Returning from Edinburgh via the excellent East Coast Main Line train service to our Newark base, I am reflecting on some of today’s demanding but interesting debates with one of the industry’s most respected economists. The dark rain clouds outside seem reflective of his view of the world, but like…
Ashley Brooks
30th September, 2016
An indirect lesson from Brexit…
Seven months on from my last blog (https://www.dbwood.co.uk/blog/db-news/life-is-a-journey) and we are now in Kalkan, Turkey. We are 2,500 miles away as the crow flies, but we still haven’t managed to escape Brexit; the fall in the value of sterling has caused the cost…
Bernard Gallimore
23rd September, 2016
A New Found Interest in Interest
For the first time in years, Grandma Harrison parked the standard opening lines of conversation; “So how’s work? Are you eating properly… of course you are, look at the size of you!”, in exchange for a thrilling discussion about Mark Carney’s (Governor of the Bank of England) decision to cut…
Dominic
16th September, 2016
Where are the true safe havens?
If investment markets were a boat, they would currently be circling around the Mediterranean. Down the east coast of Spain, along past Valencia, Murcia, and down to Marbella, the sun shining and the winds calm. Temperatures have risen since storm Brexit on 23rd June, but there is remarkable stability and…
Alex Chappell
2nd September, 2016
Mind Games: Win Your Advantage
As Jason Kenny lined up for his Keirin final on Tuesday night for the third time, anticipation shook the velodrome. It’s hard enough going through the gruelling training regime that is now a necessity for most successful athletes, let alone having your golden moment halted on…
Alex Chappell
19th August, 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
Cyber Crime: How to Protect Your Business
In what was one of the best moments ever caught on the big screen, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid epitomise why cyber insurance should be taken more seriously… They always get away right… Butch and Sundance? Maybe not this time. After…
Risk
29th July, 2016
Pension saving from the view of a young adviser: not your average Friday night conversation topic…
The standard Friday night quick-one at the local normally entails a cold beer and some easy going conversation with friends. It’s a nice break from the challenging world of financial planning.…or it can be! Last Friday was slightly irregular though. My group…
Oliver Crampton
22nd July, 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
Investment Review Quarter Two 2016
Market Review of Quarter 2: Our expectations for 2016 of low growth, low interest rates, lots of headwinds and regular bouts of volatility continued into quarter two. Speculation surrounding “Brexit” was the key theme in global markets and with equities rallying in the…
Ashley Brooks
14th July, 2016
