Alex Foster

Looking remarkably calm for a man who accidentally glued his hands together just before taking the stage...

At @Citywire Emerging Markets Forum this morning. An early voting question sees around 40% of the room keen to increase their allocation to EM’s in the next 12 months with 0% of the room decreasing their allocation. Which, you know, is good, being the Emerging Markets Forum.

An interesting question to finish off our opening audience questions. Which the 1975 song best describes today’s geopolitical landscape? ‘Settle down’ coming out a clear winner. Seemingly no matter where you are you just cannot escape the influence of @93_smithereens

Our Private Office audience see the UK as the most popular place they’ll be investing regarding equities over the next 12 months with 29% of the vote Not all doom and gloom!

We’re at the fabulous Pennyhill Park this morning for our 3rd annual Citywire Private Office Retreat. @EMahmoudCW and Steven Chatterton getting things started for us! An exciting day ahead. @CitywireWealth

I spoke to @WSL_Bristol about a transitional period for the firm and how after a tough 2018, this year sees them turning the corner. @CitywireWealth citywire.co.uk/wealth-manage…

A really interesting mix of comments here from the WM community. Read on to discover some of our readers' less favourable parts of the market...

Another great edition of #NextGen feature. Thanks Isobel! @BrooksMacdonald

In another edition of the #NextGen feature, I spoke to Tertius Bonnin of @eqinvestors to to discuss what he saw as the biggest issue facing the next generation of wealth management and a quickfire round of 3 questions in 30 seconds. citywire.co.uk/wealth-manage…

PUB CLUB ALERT: An afternoon trip to Brighton was the order of the day and @Andy_Skerritts was kind enough to keep me entertained. Here's to another year of Premier League misery Andy! @CitywireWealth citywire.co.uk/wealth-manage…

Pleasure to be at @ArbuthnotLatham this evening for the #inspiringinnovator of the year awards 2019! 4 great start ups are presenting to be announced the winner. Good luck to all in the running!

9th July sees our annual @Citywire charity 10K run return once again. If you and your firm are interested in signing up then have a look below. You'll also be able to watch me crying from muscle cramps after only 0.3K. citywire.co.uk/wealth-manage…

Some great responses in this one... My first job was as a waiter/'Happy Birthday' operatic singer/crème brûlée blowtorch expert/fire extinguishing master, in the one restaurant that Gordon Ramsey and his nightmare expelling camera team were too afraid to set foot in.

I look somewhat bewildered but I was actually very much in element. And it's always nice to add another picture to the 'I don't know what to do with my hands' collection that I've been compiling since birth.

NEW FEATURE ALERT: We've been on a mission to put a spotlight on the rising stars of wealth management, so here's introducing the brand new 'Next Gen' feature. Eleanor Ingilby of @SanlamUK gets the ball rolling for us. #NextGen @CitywireWealth citywire.co.uk/wealth-manage…

PUB CLUB ALERT: Been a while since I wrote one of these, which is why I was so pleased to sit down with Peter Long, CIO of Thameside Markets for this one. #PubClub citywire.co.uk/wealth-manage…

Back under way on the second day of #CWSouthEast Motivation speaker Matt Lindley is currently guiding us through the morning with a great speech on his experience of the airline industry and changing attitudes around human error.

#CWSouthEast Panel Session pictures

Wow! Incredibly inspiring panel debate on mental health and how we can break the mold on pushing this issue into the forefront of our industry. Thanks to our panellists, Amy McKeown, Steve Nelson, Rosanna Williams-Wood and the incredibly humble Paul Feeney! #CWSouthEast

Back under way for the afternoon here at #CWSouthEast @BKoliCitywire opening for a mental health in the financial workplace panel spearheaded by @93_smithereens