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Nov 18, 2020 • 8min

Monthly Market Insights: Vaccine and Brexit breakthroughs?

Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) talks to Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) about the US election result, a potential coronavirus vaccine, and the latest on Brexit.
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Nov 13, 2020 • 32min

#86 Are women in business the key to economic recovery?

This week, Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) talks about the latest vaccine and market developments with Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) and Mike Haslam (Investment Funds Manager), followed by a discussion on women in business and investing with Juliet Gouldman (Head of Strategic and External Engagement) and Ian Aylward (Head of Fund Selection).
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Nov 9, 2020 • 11min

Market Update - Vaccine breakthrough and all-time highs in stocks

For this extra episode, we digest the positive news out this morning on one of the front runners for a viable vaccine against this latest coronavirus. What are the implications for the economy and investors? Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) speaks to Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation).
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Nov 6, 2020 • 23min

#85 The most consequential US election to date?

For this episode we diagnose what many are calling the most consequential US election in living memory with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Christian Keller (Chief Economist for Barclays Investment Bank).
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Oct 29, 2020 • 20min

#84 Will the upcoming US election affect economies forced back into lockdown?

For this episode, we discuss the impending US elections and the gathering gloom in Europe, as several of the major economies are forced back into lockdown, with Miles Sherry (Investment Consultant) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).
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Oct 23, 2020 • 19min

#83 Will the pandemic and Brexit force us to make any permanent changes?

This week, we talk about how the pandemic and its restrictions have affected world markets and whether we need to change the way we look at macroeconomics. We also look at the current state of UK politics, the regional impacts of the government’s tier-approach to lockdown and the latest on the recent restarting of Brexit talks, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Sophie Traherne (UK Government Relations Expert), and Hao Ran Wee (Senior Investment Strategist).
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Oct 22, 2020 • 9min

Monthly Market Insights: Consumption to the rescue ... so far

Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) talks to Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) about the recent rally in stock markets and the latest changes in portfolio positioning.
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Oct 16, 2020 • 24min

#82 UK business: What are the common factors for those who have been successful at adapting?

In this episode, Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), talks to Ross Dalzell (Head of Product and Proposition in the Business Bank), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) about the latest from the UK corporate sector, asking what are the common factors amongst those businesses that are managing to successfully adapt to the current environment? And what about those that are struggling?
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Oct 9, 2020 • 23min

#81 Where are the economic opportunities now and which lifestyle changes are permanent?

This week, we talk about the latest on the UK economy and ask where the opportunities are, how many of the changes we’ve seen to our lifestyles are likely permanent, and if there is too much debt or not enough, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Matt Hammerstein (Barclays UK CEO), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).
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Oct 2, 2020 • 16min

#80 What has been affecting world markets?

This week, we discuss what’s been affecting world markets and how to select a great fund, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Ian Aylward, (Head of Fund Selection), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

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