Asset allocation update: standing pat
Maya Bhandari looks at how the team has managed its asset allocations over the past couple of months and where they believe the best risk-adjusted returns will come from.
Office-working: long-term symptoms or full recovery?
With the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, millions of office workers worldwide were forced to work from home (WFH) for the majority of 2020.
UK real estate: resilience and dynamism in equal measure
Over an unprecedented 12 months commercial property funds have proven their resilience as stable income generators. We look at how the market is changing and evolving to ensure it delivers for investors in the years to come.
Global Perspectives 2021
In 2020 we experienced the extraordinary, in the form of the Covid-19 pandemic that challenged individuals, families, companies, governments and investment markets around the world.
In this series of outlooks from our leading investment experts, we look at how markets and economies have been impacted by the pandemic, and what the future holds for the next 12 months.
Video: 2021 investment outlook
Mark King, Head of Content for EMEA, is joined by a panel of our leading investors to talk about the outlook for economies and markets, as well as the themes, trends and events they expect to see in 2021. Featuring: William Davies, Chief Investment Officer EMEA and Global Head of Equities; Neil Robson, Head of Global Equities; Maya Bhandari, Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager; and Alasdair Ross, Head of Investment Grade credit.
Riding Europe’s building renovation wave
CIO EMEA outlook 2021 – knowns and unknowns after a tumultuous year
Riding Europe’s building renovation wave
The EU’s decision to put building modernisation at the heart of its drive to reduce CO2 emissions heralds a major spending programme to transform energy efficiency. It also represents a wider drive across the continent in which Columbia Threadneedle is keen to be involved
UK real estate: offices – finding a new equilibrium
Is the future of working really home-based, and what might this mean for portfolios and positioning?
UK real estate: weathering the Covid-19 storm
Reflecting the market optimism that was evident prior to the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, investment transaction volumes for Q1 held up remarkably well in relative terms. However, investment activity was almost exclusively confined to the previous year. I
