After a brief recess in August our blog schedule now starts back in earnest. Across the next 8 weeks you will receive our quarterly investment update for Q3, our thoughts ahead of the US election, as well as an all-important planning update soon after the budget on 30th October. It’s…
Alex Chappell
6th September, 2024
Unbelievably we are halfway through summer, so before our August blog recess we thought it would be useful to look at some of the expected impacts and considerations for the rest of the year, as well as updating our readers on our business objectives and community support. The impact of…
Ashley Brooks
25th July, 2024
Market Review Our outlook at the start of Q2 was that inflation would prove stickier than the market anticipated, and interest rates would remain higher for longer. Inflation has tracked down slowly in the Western world, though interest rates have been slow to follow, with just 0.25% being shaved off…
The Investment Committee
11th July, 2024
UK Election – Things can only get wetter
This time next week the UK will know its political fate for the next five years, and glancing at the polls this week, it seems highly likely that we will see the Labour party take office with a sizeable majority. Looking at the two main parties in the UK, there…
Ashley Brooks
28th June, 2024
Question the Committee – Summer 2024 Edition
Firstly, a big thanks to everyone who submitted questions. It has been a couple of years since the last Question the Committee though it is fair to say this is the most engagement we have had of any so far. In part this is probably down to the forthcoming General…
The Investment Committee
14th June, 2024
The phrase “all-time highs” usually comes with some associated caution. It means a certain investment asset has never been higher in price, and therefore feels a little like you are in unchartered territory. “If this is the highest it has ever been, surely it will fall in price soon?” History…
Alex Chappell
31st May, 2024
Navigating the maze of student loans: A tale about debt and conundrums
Welcome, fellow scholars, (and of course the parents and grandparents of…) to the grand adventure that is higher education! If you decide University is the right option for you, (and that’s a key decision) I’m a firm believer that the course is more important than the University you choose. One…
Ecaterina Armeanu
17th May, 2024
Since the end of 2022 we have had a positive outlook on investment markets. That was the point of peak fear when inflation had just hit 10% and interest rates were quickly being increased. All markets were struggling to adjust, though we also expected that as those variables came more…
Ashley Brooks
3rd May, 2024
Given the key to our business revolves around people, essentially our team and our clients, we are very keen to involve ourselves each year with the education and development of young people. We are very proud of our graduate development and our apprenticeship schemes, and to this end we are…
Harry Edwards
19th April, 2024
We entered 2024 on the back of a strong last quarter of performance. Inflation all around the world was on a downward trajectory and we felt that the ‘peak’ of interest rates had been reached. Despite the anticipation at the start of 2023 that the global economy would be fighting…
DB Wood Team
5th April, 2024