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

BROKEN BRITAIN AND HOW TO FIX IT!

Date: March 21, 2024
Time: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Location: El Vino, 30 New Bridge Street, London, EC4V 6BJ

Allister Heath became editor of The Sunday Telegraph in April 2017. His columns are widely read for their penetrating insights and provocative commentary on economic and financial affairs.

He has worked for The Daily Telegraph, initially as a columnist, from 2012. From 2014 to 2017, he was deputy director for content and the paper’s deputy editor.  Previously, he was editor of City A.M., a business newspaper, from 2008 to 2014; he was an associate editor at The Spectator, continuing in this role until 2008, and a contributing editor at the magazine from 2008 to 2011.  

Heath undertook a number of roles at The Business, a London-based magazine. In 2002, he was its economics correspondent, then from 2002 to 2005 was economics editor and leader writer, rising to the roles of deputy editor (2005–06) and editor (2007–08).

From 2000 to 2002, Heath was editor of the European Journal and head of research at the European Foundation. Since then, he has mostly worked in journalism. In 2006, he became an associate editor at The Spectator, continuing in this role until 2008. He was a contributing editor at the magazine from 2008 to 2011.

Heath has also been Wincott Visiting Professor of Business Journalism at the University of Buckingham (2005–2007). He was chairman of the 2020 Tax Commission from 2011 to 2012, authoring The Single Income Tax: Final Report of the 2020 Tax Commission for it in 2012.

His first book, A Flat Tax: Towards a British Model (co-written with D. B. Smith), was published in 2006.[6][7][8] The same year, his book At a Price: the true cost of public spending, was also published.

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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