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September 2021
Global equities
Global equities
Cats, rivers & regulation: the lowdown on Chinese equities
Cats, rivers & regulation: the lowdown on Chinese equities
Natasha Ebtehadj looks at the country from an equity investment perspective following a for-profit ban in education companies and increased regulation around its tech giants.
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September 2021
Global equities
Global equities
Cats, rivers & regulation: the lowdown on Chinese equities
Cats, rivers & regulation: the lowdown on Chinese equities
Natasha Ebtehadj looks at the country from an equity investment perspective following a for-profit ban in education companies and increased regulation around its tech giants.
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16 September 2021
Global equities
Global equities
Cats, rivers & regulation: the lowdown on Chinese equities
Cats, rivers & regulation: the lowdown on Chinese equities
Natasha Ebtehadj looks at the country from an equity investment perspective following a for-profit ban in education companies and increased regulation around its tech giants.
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14 September 2021
Equities
Second-hand clothing to overtake fast fashion
Second-hand clothing to overtake fast fashion
The re-use and second-hand clothes market is projected to double over the next five years to $77 billion and could be twice the size of fast fashion by 2030.
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14 September 2021
Asia Pacific equities
China is making good RI progress, despite its contradictions
China is making good RI progress, despite its contradictions
China is a double-edged sword: it is the world-leading renewables developer, installing more than double the gigawatt capacity of its nearest competitor over the past decade both in terms of wind and solar power, but at the same time it has seen the highest coal capacity additions over the same period – nearly quadruple that seen in India.
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13 September 2021
Responsible investment
Responsible investment
Climate change to bear upon banks’ financial performance
Climate change to bear upon banks’ financial performance
A broad spectrum of central banks fear climate change could spark the next financial crisis. For this reason, regulators in Europe and the UK are already beginning to scrutinise banks’ resilience to climate change – looking into both the likely stresses from the shift to a zero-carbon economy over the coming decades, and the impact of extreme weather.
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13 September 2021
Responsible investment
Responsible investment
On RI investing the US is once again the land of opportunity
On RI investing the US is once again the land of opportunity
While one in every three dollars in the US is managed following sustainable investment strategies, and the nation is the world’s largest country issuer of green bonds, there remain significant opportunities for growth. Early signs indicate the Biden administration could provide a ‘turbo boost’.
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7 September 2021
Emerging market debt
Fixed income
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – September 2021
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – September 2021
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
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25 August 2021
Emerging market debt
Fixed income
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – August 2021
In Credit Weekly Snapshot – August 2021
Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.
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18 August 2021
Real estate
Real estate
Committing to zero carbon real estate
Committing to zero carbon real estate
Our UK Real Estate strategy to reach net zero by 2050 addresses a major source of risk for commercial property investors and aims to deliver better outcomes for all stakeholders
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18 August 2021
Equities
Is Japan really a disappointing equity market?
Is Japan really a disappointing equity market?
Alex Lee challenges the country’s reputation as poor for equities, examines its performance over the past decade and outlines why he thinks Japan’s long-term prospects remain favourable.
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