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Live From The Master Investor Show: Jim Mellon and Stephen Yiu
Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with John Stepek, Jim Mellon, billionaire investor and Chairman of The Burnbrae Group, and Blue Whale manager Stephen …
14 hours ago
What Red Squirrels Reveal About Britain’s Broken Investing Culture
Why has the UK become a nation of savers—but not investors—and what on earth do red squirrels have to do with it? Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepe…
2 days, 19 hours ago
Andy Haldane on Britain’s Fiscal Squeeze and Growth Problem
Former Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane joins Merryn Somerset Webb to unpack why the UK may feel poorer, more fragile and seemingly out o…
4 days, 22 hours ago
Markets in a Permanent Mini-Crisis: Why Investors Are Waiting, Not Predicting
On this week's markets wrap, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek explore how markets are navigating a world of constant geopolitical “mini-cri…
1 week ago
Your Pension, Your Problem? Inside Nest’s Big Investment Shift
Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek discuss the ongoing push into private markets by Britain's largest workplace pension scheme (by membership), the…
1 week, 2 days ago
How to Invest Amid an Upended Global Financial Order
Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Ruffer fund manager Alexander Chartres about investing in a world marked by receding US dominance and a more inflati…
2 weeks ago
Are Markets Just Plain Wrong to Keep 'Looking Through' The Iran War?
Markets have continued to hit new highs despite escalating geopolitical tensions and a major energy shock, raising questions about whether investors …
2 weeks ago
The Contrarian Case for London Real Estate After a Decade of Stagnation
It might surprise some listeners, but UK-wide house prices have delivered only negligible returns after inflation over the past decade, note Merryn S…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Why You Should Wait Out AI’s Super-Spending False Start
Merryn Somerset Webb sits down with Janusz Marecki, CEO & Founder of Fractal Brain and AI Partner at Ahren Innovation Capital, for an insider perspec…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Markets Wrap: Ceasefire Uncertainty, Energy Supply Shocks, and Chancellor Miliband?
On this week’s markets wrap, Merryn Somerset Webb speaks with Helen Thomas of Blonde Money about how Middle East tensions are creating lasting energy…
3 weeks ago