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Phoenix Group’s Mike Eakins: ‘In the UK, we do an amazing job of talking ourselves down’

The CIO on geopolitics, private markets and why Britain needs to do more to advertise its stability to international investors

Mike Eakins joined the UK’s largest retirement and savings business in 2019 after a 14-year stint at Goldman Sachs
Mike Eakins joined the UK’s largest retirement and savings business in 2019 after a 14-year stint at Goldman Sachs Illustration: Danilo Agutoli for FN

Not many senior financial services professionals would admit that their parents give them a lift to work, especially those who are in their late 40s.

But for Mike Eakins, hitching a ride to the office is a good way of maintaining family ties.

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