Category: DB News
Uncertainty to follow, whatever the outcome…
As we sit 6 days away from the UK General election, one could be forgiven for thinking back to last June’s Brexit vote. At 10pm on the evening of polling day, the leave campaign was still priced in at 10-1 with certain well known bookmakers. Just as they…
Ashley Brooks
1st June, 2017
Following the busy and eventful 2016, we decided that our staff deserved a quiet beginning to 2017. More than anything just to make up for what we put them through with our successful ’40 events for 40 years’! Even we admit that completing 20,000 press ups, having more…
DB Wood Team
21st April, 2017
It’s hard to believe that there is little over one week left until Christmas. Time has flown by in what has been an incredibly busy year; we moved to our fantastic new office in Newark and welcomed four new colleagues to DB Wood. During the…
DB Wood Team
16th December, 2016
Don’t stop us now… Running seems to have become quite a part of the DB Wood culture in recent times. We have seen one of our team complete three half-marathons in six weeks, another run his first full marathon in Stockholm,…
Tracey
21st October, 2016
Inside an IC meeting: A fly on the wall
Beginning my internship with DB Wood at the start of July was an exciting time to start my journey into the world of the financial services; Britain had just voted to leave the EU, a result very few had expected, America was running through their quadrennial…
Declan Gamble
5th August, 2016
My first week as an intern at DB Wood… where to start? Not your average finance internship to say the least (I’ve only made one round of tea for starters). Overviews, training, development meetings, and Investment Committee meetings, not forgetting 189 press ups and around 50km for our charity bike…
Reece Wooton
14th July, 2016
Charity Update… get your lycras on!
Ready… set… go… this was the story at 7am this morning as our team set-off on their static bike ride challenge. There is something strange about a 400km target where the bike doesn’t actually move, but we thought we could take advantage of travelling generosity, as people have…
DB Wood Team
8th July, 2016
Team Update Earlier this month we presented the Children’s Bereavement Centre, our nominated charity for 2015, a cheque for £587. The funds were raised through various activities including; cake bakes, an Easter Egg hunt, guess the baby picture and our team participating in a Christmas bag packing fundraiser at Waitrose…
Tracey
16th June, 2016
And what is the order? Gifting is a great way of passing wealth down to future generations, as well as potentially reducing inheritance tax. Our experience also points to greater satisfaction when gifts are made during your lifetime as you can see the joy that your gift brings to your…
Technical Solutions
3rd June, 2016
Throughout this year we have been busy completing 40 events for 40 years to raise funds for our nominated charity, Beaumond House. Our press-up challenge continues and as such, week 21 is now demanding 21 press-ups per day! To date, our team have completed 10,500 press-ups,…
Tracey
23rd May, 2016