Economist Q&A – With Michael Hughes

Following the mini budget delivered by UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, financial markets have suffered a downturn in fortune. The Bank of England have since stepped into the marketplace and purchased £65 billion in government bonds to protect pension funds.

As financial advisers, we understand any concerns investors have about how their retirement plans might be affected. With our investors in mind, we spoke with our Economic Adviser – Michael Hughes to discuss several areas of interest to investors right now.

Michael has an impressive resume and brings outstanding investment experience spanning more than 30 years to our investment committee.

From 1998 until December 2007, Michael was Chief Investment Officer and a Director of Barings Asset Management. Prior to this he was a Managing Director at Barclays Capital, Chairman of Barclays Capital Pension Fund and Executive Director of BZW Gilts Ltd.

Between 1997 and 2006 Michael was a Council Member of the University of Essex and a contributor to