Research team

Meet our team of research experts.

Michael Dicks is Head of Research & Strategy at Barclays Wealth. Previously, he was the Chief European Economist for the investment bank, Lehman Brothers, where he spent a decade building and running a team specialising in using quantitative methods. His team won the Economics category of Institutional Investor’s annual European Fixed Income Research poll category for three years running from 2004-6. Michael has both a first degree and an MSc from the London School of Economics in Mathematical Economics and Econometrics.

Mads Pedersen is Head of Asset Allocation at Barclays Wealth. Before joining Barclays, Mads worked at Danske Capital, the asset management arm of Danske Bank, where he was head of Asset Allocation and Macro. At Danske Capital, Mads managed both absolute and relative return portfolios, with aggregate assets under management in excess of $50 billion. Prior to joining Danske Capital, Mads worked as Chief Strategist at Alfred Berg in Copenhagen, where he was ranked number 1 by institutional investors. Mads holds a Masters degree in Economics from Copenhagen University, and studied at the University of Vienna’s PhD programme as part of the EU’s Socrates exchange system.

Felicity Percy is Head of Fixed Income & FX Research at Barclays Wealth. Before joining Barclays, she worked at JP Morgan Fleming Asset Management for eight years, most recently as a portfolio manager in the Global Multi Asset Group, responsible for fixed income portfolios and strategy. This team won the ‘Best Mixed Asset Team in Europe 2002’ (Lipper awards) among others. Felicity has a BA in Economics and Geography from Exeter University and an MSc in Development Economics from the London School of Economics.

Amanda Purton is Head of Equity Research at Barclays Wealth and the Equity Analyst for the media and telecommunications sectors. She is a CFA charterholder, an ASIP (IIMR) Associate member of UKSIP and holds a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from London South Bank University. Before joining Barclays, Amanda worked for Prudential Portfolio Managers (now M&G), Capel Cure Sharp and Gerrard, and has 17 years’ experience in fund management and equity research.