34 episodes

A podcast series on the latest developments across global markets, and hot topics that matter to institutional investors and their portfolios.

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A podcast series on the latest developments across global markets, and hot topics that matter to institutional investors and their portfolios.

    Let Me Tell You A Story

    Let Me Tell You A Story

    To kick off Season 2, Nicolette and Will talk about the power of storytelling in explaining investment concepts within a professional setting. They also tell us about their children’s books - Nicolette’s Stock Explore and Will’s Grandpa’s Fortune Fables - and the wider work they are doing to educate children via Stock Explore LLC and Blue Tree Savings.

    • 40 min
    Festive Investment Quiz!

    Festive Investment Quiz!

    Eleanor Huish, Abbie Knight, Harry Keay, Josh Naylor (Investment Consultants at Willis Towers Watson) are all based in our Reigate, UK, office. They are amongst the “rising stars” of our investment practice, each with around 5 years of investing consulting experience, working with both advisory and fiduciary clients. They’re always up for a laugh and super brave for taking part in our quiz!

    • 43 min
    Heart vs Head: investment outlook for 2022

    Heart vs Head: investment outlook for 2022

    We examine the tension between our heart (our personal and professional values) and our head (hard-nosed finance and economics) when it comes to making investment decisions, and how their interaction is driving the key investment themes for 2022 and beyond.

    • 31 min
    Index Tracking Does Not Equal Passive

    Index Tracking Does Not Equal Passive

    Sarah Hopkins and Arun Singhal talk about index investing, and the emergence of smart beta strategies that blur the line between active and passive approaches. We also discuss a new index incorporating the Climate Transition Value-at-Risk (CTVaR) metric to increase exposure to the predicted “winners” in a transition to a greener economy.

    • 23 min
    Speed Skating: Lessons for life & investment

    Speed Skating: Lessons for life & investment

    Dany Lemay, Head of Investments Montreal, talks about his long involvement in competitive short track speed skating. How has this experience shaped him as a finance professional, and what parallels can be drawn - in terms of risk taking and dealing with uncertainty - between skating and investing?

    • 23 min
    Crypto – not just price speculation and ape pictures

    Crypto – not just price speculation and ape pictures

    Going beyond the usual headlines around digital assets, we discuss the wide-ranging uses of crypto-currencies (wider access to banking facilities, international remittances) and crypto-tokens (ticketing, royalties, decentralised finance). What are the things to think about from an investment perspective?

    • 35 min

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