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The world’s top asset managers are a diverse bunch. From pure-play managers to investment bank-owned firms and those with an asset servicing heritage, the different flavours also reflect the changing nature of the sector.
Sustainable finance has turned out to be a much dirtier and grittier battlefield than early adopters and advocates projected it to be.
Donald Trump has profited from climate change, which he believes unimportant, as this year’s hurricane season has so far seen more storms over a wider area.
It has been more than a year since the attacks by Hamas in Israel and tensions in the Middle East remain high, with a rising impact on financial market sentiment.
Sustainable finance has turned out to be a much dirtier and grittier battlefield than early adopters and advocates projected it to be.
The world’s top asset managers are a diverse bunch. From pure-play managers to investment bank-owned firms and those with an asset servicing heritage, the different flavours also reflect the changing nature of the sector.
When the Chinese government announced a package of measures designed to revitalise the domestic economy in late September, the country’s stock markets responded positively, and many breathed a sigh of relief.
Funded pensions can provide both a retirement income for EU citizens and capital for long-term investments by financial institutions.
In generic US polls, Democrats beat Republicans, with a small but increasing margin, signalling an opportunity for reforms if Kamala Harris wins and a continuation of a divided and blocked Congress if Donald Trump wins.
With so many important elections taking place this year, politics were likely to have an outsized influence on financial markets.
Over the last few decades, following central bank behaviour has been a rewarding investment strategy. That is why there is now a community of people employed to analyse every word central bank officials utter.
SEI Investments, the Pennsylvania-based technology and investment firm, was a vocal advocate for independent fiduciary management in the UK pension industry.