1. Work Experience –WalkerCrips
Edward Baring– InvestmentDirector
“George Barham spentthe weekof the 21st
– 25th
September2015 at WalkerCripsLondonoffice in
FinsburyTower. He was shownthe inhouse clientvaluationandinformationsystems, including
listingclientsbyholdings,byclassificationandseeingclientledgers,he alsousedthe dealingfacility
on the system(StraightThroughProcessing)andcheckingthe emailsforcolleagueswhowere away.
He wasshownthe beginningsof portfolio constructionachievingdiversificationthroughgeographic,
sectorand companyselectionandvaluationtechniquesusedinstockanalysis.
Sittingwiththe dealershe wasshownthe StockExchange TradingSystem(SETS) andthe placingof
ordersthroughthat systemas well asachievingcompetitivepricesusingmarketmakersviathe
Retail Service Provider(RSP) route andnegotiatingonthe telephone withindividual dealers.
Sittingwithotherinvestmentmanagershe wasshownshortertermtradingandsmallercompany
analysisanddealingaswell ashowothermanagersgo aboutportfolioconstruction.”