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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 inves...

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...

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.linked...

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).

As the inaugural quarterly Charity sector update, this first episode in the series introduces some of the many and varied opportunities and challenges facing the sector, including how the pandemic has fundamentally changed how Charities operate, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Nazreem Visram (Head of Charities for Barclays Corporate Bank), Robin Reynolds (Head of Charities for B...

This week, we look at the momentous events unfolding in the US, from the storming of the Capitol building to the Democratic victory in the Senate run-off elections. We also discuss what the UK’s latest lockdown means for the local economy and what the recent surge in Bitcoin’s price means for investors, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation), and Luke...

For this episode, we have Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) talking to Hao Ran Wee (Senior Investment Strategist) about the key news headlines as the investment markets close out an extraordinary 2020.

For this episode, we have Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) talking to Olivia Gleeson (UK Government Relations Expert) and Hao Ran Wee (Senior Investment Strategist) about the much anticipated news of a breakthrough in the Brexit negotiation talks. What are the next steps for Brexit onlookers to follow in the coming days and weeks, and what are the immediate implications for UK investme...

In this investment outlook special, Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) talks with some of our most senior investment experts to draw out the key insights to take into 2021 from what has proved to be an unprecedented year in financial markets. He is joined by Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance), Ian Aylward (Head of Fund and Manager Selection), a...

Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consultants) talks with Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) about a most unusual 12 months and what we can expect from the year ahead.

For this episode, Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) discusses the latest developments in the Brexit saga with Olivia Gleeson (UK Government Relations Expert) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

This week, we discuss the recent surge in financial markets and the latest on the imminent roll-out of a vaccine in the UK. We look at how investor optimism has swung this year and how emotions, positive and negative, can affect our investment decisions, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance) and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation). You can also f...

This week, we talk about the latest market rally and the growing optimism that a Brexit deal may be secured and ratified in time, as well as some of the most common investment questions from customers and clients, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Olivia Gleeson (UK Government Relations Expert), Miles Sherry (Investment Consultant), and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation).

For this week’s episode, Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) talks to Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer) and Stephen Peters (Investment Specialist) about the latest in the world of investments, including some of the incredible turbulence within equity markets. She also discusses with Chris Stevenson and David McWatt from Smart Investor, whether the high trading volumes that are often part and pa...

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.

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).

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).

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).

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).

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 Governmen...

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.

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?

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).

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).