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Equities
Health first: Finding resilience in pharmaceuticals
2 Jul. 2020
COVID-19 has led to a new appreciation of the importance of healthcare in ensuring all members of society thrive. So where should investors be looking to find resilience in an industry facing enormous change?
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Equities
Why COVID-19 is unlikely to trigger a fresh financial crisis
1 Jul. 2020
In the latest instalment of our editorial series, Link, Oliver Judd and Jaime Ramos Martin explain why banks are well-placed to withstand the economic fallout from COVID-19.
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Covid-19
The CX Factor
30 Jun. 2020
Amid the coronavirus lockdown, asset managers are finding new ways to communicate with their clients remotely. The industry has much to learn from tech and e-commerce companies that deliver top-class client experience from a distance.
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Real Assets
Tomorrow’s world: COVID-19 and the long-term future of commercial real estate
29 Jun. 2020
Chris Urwin and Jonathan Bayfield look beyond the near-term disruption to real estate to assess the longer-term prospects for the retail, office and logistics sectors.
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Covid-19
Multi-asset allocation views: How long will the COVID-19 damage last?
26 Jun. 2020
Nearly three months after COVID-19 caused markets to crash and sent countries across the globe into lockdown, debates continue over what the post-COVID world will look like and the extent of the long-term damage. Sunil Krishnan remains cautious.
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Equities
What do rising US-China tensions mean for global markets?
24 Jun. 2020
In the latest instalment of our editorial series, Link, Aviva Investors experts discuss the prospects for financial markets and the world economy in the face of escalating hostilities between the US and China.
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Equities
Defined Benefit pensions de-risking: A covenant and investment view
23 Jun. 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 shock, Felix Mantz from Lincoln Pensions and Joachim Sudre from Aviva Investors explore how defined benefit pension schemes should plan their journey towards an end game and adopt a more holistic approach to risk.
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Real Assets
Defaults, disruption and development: Real assets adjust to the new normal
22 Jun. 2020
While lockdown measures gradually start to ease, it is still far from business as usual in the real assets sector. Mark Versey explains the impact for investors.
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Real Assets
Logistics: ‘Last mile’ or further to run?
19 Jun. 2020
Following a decade of bumper demand and returns, many experts are questioning whether logistics real estate assets have reached their prime or whether they still have further to run. Vivienne Bolla argues the latter.
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Covid-19
COVID-19 and data infrastructure: Will demand translate into profit?
18 Jun. 2020
During the initial outbreak of COVID-19, we published a report on the underlying long-term trends supporting data infrastructure. Since then, much about the world as we knew it has changed. Laurence Monnier assesses how many of the trends we identified remain intact and whether the surge in demand for data services and infrastructure will translate into investment opportunities.
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Covid-19
COVID-19, comp and doing the right thing: Why corporate values have never been more critical
16 Jun. 2020
With annual general meetings now taking place virtually, shareholders, employees and suppliers have had to adjust to lockdowns. While some of the immediate impacts will be phased out with the opening of the economy, stewardship priorities and corporate values may change forever.
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Covid-19
Evidence and ambition: The new rules of engagement on climate change
15 Jun. 2020
Mirza Baig explains why far-off commitments on climate change by energy companies and their lenders are no longer enough, and why COVID-19 has catalysed rather than derailed investor engagement on the issue.
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Equities
Cinderella science? Why portfolio construction holds the key to resilient investment outcomes
9 Jun. 2020
It is one thing to have a good investment idea, but quite another to extract the maximum potential from that idea and combine it with others to create an optimal portfolio. This is where portfolio construction comes in.
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AIQ Feature
Have traditional safe havens lost their edge?
9 Jun. 2020
COVID-19 has reminded investors of the importance of defensive positions within portfolios during times of stress. But are the ‘safe havens’ of the past still up to the task?
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AIQ Feature
What makes a company resilient in a crisis?
9 Jun. 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic hits global economies, equity investors are redoubling their focus on corporate resilience. But what does resilience mean in the current context – and which companies have it?
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AIQ Feature
Where to go in an income drought?
9 Jun. 2020
Income investors face multiple challenges – dividend cuts, historically low yields, rising corporate defaults, and an uncertain property market. Francois de Bruin goes in search of sustainable income sources.
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