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Covid-19
COVID-19: This time is different?
3 Apr. 2020
Previous financial crises offer lessons for investors trying to make sense of COVID-19, explains Euan Munro.
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Multi-asset & multi-strategy
COVID-19 and a brief history of emerging market debt drawdowns
2 Apr. 2020
COVID-19 is testing investors’ patience. A brief history of EMD drawdowns suggests why they should do nothing.
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Covid-19
COVID-19: When it comes to pandemics, investors should listen to the real experts
1 Apr. 2020
Investors should scour the medical literature for insight into COVID-19’s progression before making big investment calls.
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Multi-asset & multi-strategy
Multi-asset allocation views: Embedding diversification in portfolios
31 Mar. 2020
The market response to COVID-19 has been brutal. Sunil Krishnan reflects on portfolio diversification in this context.
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Covid-19
The impact of COVID-19 on private debt
30 Mar. 2020
Anxiety in public markets over the coronavirus will also test the resilience of private debt.
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Covid-19
COVID-19: The impact on European real estate
30 Mar. 2020
As COVID-19 and government response evolve, Chris Urwin analyses how it could affect European real estate.
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Covid-19
Black swan or grey rhino: Should investors have seen COVID-19 coming?
27 Mar. 2020
We explore whether investors could have anticipated COVID-19 and how they can ensure their portfolios are resilient.
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Covid-19
Treasuries: Defence in troubled times
26 Mar. 2020
Why have investors been abandoning safe-haven assets in the midst of the steepest market falls in 40 years?
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Covid-19
The impact of COVID-19 on UK infrastructure
26 Mar. 2020
COVID-19 is having a marked effect on asset prices and transaction activity in all areas of financial markets.
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Covid-19
The implications of COVID-19 for real assets
19 Mar. 2020
The human cost of COVID-19 is likely to rise significantly, along with its impact on economies and financial markets as nations enact measures to contain its spread. We summarise recent developments and what they might mean for European real assets markets.
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Insurance
RPI may be flawed, but changes shouldn’t cost pensioners and investors
16 Mar. 2020
With the start of the consultation for proposed changes to the measurement of inflation in the UK, we look at the likely impact to asset classes, the assets most affected, and the key issues investors should be aware of.
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Responsible Investing
The AIQ Podcast: The psychology of climate change
4 Mar. 2020
The latest episode of The AIQ Podcast explores the psychology of climate change and how to engage individuals in the quest for solutions.
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Responsible Investing
Climate change: The journey from denial to crisis
28 Feb. 2020
More than 40 years since a senior NASA scientist told US Congress of concerns about human activities disrupting the climate, experts are warning of an impending climate catastrophe and the financial sector is wrestling with the implications.
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Responsible Investing
Why asset managers cannot be passive on climate change
28 Feb. 2020
As active investors step up their engagement efforts on the climate crisis, discussions need to be at the CEO rather than board level, argues David Cumming.
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Responsible Investing
Apathy, anger, action: The psychology of climate change
28 Feb. 2020
Psychological barriers can prevent people from acting to avert the climate threat, even when they recognise the problem. So how can we best engage individuals, companies and communities in the quest for solutions?
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Responsible Investing
Stranded! When assets become liabilities
28 Feb. 2020
Until recently, many investors made light of dire warnings of the risks posed by assets becoming “stranded” by climate change. However, as the threat becomes reality, fears are mounting that whole industries could be wiped out.
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