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Feb 28, 2023
With around half of global GDP moderately or highly dependent on nature, it is no surprise that biodiversity is moving up the agenda of companies, policy makers and investors. Global Head of Stewardship & Sustainable Investing Jenn-Hui Tan discusses the risk biodiversity loss poses to investors and outlines what needs to happen to unlock the financing needed to effectively tackle this issue.
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Feb 28, 2023
There are many “old” economy names among the select group of UK companies which have appreciated in value by 30 times or more. We put it to you that “boring” industries have the potential to produce some very exciting investments.
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Feb 28, 2023
Ariel Bezalel and Harry Richards say global growth will continue to slow in the coming months, dragging inflation further down, increasing the likelihood of rate cuts towards the end of the year.
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Feb 09, 2023
Investors should not expect everything to go ‘back to normal’ in 2023, says Melda Mergen. Higher inflation and a weaker economic environment will mean not all companies will thrive. As the economy reopened after the Covid-19 pandemic, we saw a lot of one-off drivers of inflation, but longer-lasting drivers have also been unleashed.
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Feb 09, 2023
Dwindling central bank liquidity, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and a rolling deglobalisation trend all look set to shape investment market fortunes throughout 2023 with varying degrees of recession likely across major markets.
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Feb 09, 2023
Many investors will likely wish to forget 2022. They will mostly remember it for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sending shockwaves around the world’s financial markets and the sharply rising interest rates that created major headwinds for equities and especially bonds. Will 2023 offer more of the same?
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