Inside Nutmeg

It is with great sadness that we confirm today that Nick Hungerford, Nutmeg co-founder and one of Britain’s most successful entrepreneurs has passed away at the age of 43.

As the market for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continues to grow, new products and trends are emerging. Our investment team share how they pick from what is becoming an increasingly crowded marketplace.  

After a torrid year for government bonds in 2022, there’s been more positive signs from the asset class so far this year. We explain what’s changed, and why the Nutmeg investment team is no longer underweight the asset class versus our risk benchmarks.  

This month sees the 10th anniversary of Nutmeg which began with the launch of our first fully managed portfolios back in September 2012. It’s a journey that has seen our client numbers grow to over 200,000 people who invest more than £4.5bn with us today.  

A common question during turbulent market conditions is: “what can be done to protect our portfolios?” We have written on this extensively over the years and can offer three different perspectives: from markets; from our clients; and from Nutmeg’s investment team. 

In this month’s investor update, our investment writer, Gary Shepherd, speaks with our director of investment strategy, Brad Holland, about the main drivers behind market movements in October and what this has meant for Nutmeg portfolios.  

Welcome to the new-look Nutmeg. You may have noticed that there is now a new visual identity for Nutmeg, a new logo, new typeface and colour scheme, new website, new email templates.

In this month’s investor update, our head of design, Chris Tobias, speaks with our chief investment officer, James McManus, about the main drivers behind market movements in September and what this has meant for Nutmeg portfolios. 

Whether it’s changing the way we get around or investing in a more socially responsible way, the impact our day-to-day life has on the planet around us is a focus for many people. Nutmeg recently teamed up with e-bike sharing app, HumanForest, to help people get around London in an environmentally friendly way.  

In this month’s investor update, our senior technical lead, Shaun Stone, speaks with director of investment strategy, Brad Holland, about why emerging market indices are continuing to underperform their developed market counterparts, the factors driving up inflation around the world and how semiconductor chip shortages are affecting global supply in key sectors.

In this month’s investor update, our senior wealth manager, Holly Graham, speaks with chief investment officer, James McManus, about how the relatively muted overall portfolio returns for July mask the underlying stories of significant volatility in emerging markets, a strong Q2 earnings season and a continued trajectory of economic recovery in developed equity and bond markets.   

In this month’s investor update, our marketing director, Grant Warnock, speaks with our chief investment officer, James McManus, about the impact of the delay to lockdown easing in the UK, inflation and the outlook for global markets, as well as our portfolio performance.