Word on the Street

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).

In this edition, we talk about the latest coronavirus news updates, as well as our team’s thoughts on the medium to long-term impact of these unprecedented times, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Jean-Paul Jaegers, (Head of Asset Allocation).

This week, we talk about the latest from Westminster (1:38)and offer some answers to the top five most popular questions we are getting from investors at the moment -- Will I be left with nothing (9:50); How long can this go on for (11:39); Should I sell now before it gets any worse (12:54); When should I buy in (13:54); and Which regions/sectors/stocks etc. can I cherry pick (16:25) -- with Nicky...

In this episode, we cover the latest on the spread of the coronavirus and talk about how investors, who are close to retirement, should approach market falls, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

This week, we talk about how the all-important small and medium-sized business community is faring. Also, we explain why we have been adding exposure to stocks and shares to our funds and portfolios this week, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Ian Workman (a managing director in Barclays Business Bank), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

As we step up the frequency of our podcasts to cover this rapidly evolving coronavirus story, we look at what data points we should be watching in Italy, why some forecasters are now expecting an economic depression, and if there is any good news out there, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation).

This week, as the Bank of England joins the rest of the world’s major central banks in announcing further emergency measures to support the economy, we discuss the gathering economic storm and ask whether now is the time to sell out of investments and shelter in cash, and are policy makers powerless to arrest the rout, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Office...

This week, our panel tries to make sense of a week of dramatic swings in the world’s capital markets, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance).

n this special Budget podcast our panel of experts discuss the changes announced in Chancellor Sunak’s Spring Budget. They discuss the measures taken in an attempt to offset the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus, and what all this may mean for your investments - hosted by Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), with Lee Platt (Director, Wealth Planning), Sophie Traherne (Senior U...

This week, we talk about the rising concerns over the spread of Covid-19 — do they signal a time to buy or sell? Also we discuss why investors were not calmed by the aggressive intervention from the Federal Reserve and what are fund managers telling us about the opportunities and threats out there, with Nicky Eggers, Head of Investments, Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation, Mike Haslam, He...

This week we look at whether the attempts to contain Covid-19, or the coronavirus, will usher in the next recession and what investors should do about it, with Nicky Eggers, Head of Investments, Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer, Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation, and Rob Smith, Head of Behavioural Finance.

This week head of Investments, Nicky Eggers, talks to Sophie Traherne, senior political expert, Will Hobbs, CIO and Hao Ran Wee, senior investment strategist about the latest cabinet reshuffle and what that might mean for the coming budget(0:53). The team also tackle some of the pros and cons of infrastructure spending (6:00).

This week we discuss the effect Covid-19 (or coronavirus) could have on the economy, and whether it could lead to a global recession. We also look at the impact that the outbreak and recent trade tensions have had on our manufacturing supply chains, and whether this points towards the end of globalisation as we know it, with Nicky Eggers, Head of Investments, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Offic...

This week, we talk about a busy week in US politics (00:54), the latest on the Wuhan viral outbreak (8:09), and the state of the world economy (10:18) with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss the political and economic outlook for the UK economy on this historic day when the UK leaves the European Union and enters the transition period (1:33), the problems with UK productivity growth (10:24), and the government's domestic agenda for 2020 (21:10), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, Sophie Traherne, Senior Political Analyst, Will Hobbs, Chief Inve...

This week, we talk about about the latest on the UK economy (1:30), what to do about the Wuhan viral outbreak (3:28), as well as the past, present and future of work (6.20), including the possible impact of artificial intelligence (13:45), with Toby Cross, Head of Client Investment Solutions, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week we discuss the trade deal between the US and China (1:15), whether now is a good time to invest in emerging markets (2:33), what the political trials and tribulations around the world mean for investors (5.15), and the importance of independent central banks (9:00), with Stephen Peters, Head of Equity Fund Research, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer.

This week, we discuss the rising political crisis in Iran, armchair generals, and who we should listen to at times like this, with Nicky Eggers, Managing Director in Investment Solutions, Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer, and Rob Smith, Head of Behavioural Finance.

This week we discuss consensus and investing – i.e. what the majority of investors are thinking – and how this impacts investment decisions, with Mike Haslam, Head of Funds Distribution, and Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation.

This week Mike Haslam, Investment Funds Director, talks to Luke Pearce, Investment Strategist, about the last 10 years, what to expect from the next decade and the cost of waiting to get invested.

This week Mike Haslam, Investment Funds Director, talks to Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer about the latest in the impeachment saga as well as three lessons he and the team have taken from this year.