Gary Waite and Andrew Morgan, managers of the Walker Crips Managed Portfolio Service range, state that the more boring their funds are, the better, and that if they suddenly start shooting the lights out, they would worry they had taken on too much risk.
Walker Crips Group saw profit before tax surge 900%, around 10 times higher, from £50,000 to £500,000 over the first half of the year.
Mifid II is viewed by many as complicated, opaque and onerous to implement, not to mention costly, but once the heavy lifting has been done does the industry stand to benefit from the new regulatory regime?
The managers of the Walker Crips managed portfolio range are sticking with Neil Woodford despite an extremely tough few months for the star manager.
Walker Crips has adopted an environmental social and governance (ESG) screen on UK equity holdings in its managed portfolios.
Walker Crips has made a number of changes to its management team, promoting Glenn Cooper to group chief operating officer and adding two new managing directors.
Walker Crips is revamping its executive team after announcing Rodney Fitzgerald has entered phased retirement and that Sean Lam will take over as chief executive.
Walker Crips has reported a 12% jump in group revenues for the year ended 31 March 2017, while its profits before tax almost doubled compared with the previous year.
Wealth group Walker Crips has appointed a new investment manager to head the development of a new base in Berkshire.
Walker Crips has transferred control of its Corporate Bond Fund to Smith & Williamson claiming it is “no longer a core activity”.
Walker Crips has hired former Charles Stanley investment managers Holly Ward and Edward Lester.
Walker Crips’ year end results showed strong growth in pre-tax profit, AuM and gross revenue even after factoring in £0.8m in exceptional costs.
