London Pop-up Lecture and Social Drinks, April 2025

Join us for this special edition of our London in-person drinks. With the recent market turmoil seen in global markets, how do you keep your head above water and stay afloat?

We are delighted to have both Simon Durling (Quilter Investment Director) and James Hughes (Quilter Cheviot Investment Director) to speak with us to share some key insights and provide us with useful some key take-aways.

Simon will provide us insights on how the investment world sees the current situation, some key principles to consider utilising to help you safely navigate through trying times.

James will provide us a real time “what’s happening” update on what is going in the market place at present, and perhaps what may be next expected.

Date: 16 April 2025

Location: Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4AB

Registration: 17:30 - 18:00

Pop-up Lecture: 18:00 - 19:00

Social: 19:00 - 21:00

Location: Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4AB

Nearest Train/Tube Station: Mansion House, Cannon Street and St. Pauls

Registration for this event is essential. To avoid disappointment, secure your place now by clicking the link: https://live.henley.ac.uk/even... or by emailing the Alumni team at alumni@henley.ac.uk. Please note, tickets for this event are limited and registrations close on Wednesday 16th April at 17:00 or once the capacity limit has been reached.

Simon Durling – Investment Director at Quilter Investors

Prior to joining Quilter in April 2024, Simon worked as a Senior Commercial Strategist at Santander Asset Management where he founded and authored the 'State of Play' weekly market update. His career spans over 35 years, at organisations including Barclays Bank and St James Place.

James Hughes – Investment Director at Quilter Cheviot Ltd

James’ primary role is to construct and manage investment portfolios across a range of asset classes for private clients, pensions, trusts and corporates. Portfolios are individually tailored to ensure that they are suitable for and meet the requirements of the underlying client. In an increasingly complex financial world, it is imperative that clients are comfortable with investments that are being made on their behalf, clear communication with clients is therefore a major focus and key to building relationships and trust.

James is a member of the UK Stock Selection Committee and the AIM Committee and has a passion for stocks and investing. James also co-hosts the podcast Taking Stock – After the Bell with Quilter Cheviot colleague Jonathan Raymond.

With over 20 years’ experience, James started his career at WH Ireland in 2004 where he worked as an Investment Manager. During his time there he was also responsible for chairing the equity selection committee as well as being a member of the asset allocation and portfolio construction committees. James joined Quilter Cheviot in 2019.

James co-hosts a bi-weekly “Taking Stock after the Bell” podcast you can find it here: https://www.quiltercheviot.com/news-and-events/podcasts/taking-stock-after-the-bell-podcasts/

We welcome fellow alumni and their guests, as well as current students approaching graduation. So do join us for this welcoming pop-up social evening in the City, we would be delighted to see you there!

Our in-person informal networking Third Wednesday London Drinks are held every month and serve as an opportunity to connect with link-minded individuals from a wide range of programmes.

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