, please contact us and we will be happy to discuss matters further.

This week, we talk about Bitcoin, discussing the reasonable arguments for owning it and why we are sceptical about it as an investment, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Luke Pearce (Investment Strategist), and Hao Ran Wee (Senior Investment Strategist). To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/

We talk to Marcus Morris-Eyton from Allianz Global Investors on how he and his team research companies. He explains to us what he and his team look for in a business and how that leads him to deciding whether to invest in that company or not. To find out about starting your investing journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co/uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/

For this 100th weekly episode, we discuss what a rapid vaccination programme could mean for the UK economy and whether the digital adaptations we've seen this last year will ultimately lead us out of the crisis, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Ross Dalzell (Head of Product and Proposition in the Business Bank) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/

As part of our aim to keep clients informed of our current investment views and how these themes are impacting your discretionary portfolios, Phil Attreed, Head of Investment Consulting, talks to Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer, about the month just gone and what the future may hold. To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclay…tal-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - www.linkedin.com/company/barclays…ment-management/

This week, we talk about Scottish independence, the prospects for tax rises in the UK, and Bitcoin, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Olivia Gleason (Senior UK Government Relations Expert) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/

This week, we talk about the most popular questions we are getting from our clients at the moment – from worries about government debt levels to questions about whether stock market valuations have gone too far – with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) and Miles Sherry (Senior Investment Consultant). www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/

This week, we discuss stock market bubbles and what investors can learn from them with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/ And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/

For this episode, we discuss the changing regime in the US and how we are organising our clients' investments to make the most of the post-pandemic economy, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation).

This week, we look at what to expect in 2021 from Brexit, including its impact on the UK’s financial services sector, the political challenges ahead, and if the market’s strong start to the year has made investors too complacent, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Olivia Gleeson (UK Government Relations Expert), and Hao Ran Wee (Senior Investment Strategist).