In our latest video podcast episode of our ‘In Conversation With’ series, MASECO’s Chief Investment Officer, Damian Barry, and Senior Wealth Manager, George King, unpack the key themes that shaped the second quarter of 2025. Within this video podcast (which can be watched on YouTube or listened to on Apple and Spotify podcast channels), Damian and George explore the significant market volatility experienced over the quarter, largely driven by policy uncertainty from the US administration and ...
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In our latest video podcast episode of our ‘In Conversation With’ series, MASECO’s Chief Investment Officer, Damian Barry, and Senior Wealth Manager, George King, unpack the key themes that shaped the second quarter of 2025. Within this video podcast (which can be watched on YouTube or listened to on Apple and Spotify podcast channels), Damian and George explore the significant market volatility experienced over the quarter, largely driven by policy uncertainty from the US administration and ...
In our latest video podcast episode of our ‘In Conversation With’ series, MASECO’s Chief Investment Officer, Damian Barry, and Senior Wealth Manager, George King, unpack the key themes that shaped the second quarter of 2025. Within this video podcast (which can be watched on YouTube or listened to on Apple and Spotify podcast channels), Damian and George explore the significant market volatility experienced over the quarter, largely driven by policy uncertainty from the US administration and ...
In this episode, Chief Investment Officer Damian Barry and Senior Wealth Manager George King provide a nuanced analysis of the evolving global economic landscape and its implications for investors. From geopolitical developments in Ukraine to shifts in US trade policy under Trump, they explore the broader macroeconomic forces shaping markets today. With ongoing speculation around the risk of a recession, they examine how market sentiment has evolved, why historical perspective is key, and ho...
Within this episode MASECO's Senior Wealth Manager, George King, and Chief Investment Officer, Damian Barry, provide an insightful review of the year’s investment landscape, breaking down the effects of major macroeconomic events and policy shifts on global markets. Damian and George also discuss MASECO’s investment philosophy and explore the balance between active and passive investing to meet long-term goals. The conversation spanned a broad range of topics including China's recent s...
This episode is packed with essential insights to help prepare you post the recent UK budget announcement, as well as to help with year-end financial planning considerations. Join Andrea Solana, Head of Advanced Planning and Partner at MASECO, alongside George King, Senior Wealth Manager, as they unpack significant updates impacting both UK and US taxpayers. Andrea and George dive into the latest UK budget changes, from increases in capital gains taxes and new inheritance tax rules, to...
Within our latest podcast, which takes the form of a two-part series with Jessica McGawley, a psychological consultant, mediator and founder of Dallington Associates, we delve into the topic of the ‘Rising Generation’. To provide some background, Dallington Associates have been around for eight years and offer individual mentoring programmes and group workshops for siblings and wider families, specifically focused to teenagers and young adults from affluent and successful families.&nbs...
Within our latest podcast, which takes the form of a two-part series with Jessica McGawley, a psychological consultant, mediator and founder of Dallington Associates, we delve into the topic of the ‘Rising Generation’. To provide some background, Dallington Associates have been around for eight years and offer individual mentoring programmes and group workshops for siblings and wider families, specifically focused to teenagers and young adults from affluent and successful families.&nb...
As we reach the end of the first quarter of the year, George King, Senior Wealth Manager, and Damian Barry, Chief Investment Officer, start off their discussion by looking backwards and finishing off their review of how 2023 ended and key events that may shape how we think of 2024. George and Damian then continue to discuss their outlook for 2024, as well as how others in the industry are considering the year may unfold. Included in the discussion they touch on market noise and global facto...
George King, Senior Wealth Manager, and Damian Barry, Chief Investment Officer, discuss some of the changes that clients will be seeing in their portfolios following MASECO's recent 'rebalancing period', where all client portfolios are reviewed. During this process, market movements and changes in valuation are incorporated into client portfolios, as well as changes in market conditions and any views or tweaks by our investment team, such as bond exposure for clients and other specific funds...
Rising interest rates has been the dominant theme driving market performance for months and, with this, one would usually expect for fast growing stocks to struggle as a result. However, as Damian Barry (MASECO Chief Investment Officer) and George King (MASECO Senior Wealth Manager) discuss in their latest 'In Conversation With' piece, recent events have certainly defied any such expectations. Damian and George dive in to the topic of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ companies that have been dr...
Damian and George provide their quarterly investment and macro economic update, taking a number of recent headlines and breaking them down, discussing (amongst other topics) the impact of current geo-political situations on client portfolios, as well as the recent decisions at MASECO to increase exposure to interest rates and bonds and the logic behind this. Please read this page before proceeding – The Legal Stuff: Information accessed on our website is subject to our Terms & Conditio...
George King, Senior Wealth Manager introduces MASECO – 'In Conversation With'. Please read this page before proceeding – The Legal Stuff: Information accessed on our website is subject to our Terms & Conditions.Nothing in the podcast constitutes investment, tax, or any other type of advice and should not be construed as such. The information in this podcast is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast or research. The podcast is provided for information purposes only.Although the...
Damian and George take a broad view of recent market volatility, discussing tech pricing and portfolios, the role of inflation, the rise of interest rates, the relevance of gold and the importance of not trying to make timing calls on asset classes. Please read this page before proceeding – The Legal Stuff: Information accessed on our website is subject to our Terms & Conditions. Nothing in the podcast constitutes investment, tax, or any other type of advice and should not be const...
In our latest video podcast episode of our ‘In Conversation With’ series, MASECO’s Chief Investment Officer, Damian Barry, and Senior Wealth Manager, George King, unpack the key themes that shaped the second quarter of 2025. Within this video podcast (which can be watched on YouTube or listened to on Apple and Spotify podcast channels), Damian and George explore the significant market volatility experienced over the quarter, largely driven by policy uncertainty from the US administration and ...
