Halkin Services, formed 2002, is a Global Risk Analysis and Asset Allocation Service, based in London.

Halkin Services  gives access to eminent investment analysts and hosts various events with key guest speakers throughout the year. These events are currently on line but usually they are lunches and dinners held in London.  In addition Masterclasses, with experts, are arranged from time to time.

The principal elements and concerns of Halkin Services fall under five broad headings:

  • The importance of the credit cycle in understanding economic and financial developments
  • The significance of geopolitics and government policy parameters.
  • The attractions of gold and alternative investments in a multi-asset portfolio.
  • The significance of climate change, water resources, demographics and other factors.
  • The contribution of intelligent technical analysis to assist the investment process.

Upcoming Events

OUTLOOK FOR THE HONG KONG ECONOMY AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM

Date: April 25, 2024
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: El Vino, 30 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6BJ

John Greenwood, founder and chief economist of the International Monetary Monitor started his career in 1970 as a visiting research fellow at the University of Tokyo. In 1974 he joined GT Management as Chief Economist, based initially in Hong Kong and later in San Francisco. The firm was acquired by Invesco in 1998. When GT Management merged with Invesco, he became Chief Economist with responsibility for providing economic analysis and forecasts to portfolio managers and clients until he retired in 2021.

As editor of Asian Monetary Monitor in 1983, he proposed a currency board scheme for stabilising the Hong Kong dollar that is still in place today. John was a director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Clearing Corporation (1987-91), and in 1992 became a council member of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. He was also an economic adviser to the Hong Kong Government. He has been a member of the Committee on Currency Board Operations of the HKMA since 1998.

John’s most famous book is a compendium of essays written in Asian Monetary Monitor together with additional explanatory text and published by Hong Kong University Press: “Hong Kong’s Link to the US Dollar: Origins and Evolution” (1st edition 2007, 2nd updated edition 2022).

John is a Fellow of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. He holds an MA and an Honorary PhD from the University of Edinburgh.

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The Halkin Service

  1. To provide an open-minded, stimulating and independent commentary on fundamental and technical developments in global financial markets, financial economics and alternative investments.
  2. To circulate, with permission, the insights of respected contrarian writers, market experts and other reputable individuals on a much broader subject spectrum, including geopolitics and climate.
  3. To facilitate discussion and debate of key financial issues through lunches and dinners.
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