Tavistock Talks

Adam Baynes catches up with Tavistock’s property director, James Whitmore, to discuss the latest trends in the industry.

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fifth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

David and James discuss the snap summer election, the state of the public finances, and the impossible choices that face the next prime minister.

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for the fourth episode of Market Share, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

The pair look back over 2023, as well as forward to 2024 and the biggest election year in history, where roughly half the world’s population and GDP is up for grabs. Their conversation also covers equity markets, AI, the significance of Taiwan, crypto currency, and much more.

James and David’s book recommendations are listed below:

Chip War: The Fight for the World’s Most Critical Technology – by Chris Miller (first published 2022)

The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution – by Gregory Zuckerman (first published 2019)

The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future – by Sebastian Mallaby (first published 2022)

Tara Vivian-Neal meets with Tavistock’s newest director, Henry Adefope.

Henry has over 13 years’ experience in the investment sector having started his career on the market desk at Goldman Sachs, evolving into a career advising the biggest global names in asset and wealth management on a range of high-profile corporate PR campaigns and special situations. He joined Tavistock in August 2023.

In a wide-ranging discussion, Henry shares his unconventional route into the world of financial PR, the challenges he has faced in his career so far, and what we can expect to see from Tavistock’s financial services team in the future.

David Cracknell meets with Gareth Tredway and James Whitmore to discuss their former lives as journalists. Bringing together expertise from the political, natural resources and property spheres, the three colleagues discuss how they got into journalism, how they came about their biggest stories, and their thoughts on the job looking back at it now from the world of PR.

Gareth shares an insight into his early days in South Africa as he made the initial move into journalism from accounting, James tells of getting a big scoop via a fax machine, and David recounts an anecdote of his time working round the corner from Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell.

Heather Armstrong meets with Ruairi Millar and Hugo Hurrell, Tavistock’s summer interns. They discuss the Tavistock internship programme: what their expectations were coming into the role, what they’ve gained from their time with us, and any helpful advice for future candidates.

To learn more about internship opportunities at Tavistock, please contact Heather Armstrong at [email protected]

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for our newest Market Share episode, dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

David and James provide an update on the economic landscape now that the worst of the inflation spike is hopefully behind us; they also discuss what’s going on with the continued lack of M&A activity in London and go on to cover Jeremy Hunt’s recent Mansion House speech, persistent competition with the more attractive US market, and whether AI is worth investing in.

Heather Armstrong, Lulu Bridges and Katie Hopkins meet to discuss their view of the market from their position on Tavistock’s TMT team. The conversation covers what themes we are seeing in the London market this year as well as the obstacles and challenges facing the FTSE when competing with the Dow Jones in the US. The team also consider what we can expect from the rest of 2023.

Heather Armstrong meets with Emily Jack, Head of Schools, and Jenny Cater, Volunteer Attraction & Engagement Manager, to introduce Bookmark Reading Charity, Tavistock’s charity partner for 2023.

Emily and Jenny explain why Bookmark’s fight to improve children’s literacy is so crucial; they also share their own inspirations for joining the organisation and how you too can get involved.

To learn more about Bookmark Reading Charity, visit their website at www.bookmarkreading.org

David Cracknell and James Laing meet for our new series of Market Share podcasts dedicated to covering the politics and economics of the day.

This episode sees David and James look back over the first few months of the year: how the SVB crisis differed from the 2008 financial crash and whether the government has done enough to prevent another major economic collapse; the status and progress of IPOs and M&A activity; and the crucial question, why does the UK market keep shrinking?