Joining David and Michael in the Capital.com studio this week's Talking Markets is esteemed entrepreneur and philanthropist, Lord Michael Spencer of Alresford who will be discussing the general election, Brexit, and UK growth.

He is one of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs. He founded Intercapital in 1986, a firm which soon became one of the world's largest inter-dealer brokers.

In 1998, Intercapital merged with EXCO, and a year later with Garban plc, forming ICAP – with Michael as CEO. ICAP joined the FTSE 100 in 2006, and in 2016 sold its hybrid voice broking business. This led to the formation of NEX Group, again with Michael as CEO. In 2018, CME Group acquired NEX, and Michael became a director and Special Adviser at CME.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

Joining David and Michael in the Capital.com studio this week is FX expert Humphrey Percy. With over 40 years of international banking experience, he has worked at the likes of J. Henry Schroder Wagg, Barclays Bank Group and WestLB, holding positions including CEO, Managing Director, General Manager, and Head of Global Financial Markets.

Humphrey founded Bank of London and The Middle East plc in 2006, and was Chief Executive Officer of BLME Holdings for nine years. A Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), Humphrey founded HighLine Partners Ltd in 2019, where he is Chairman. He’s also the Chairman of SGM-FX, an independent foreign exchange company.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

This week on Talking Markets, industry veterans David Buik and Michael Wilson are joined by economics guru Simon French to discuss the upcoming UK election, how equities and the pound have fared under Labour and Conservative governments in the last 70 years, as well as the state of the housing market and the economy's growth prospects.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

This week, David and Michael are joined by Steffan Williams, founder and partner of strategic communications and change management consultancy Williams Nicolson.

They talk about PR and AI's impact on the industry, as well as reputation management and how CEOs should engage with media in a changing world.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

Sir Martin Sorrell is a British businessman and Chairman of S4 Capital.

Martin has served on boards of many high profile public, academic and business organisations, including esteemed business schools both nationally and internationally.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

Joining David and Michael in the Capital.com studio, is guest speaker James Max – Broadcaster over the years for BBC, LBC, Sky, Channel 5, TalkRadio and TalkTV, investment banker, property guru and columnist at the Financial Times.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

The fourth episode of Talking Markets welcomes Gerald Ashley, a sought-after speaker, advisor, broadcaster and writer on change, risk and decision making. In this episode he speaks with our hosts Michael Wilson and David Buik about geopolitical risks around Russia, China and the Middle East, as well as opportunities that countries like Argentina and Poland present.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

Joining David and Michael in the Capital.com studio this week, is guest speaker Bryan Coyne. He is a hugely respected investor/trader, who has decades of experience and is well versed in all equities US, Japan, China, UK, Europe and all the BRICS. He is also a director of Kesai Holding - a digital crypto fund manager.

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Joining David and Michael in the The future of trading studio this week is guest speaker Helen Thomas 📣

Helen has 20 years of experience in banking, fund management and politics. She was an adviser to George Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer during 2008, and ran the Financial Markets Reform Programme at Policy Exchange before going on to be a partner in a Global Macro hedge fund and Head of Currency Alpha at SSGA.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.