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Flows vs friction: Post-pandemic Asia will see a boom in long-term equity markets Opportunities and metrics better than the West Paras Anand of Fidelity International Paras Anand For decades, US stock exchanges have been taking centre stage in global equity offerings, thanks largely to the dollar hegemony and the US's strong economic leadership. But a potential paradigm shift is brewing, with global funds gravitating towards Asian issuers that promise greater growth potentials. The world's largest initial public offering so far this year has landed in Hong Kong. Related articles A structural ...

What is the 'new normal'? Firms that embrace evolution will fare better than those that sit still Adopting and adapting to new client needs Martin Gilbert With children back at school we are hopefully a step closer to how things were before Covid-19. But it will, of course, be different. The pandemic has accelerated existing structural shifts that were already occurring. From an asset and wealth management perspective, coronavirus has provided further impetus to themes which were already embedding themselves. Over the past few years, the onus has increasingly been on individuals to take respo...

Worth its weight in gold: Why silver is the horse to back when markets recover Events If you already have an account please use the link below to sign in. If you have any problems with your access or would like to request an individual access account please contact our customer service team. Deep Dive into commodities Darius McDermott Having been in the eye of the storm last year, as lockdowns globally weighed heavily on demand, commodities are back in vogue. Benefitting from a better-than-expected economic recovery, there are both short- and long-term trends presently at play for the asset c...

Automation for the people: Robotics needs to be a part of investors' portfolios now Adoption in wider industries puts tech in good stead Rosanna Burcheri of Artemis Back in 2014 I was doing some exploratory number-crunching around potential investment themes. Often this can be like taking out a metal detector and finding a bottle top, but this time I noticed something I knew was significant. I was reading about the growing capacity of robots and realised that the price, including depreciation, was converging with the full cost of labour doing a similar job, once you took into account pensions...

It's good to talk telecoms: Why the forgotten sector for equity investors is key to the digital revolution Comms giants crucial elements in economic recovery With telecoms offering investors opportunities, the sun is not setting on the sector just yet Jim Wright The telecommunications sector has been a graveyard for investors for many years now, with shareholder returns falling way short of the wider market. Over the past five years, the MSCI World Index has delivered a return of 81%. In comparison, the MSCI World Telecom Services index has returned 3%. Not per annum; in total. Perhaps the mo...