Why become a B Corp? – 1st February 2022 Last week was a good week for Oakham Wealth, as we announced that we had achieved B Corp status. After almost a year of assessment managed by B Lab UK, we’re proud to join the B Corp community of over 4,500 firms across the planet, including […]
The Unstoppable B Corp Movement – 11th February 2022 ‘Business should be used as a force for good.’ That is the mission statement of B Labs, a non-profit network headquartered in a quiet suburb of Philadelphia which is slowly changing the world for the better – one company at a time. A year ago I […]
Oakham Achieves B Corp Status – 25th January 2022 B Corps are companies that have met certain standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. A key concept is to balance the needs of all stakeholders rather than prioritising shareholders. This means putting clients, employees, business partners, the community, and the environment at the […]
Can we save the planet by getting men to invest more like women? – 8th December 2021 Evidence shows women are better investors and more committed to sustainable investing, so is it time we all applied some intuition? It is a principle widely accepted in the field of behavioural finance that men and women are […]
Investment Update – 19th November 2021 Overview Equity markets rallied at the start of the third quarter, but faltered toward the end, as economic risks increased. In the US and UK, although economic activity continued to expand, with consumers continuing to spend and employers hiring, the momentum of the recovery slowed. The virulent Delta variant […]
The COP26 moment of truth – 3rd November 2021 Just in case you missed it, the meeting of world leaders at COP26 in Glasgow – not to mention the rash of governmental announcements that are accompanying it – points to one massive, inescapable truth: namely that somewhere between the signing of the Paris climate agreement in […]
Investment Update – 24th September 2021 Overview The pandemic caused a sharp downturn in 2020, but now the world is experiencing a somewhat unusual boom. Global economic growth has returned, and the initial market bounce, which was focused on sectors such as tech, has evolved into a broad market recovery. The world needs to find […]
Investment Update – 11th June 2021 What a difference a year makes. 2020 was a year of distortions in global markets, and wild swings in sentiment, from panic to euphoria. In 2021, although many distortions persist, there are signs of a return to rational behaviour. The technology sector, having been one of the main beneficiaries […]
Investment Update – 24th February 2021 A year of extremes 2020 was a year of extremes, in markets, economics, and politics. The coronavirus rapidly evolved into a pandemic, which in turn caused a global economic crisis, and policymakers were forced to act swiftly and aggressively to counter the impact of lockdown on businesses and individuals. […]
Investment Update – 6th November 2020 The global economy and markets Since our last update, it is fair to say that the investment environment has not changed significantly for the major economies and markets around the world. Governments have reacted to Covid-19 in various ways, but in general the effort to restrict activity in order […]
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