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This week, we look at the outcomes of the COP26 climate conference and what role investment managers can play to help achieve climate stability, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), My-Linh Ngo (Head of ESG and specialist fixed income manager at BlueBay Asset Management), and Ian Aylward (Head of Manager Selection and Responsible Investing). To learn more about investing and managing your mone...

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 fears of stagflation and whether interest rates will rise before Christmas. To learn more about investing and managing your money, subscribe to our monthly...

In this month’s UK round table, we look at how the UK’s supply chains have suffered under unprecedented forces – from the coronavirus to Brexit – and if or when can we expect our supplies to start flowing smoothly again, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), James Binns (Global Head of Trade & Working Capital for Barclays Business Bank), Stephen Peters (Senior Portfolio Manager), and Will Hobbs...

This week, we talk about whether it’s still a good time to invest and if positive investment returns can still be achieved in an environment of low interest rates, rising inflation, and high valuations, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To learn more about investing and managing your money, subscribe to our...

This week, we discuss the UK Autumn Budget, how it impacts investors and what they should do to prepare for the year ahead, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Emma Hosking-Williams (Associate Partner in Ernst & Young’s Private Capital Tax team), and Lee Platt (Wealth Planning Specialist). To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments T...

This week, we have Matt Hammerstein (CEO of Barclays UK) as special guest, joining Phil Attreed (Head of Investment & Credit Distribution) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), to share his views on steering a major UK business through a pandemic and a changing corporate landscape, as well as what his vision is for the future as we enter a period of rising inflation and labour shortage. To le...

In this month’s UK round table, we talk about the energy crisis and beyond and what it means for the UK’s small and medium-sized business community. We also look at the likely political response to what we are seeing and what we can learn from the recent party conferences, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Chris Forrest (Head of SME UK at Barclays Business Bank), Olivia Gleeson (UK Governme...

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 recent market performance and what the future may hold. To learn more about investing and managing your money, subscribe to our monthly podcast series Barclays U...

This week, we look at the outlook for inflation and interest rates, with the UK facing skyrocketing gas prices and an endemic labour shortage, as well as what a US default could mean for UK investors, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To learn more about investing and managing your money, subscribe to our monthly podcast series Barclays UK Money Pla...

This week, we look at the state of global markets and if the trouble brewing at Evergrande Group in China should worry UK investors, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Alina Lobacheva (Portfolio Manager), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To learn more about investing and managing your money, subscribe to our monthly podcast series Barclays UK Money Plan: https://soundcloud.com/user...

In this month’s UK round table we focus on the seismic developments in the property sector, both commercial and residential, looking at the drivers behind the rising house prices and the future of commercial real estate as many shift from the office to working from home, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), John Ainsworth (Barclays Business Bank Head of Real Estate), James Peto (Barclays Mortg...

This week, we discuss how the transition back to ‘normality’ has influenced fund managers and changed where they invest their clients’ funds, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Mike Haslam (Investment Funds Director), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To learn more about investing and managing your money, subscribe to our monthly podcast series Barclays UK Money Plan: https://soundc...

This week, we discuss Westminster’s decision to raise National Insurance contributions and what it means for investors and the UK economy, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Olivia Gleeson (UK Government Relations Expert), Stuart Robinson (Wealth Planner), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To learn more about investing and managing your money, subscribe to our monthly podcast series...

In this episode, we look at the exciting opportunities within technology, as innovation continues to disrupt our lives, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment & Credit Distribution), Miles Sherry (Investment Consultant), and Ben Rogoff (Polar Capital Partners).

This week, we look at the top three topics that investors have focussed on so far this year and how we suggest investors should approach them, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Miles Sherry (Investment Consultant), and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation). To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also follow us on...

In this episode, we continue our series on investing in innovation and discuss opportunities in the health care sector, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Alan Budenberg (Investment Consultant), and Omar Moufti (Product Specialist, Blackrock).

This week, we present our inaugural monthly round table on all things UK where we look at the major corporate, economic, and political goings on, with a view to providing some signal through all the noise and newsflow, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment & Credit Distribution), Ross Dalzell (Head of Customer Business Relationships), Olivia Gleeson (UK Government Relations Expert), and Will Hobbs...

This week, we look at what investors can do to avoid the most common pitfalls we see fund managers make, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Mikes Sherry (Investment Consultant), and Stephen Peters (Senior Portfolio Manager). 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 up...

This week, we begin a series on the importance of innovation and how it lies at the core of investment opportunities. For this episode, we look at the innovation driving sustainability and how it is shaping the future of investing, with Miles Sherry (Investment Consultant), Ian Aylward (Head of Manager Selection), Dan Hunt (Investment Consultant), and Hamish Chamberlayne (Head of Global Sustainabl...

This week, we discuss the resurgent interest in commodities, as seen in the rising demand for gold and higher oil prices, and what this could mean for investors, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Luke Pearce (Investment Strategist), and Miles Sherry (Investment Consultant). To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You can also fo...

This week, we discuss how investor sentiment has been affected by the economic shutdown, the rise of the Delta variant, and the prospects for easing restrictions, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Alina Lobacheva (Portfolio Manager), 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...

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 what we have seen in the first half of the year and what the rest of the year may offer investors. To find out about starting your investment journey with Barcla...

This week, we look at why fewer women than men choose to invest, explore what’s putting them off, and explain why investing could be worth considering, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Sarah Kingston (Wealth & Investments Graduate), and Clare Francis (Savings & Investments Director). To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments You...

This week, we look at some of the topics as suggested by our listeners, including whether severe economic downturns can affect future generations of investors and to what extent we can insulate ourselves against future turbulence, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer). To find out about starting your investment j...

This week, we look at how the pandemic and our reliance on technology may have accelerated the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Alan Budenberg (Investment Consultant), 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 Ba...