Longview Economics is an independent research consultancy specialising in global macro economics research, financial market analysis and market volatility. The mission of Longview since 2003 is to generate intelligent, objective investment advice which is free of bias and accessible to both institutional professionals and individuals managing their own portfolios. We have developed a reputation as ‘one of the best independent markets and economics research firms’ (Forbes: Jul 2024)
Chris Watling is the CEO and Chief Market Strategist at Longview Economics, which he founded in 2003. Chris has been obsessed with markets and generating intelligent investment advice since beginning his career at Cazenove in 1994. Prior to that, he trained at KPMG in London. Outside the office Chris reads financial market (and other) history. He's an avid sports enthusiast, watches most sports with his four sons, and runs the occasional marathon.
Harry Colvin is a Director and Senior Market Strategist at Longview Economics. He specialises in global asset allocation, macro themes, and commodities. He has built and developed Longview's independent macro research process, market timing models, and short term trading products. Harry travels extensively, meeting clients, speaking at conferences and hosting economic debates. Away from the office, he enjoys skiing, sailing, and playing tennis.
Our models, developed over the past twenty years, lie at the heart of our research process. The message of those models, combined with our experience and analysis build our core, central views, which we then express through a number of research products. As such, no matter what piece you are reading, our views are coherent and consistent.
We are not afraid to be bold with our research and challenge market consensus. We are extremely proud of our proven history in making contrarian decisions while still returning strong, positive returns.
We regularly update and publish our track records, to enable our clients to monitor the performance of our recommendations. This careful tracking of our recommendations is also a key part of our work to continually improve our understanding & awareness of macro and markets. We publish the performance of all our investment and trading advice on the website with full transparency.
Our research is driven by what's interesting and what matters. We make it our business to stay on top of what's important across the global financial landscape and write clear and candid recommendations.
Our global client base includes large asset managers as well as private banks/pension funds and small family offices. They are based across multiple time zones (including Australia/Asia/USA/Canada/Eurozone). Client relationships are at the core of what we do and we strive to consistently and accurately provide a robust response to market volatility.
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