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Below you will find the latest articles covering a wide range of issues and topics relevant to financial advisers. Articles are written by contributors from Embark’s businesses as well as other partners and providers and are not promotional or sponsored.

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Embark Investor Confidence Barometer

Our twice-annual survey of investor confidence, and the ONLY place advisers can compare and contrast the views of both advised and unadvised consumers on a range of issues. 2nd edition out now.

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Managing investment risk in volatile markets

We have produced a short series on managing investment risk in volatile markets. It includes articles, insights and tips to help you keep clients educated and informed.

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Back to the future

By Neil Birrell,Premier Miton Investors

Embark Adviser newsletter

Nov 16, 2021

At the start of November 2020 I was expecting “a winter of discontent” due to  rising COVID numbers, the return to national lockdowns in some countries, reducing economic activity, how central banks were continuing with their ultra-loose monetary policy and in markets, and why bonds and the FAANGs (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google) had remained in favour with investors. All in all, not a great outlook in the short term.

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60/40 evolved: Understanding the variation in Volatility Managed funds

By Thomas Rostron, CEO, Embark Investments

Embark Adviser newsletter

Nov 16, 2021

It has been more than four years since the Investment Association launched the Volatility Managed sector. Its purpose, its director of capital markets Galina Dimitrova said at the time, was to “reflect the advent of more outcome focused products”.

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Green hydrogen is finally showing its true colours

By Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Embark Adviser newsletter

Nov 16, 2021

There continues to be a remarkable focus on green hydrogen as a clean alternative to traditional fossil fuels, with the past year further accelerating its potential widespread adoption. So, what is driving all this hype, is hydrogen the sustainability disruptor, and why has there been such remarkable recent progress?

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Did GDP cause the climate crisis?

By Craig Bonthron, Artemis Investments

Embark Adviser newsletter

Nov 16, 2021

Moving away from GDP to measuring ‘net positive domestic product’ would be a quietly radical way for COP26 to address the world’s greatest sustainability challenges.

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It’s back! The Embark Investor Confidence Barometer returns

By Scott Sinclair, Embark Group

Embark Adviser newsletter, General news

Oct 21, 2021

Are advisers confident they can continue to charge enough? Why aren’t advisers sharing clients’ retirement optimism? How many investors would be comfortable swapping human advice for robo-advice?

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Good god, it’s a green gilt!

By Fidelity International

Embark Adviser newsletter

Oct 20, 2021

The first ever green gilt was recently issued by the UK government and was met with strong investor demand. While this is clearly a welcome development, green bonds alone are not an optimal solution for investors looking for both attractive risk-adjusted returns and a positive sustainable impact.

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