An excerpt from Nicolette DiMaggio’s book Stock Explore. Elle learns about her first stock with the help of Sam the magical owl. Later on her journey, Elle will go on to acquire five investment superpowers ..read more

We are joined by the three hosts of the “Oh No You Didn’t!” podcast to explore three “pub debate” topics for both the music industry and the investment industry: 1) Were things really better “back in the day”? 2) Is the gap between amateurs and professionals narrower than before? 3) Are there too many people involved in the industry ..read more

How do you solve a multi-layered problem like sustainability? With so many connected parts, addressing one aspect at a time can result in your earlier good work coming undone. Drawing strategic inspiration from the Rubik’s Cube, Monique talks about the use of organisational processes and how solutions can be socialised across the industry with systems-level thinking. Just as it is satisfying when all the coloured squares line up, she describes how investors and organisations can see satisfying and lasting progress despite fast-changing sustainability needs ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more

Liang Yin, Director, China Manager Research at Willis Towers Watson discusses the possible paths for US-China geopolitics and continued globalisation – how might these forces shape our future, and what size of allocation to Chinese investments is sensible as a result? Paul Colwell, Senior Director and Head of the Advisory Portfolio Group Asia at WTW, then goes into the practical aspects of investing in China – is now the right time, is China the right place, and who are the right people to do it for you? In this episode, we will cover the major opportunities and risks (and some Chinese proverb ..read more