Investment Update – A stormy week in UK markets – 30th September 2022 A stormy week in UK financial markets What happened? Last Friday, Kwasi Kwarteng, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, set out details of his mini budget. Although he may have expected a positive response, his speech caused shock waves in financial markets. […]
Investment Update – Taming Inflation – 1st September 2022 Economic and market overview At the start of the quarter, three elements continued to weigh on market sentiment; there was no indication that the war in Ukraine would end soon, China’s Covid-19 lockdown continued to dampen economic activity in the region, and inflationary pressure around the […]
Investment Update – Inflation Overshoots – 20th May 2022 Overview The first quarter of 2022 was a volatile period for equity markets. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine caused extreme uncertainty, although there was some relief toward the end of the period, partly due to the fact that the conflict hadn’t escalated further. Meanwhile, lockdowns in […]
The Changing Economics of War and Peace If you head to room 18 in the National Gallery you will find a painting by Rubens: Minerva protects Pax from Mars. Painted in 1629, it is dominated by a female figure, Pax (Peace) surrounded by children. She is shielded by Minerva, the goddess of wisdom, from the […]
Investment Update – The Crisis In Ukraine – 1st March 2022 The Crisis in Ukraine I am sure you, like we, are watching with disbelief and horror as the events in Ukraine unfold. Our day to day job of making judgements on economics and markets seems entirely out of place at a time when ordinary […]
Investment Update – Dark Skies – 14th February 2022 Overview Investors experienced mixed results in the fourth quarter of 2021, as equity markets rose in the US, UK, and Europe, but fell in China and were generally weak in the rest of Asia and Emerging markets. There were jitters in November, partly due to fears […]
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 […]
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