Investing amidst virus worries

Our latest insights and asset class views as we navigate these rapidly evolving circumstances

The COVID-19 outbreak is a public health emergency that is posing an extraordinary threat to the global economy. With acute risks to business activity and household income, policymakers have understood the need to find innovative solutions and deploy them at speed, but they still need to do more.

Global risk assets have sold off sharply, amid volatility surge. However, we maintain a strategically pro-risk stance in the context of hugely improved relative valuations for risky assets.

Our specialists Jean-Charles Bertrand, Global CIO, Multi-Asset, and Joe Little, Global Chief Strategist, share their views and answer your questions around the nature of the bear market we have now entered.

Our Chief Strategist and Global CIOs outline their views on what is coming in 2020, the macro-economic, investment strategy outlook and specifically for asset classes.

Chinese equities have displayed the ability to shrug off negative headlines in the past; and despite the recent market sell-off and the inevitable near-term downside risks to economic growth, we believe there is scope for a recovery.

Following strong passive AUM growth and client demand, we are pleased to announce a number of management fee reductions across our ETF range, effective from 07/01/2020.

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