Coronavirus: research, research, research…
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10 factors that could change economies and markets forever
The Covid-19 crisis has challenged individuals, families, companies, governments and investment markets around the world. It is an experience that could fundamentally reshape consumer and corporate behaviour as well as financial markets. With that in mind, here are the 10 resulting trends to emerge from the Covid-19 crisis that I believe will change economies and markets forever.
Q&A: Emerging markets and the coronavirus
Dara White, Global Head of Emerging Market Equities, answers questions about the current state of the asset class and how we position ourselves to get through the crisis.
Global Technology: market volatility update
COVID-19 is clearly having a significant negative effect on the world economy and financial markets, including the technology sector. Away from
Tackling the ‘Unknown Unknowns’: How active managers manage unforeseen risks
Active managers are better positioned than passive managers to guard against and react to unforeseen risks, such as the Covid-19 crisis
Covid-19: what exactly is going viral?
The coronavirus outbreak is extremely complex, with the fear of the virus so far seemingly greater than its actual impact. The economic consequences, however, are very real.
Coronavirus: Earthquakes, aftershocks and recovery
Aftershocks are a frequent and disruptive result of an earthquake caused by the displacement effects of the main shock. While alarming themselves, they are often a reasonably predictable outcome of the main event. Large earthquakes can have hundreds of aftershocks. While there are familiar patterns to the distribution and magnitude of aftershocks, there can be surprises. However, they typically tend to decline in magnitude and frequency with time.
European equities: Coronavirus market volatility – performance update
Markets are very weak and volatile, as you would expect with such uncertainty around the Covid-19 outbreak.
Global equities: Coronavirus market volatility – performance update
Concerns around coronavirus have been felt in global equity markets for more than a month now. However, things escalated last week, with the steep sell-off in oil further compounding fear around the recessionary impact of the virus.
US Equities: Coronavirus market volatility – performance update
Our US Equities team look at how their markets have reacted to the developing Covid-19 situation, and what the impact on portfolios might be.
