Reflation and the Release of Animal Spirits? Not So Fast …

Ariel Bezalel says reflation trade proponents may have gotten ahead of themselves and that we will remain in a low-rates-for-longer environment.

Silver squeeze: What’s behind the surge in silver?

Silver squeeze: What’s behind the surge in silver?

Ned Naylor-Leyland explains how huge retail and industrial demand for silver is set to outpace supply.

Active Minds – Normality might come slowly, but sustainability is here to stay

Normality might come slowly, but sustainability is here to stay

Abbie Llewellyn-Waters explains why she is sceptical of current market optimism about economies reopening, but not of the undeniable momentum in sustainable investing.

Letter to investors

Letter to investors

Ariel Bezalel shares his views on financial markets and the global economy in 2021.

Active Minds – Bond market wobbles over election, Fed direction

Active Minds – Bond market wobbles over election, Fed direction

Mark Nash looks at choppy bond markets in the first trading days of the year, and explains why he believes the Fed cannot sit back and let the market set rates.

Active Minds – A positive outlook for risk assets in 2021?

Active Minds – A positive outlook for risk assets in 2021?

Talib Sheikh asks whether 2021 could be positive for risk assets. Meanwhile, Ned Naylor-Leyland warns that a siren song might lure unwary investors onto the rocks.

Brinton Johns: Picking up speed in the shift to digital

Double disruption!

Brinton Johns of NZS Capital considers how Covid has accelerated the shift to a digital economy and which companies will benefit from the changes.

New horizons for ecological investing

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Jon Wallace looks at the next wave of innovation in sustainable and ecological investing coming in 2021, epitomised by the transition to a more circular economy.

Financial inclusion will help shape the next decade

Financial inclusion is about ensuring that people have access to basic financial services. It is a key enabler for some of the United Nations’ seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDNs) such as the eradication of poverty, the closing of the gender gap and the reduction of inequalities.

Great companies can navigate economic ups and downs

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At a time of economic uncertainty, sticking with industry-leading companies matters.