Wednesday webinar at one: Asset allocation: Are we really paid to take risk?
Wednesday 22 April 2026 | 13:00 - 13:50 | Webinar
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Join us for a thought-provoking session with Kevin Gardiner, Global Investment Strategist, Rothschild & Co Wealth Management as he cuts through the noise surrounding securities valuation and the long-debated concept of the risk premium.
In a world where investors often express strong views on how assets should be priced, Kevin will bring the focus back to the few fundamentals that genuinely matter and reveals why much of the surrounding commentary can mislead more than it guides.
He will also revisit a major, yet largely forgotten, 2008 market crash in an asset class widely considered “safe,” challenging assumptions about where risk truly lies.
What you will learn
- The core principles such as duration and growth that genuinely drive asset valuation.
- Why investors may overestimate how consistently markets reward “taking risk.”
- The overlooked lessons from a significant crash in a supposedly low risk asset risk asset. Risk asset.
Who should attend?
This webinar is designed for asset allocators, portfolio managers, wealth managers and strategists.
Timings
Registration: 12:55
Event: 13:00 - 13:50
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Speaker
Kevin Gardiner, Global Investment Strategist, Rothschild & Co Wealth Management
Before joining Rothschild & Co in 2014, Kevin was CIO for Europe at Barclays Wealth. He has also worked at several investment banks and the Bank of England.
Kevin studied at UWC Atlantic College (IB), the London School of Economics (BSc Econ) and Cambridge University (MPhil Econ).
He has been a retained speaker for the CFA (2009-14), and was a member of its working party on “Ethics in Financial Services” (2010). He participated for many years in CFA UK’s annual forecasting event.
In 1994, at Morgan Stanley, he wrote the “Celtic Tiger” report on the Irish economy, which is still the fastest-growing (and perhaps most misunderstood) Western European economy. His book “Making Sense of Markets” was published in 2015.
He is currently Chair of the Regional Growth Board for South East Wales, an advisory member of the MS Amlin investment committee and a trustee at the London Music Fund.