The ‘S-word’ looms into view
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A glimmer of hope amid China’s lockdowns?
Fiorino: 4.669 reasons why car-tech could outpace insurers
Genius-at-large Mitchell Feigenbaum was always on the move. But the wandering physicist stayed still long enough in the early 1970s to uncover a fundamental truth about the inexorable path of certain systems as they journey from apparent stability to chaotic behaviour: chaos approaches at a surprisingly regular rate of acceleration. As discussed in previous editions […]
The demise of ESG is much exaggerated
Fast reading The war in Ukraine has heightened security-of-supply concerns in the energy sector and among key hard and soft commodities The need for an energy transition away from fossil fuels is now more urgent than ever ESG investing continues to offer the best roadmap to both funding and achieving that transition The notion that […]
Market snapshot: Fed ramps up policy response to runaway inflation
The Fed plans to start shedding up to $95bn of assets a month from its bloated $8.9tn balance sheet Aggressive policy response unlikely to ease investors’ concerns that sharp increase in rates could bring about a US recession Investors are keeping a particularly keen eye on the direction of central bank policy as runaway inflation […]
ESG Materiality, Q1 2022
In this latest edition of our ESG Materiality newsletter, Olivia Lankester, Director of Responsible Investing & Sustainability, Global Emerging Markets, considers the latest EM response to the net zero imperative. Which countries have gone furthest fastest and which have more to do? ESG Materiality Newsletter, Q1 2022 Download Share: Risk profile This information does not […]
Market snapshot: Is a recession around the corner?
The yield curve has inverted more times than there have been recessions in recent decades Central bank responses and how long the reversion lasts may provide a clearer picture in terms of recessionary risk Fears of a looming recession escalated this week as the US treasury yield curve inverted for the first time in almost […]
Global Equity ESG
Annual Report, 2021
Inflation: A stubborn beast to slay
As the conflict in Ukraine weighs on various industries, the price of commodities, metals and energy looks set to rise Doubts about the US Federal Reserve’s ability to engineer a soft landing are growing amid global recession fears and stagflation risks As the war in Ukraine adds to pressure on prices, investors could be facing […]
Strategies to navigate soaring inflation and rising rates
The value segment in European equites has fallen behind growth in the recent weeks because of rising inflation and demand destruction Idiosyncratic fixed income opportunities are developing amid the market volatility The US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England (BoE) both raised rates this week in a bid to tame inflation despite the uncertainty […]
