Inside Nutmeg

At Nutmeg, we believe every child should have the best possible chance to fulfil their potential. It’s why we’ve recently launched the Nutmeg Junior ISA. And why we’re matching donations to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) up to £100 for every new Nutmeg Junior ISA account.

Last year ended with stellar performance across global markets as the US and China came to an agreement on a “phase 1” trade deal. In the UK, a general election helped to dispel some of the political uncertainty that has weighed on financial markets.

As we near the end of December, we’ve been reflecting at Nutmeg on what we’ve achieved and what’s still ahead. First and foremost we remain focused on generating positive returns for our customers, and are proud to have an investment track record over seven years in which we’ve beaten the private client indices by Asset Risk Consultants (ARC) at comparable risk levels. It’s fair to say 2019 was a busy year…

Nutmeg’s ‘Inspirational Speaker’ events offer a chance to learn about great leadership. For the latest event, I interviewed Rob Caskie, an expert on Sir Ernest Shackleton, to learn about the Antarctic explorer’s views on team building, morale and loyalty.

Martin Stead, chief executive of Nutmeg, has been recognised for his work as a role model and champion of diversity by appearing in this year’s OUTstanding 100 LGBT+ Executives List. We think this achievement reflects the open and inclusive culture we have cultivated here at Nutmeg.

Nutmeg recently hosted an internal Ideation Day to generate ideas to help solve customer problems. The winning idea, voted on by fellow Nutmeggers, was built the following week by the mobile team.

Cuts to US interest rates provided a boost to the US, as recession fears start to subside. As the Brexit deadline approaches, we continue to keep a close eye on developments amid the possibility of an upcoming general election.

Nutmeg has become the first digital wealth manager in the UK to offer customers the option to top up their account via Apple Pay and Google Pay. As well as being a quicker and hassle-free way of making deposits, this new feature also offers improved levels of security.

We launched our personal financial advice pilot in November last year because it was plain to see that people were in desperate need of affordable professional advice. Now that we’ve been offering advice for some time, we’ve begun to see some distinct themes emerging, so we’re now developing our offering to better reflect your needs.

Cybercrime is estimated to cost businesses trillions of dollars a year¹. For companies such as Nutmeg, good cybersecurity to protect our customers from criminals is essential. So, what do we do to make sure your money and data is safe?

We’re thrilled to say that Nutmeg has won the title of Best Online Stocks & Shares ISA Provider in the YourMoney.com awards for the fifth year in a row. 

The chief investment officer of Nutmeg has been celebrated for his contributions to the exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry in Europe. We are happy to have the opportunity once more to highlight the benefits of ETFs, which we believe are the most disruptive force in the global investment industry.