Word on the Street

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).

This week, Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) talks to Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer)about the oil sector’s plight and asks if it is time to buy oil and whether governments have to step in and bail out the sector more directly (2:00). They also give answers to the most popular questions from clients at the moment (9:30).

For this episode, we talk about whether the recovery in stocks and shares has gone too far, and what could go wrong from this point, as well as what the record plunge in oil prices may mean to investors, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

This week, Matt Hammerstein (CEO of Barclays UK) joins Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) to discuss some of the ways that this latest crisis will change the way that we live, work and invest.

In this episode, we discuss the growing worries that there will be no bounce back in the global economy, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

This week, we discuss the latest on the coronavirus and how the business and our people are adapting to provide for the changing needs of our customers and clients at the moment, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Catherine McGrath (Head of Channels for Barclays UK), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).