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Election reaction

Boris Johnson has swept back into No.10 and it’s full steam ahead for Brexit. What will a Conservative majority government mean for the economy and investment markets?

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Closing Bell

At the start of 2019, investors were nervous and confidence was fragile. But a few days later came the dramatic pivot by the US Federal Reserve.

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Responsible Investment

Energy transition in developing Asia

We travelled to Asia to encourage energy companies to align their emissions to the Paris Agreement goals.

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Macro Views

6 min read

Election reaction Boris Johnson has swept back into No.10 and it’s full steam ahead for Brexit. What will a Conservative majority government mean for the economy and investment markets?

Macro Views

6 min read

Closing Bell At the start of 2019, investors were nervous and confidence was fragile. But a few days later came the dramatic pivot by the US Federal Reserve.

Responsible Investment

6 min read

Energy transition in developing Asia We travelled to Asia to encourage energy companies to align their emissions to the Paris Agreement goals.

Emerging Markets

4 min read

India research: the economic backdrop Over the past few quarters, we have witnessed a rapid deceleration in consumption patterns and growth in India, but Indian policymakers have started to take action to tackle this slowdown.

Responsible Investment

6 min read

ESG Viewpoint: The quest for workforce disclosure The workforce data quest: why we need it and why it helps companies as well

Responsible Investment

6 min read

ESG Viewpoint: Antimicrobial resistance – an investor perspective on a pressing global threat One of our key corporate engagement topics is antimicrobial resistance, which is a pressing global challenge.

Emerging Markets

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India research: healthcare and financial inclusion India’s vast untapped market for healthcare and financial services offers significant growth prospects for companies looking to serve it.

Multi-Asset

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Pyrford Perspectives: the US Fed funds rate The Fed recently lowered its benchmark funds rate again.

Multi-Asset

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Pyrford Perspectives: Brexit here, civil unrest elsewhere October saw civil unrest erupt in many parts of the world, while Brexit rumbled on closer to home.

Multi-Asset

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Pyrford Perspectives: lower global growth forecasts The IMF lowered global growth forecasts again during its October update.

Emerging Markets

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Redefining the purpose of a corporation In August, the Business Roundtable (“BR”), an association of chief executive officers of the leading US companies, made a...

Emerging Markets

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Responsible Global Emerging Markets Strategy The team at LGM provide their regular update on responsible investing in emerging markets. This quarter’s issue covers the below topics.

Responsible Investment

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ESG Viewpoint - Gender diversity – are German companies keeping up? We engaged Germany’s largest listed companies on the lack of female representation at senior leadership levels.

Macro Views

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Auto breakdown in Germany? How are Germany’s auto giants facing up to deep structural change, and will France assume leadership of the eurozone economy?

Responsible Investment

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ESG Viewpoint - 2019 Voting Season Review US and Canada Our views on the key trends arising at US and Canadian companies during the 2019 voting season.

Macro Views

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Is the end of globalisation nigh? Is the world about to turn in on itself once again?

Responsible Investment

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ESG Viewpoint: Access for Growth in India An insight on companies providing responsible access to healthcare and finance in India

Global Equities

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Month in focus - BMO Responsible Global Equity Fund Nick Henderson offers insights into the performance of BMO Responsible Global Equity Fund in September.

Macro Views

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Are we closer to a US recession? In August 2019, the US Treasury bond yield curve did something it does only rarely: it inverted.

Macro Views

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Decarbonisation – net zero or bust? Achieving the goal of the Paris climate agreement means the global economy needs to have net zero carbon emissions by around mid century.

Global Equities

6 min read

August update – BMO Responsible Global Equity Fund Nick Henderson offers insights into the performance of BMO’s Responsible Global Equity Fund in August and discusses recent activity and portfolio positioning.

Macro Views

2 min read

Pyrford Perspectives: tariff tensions and rate reductions Tariff tensions increased in August, while President Donald Trump lambasted the Federal Reserve with some extraordinary comments.

Multi-Asset

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Pyrford Perspectives: What’s going on in Italian politics? The team at Pyrford investigate the disappointing levels of productivity growth around the world.

Fixed Income

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Did the Fed just go Minority Report? The Federal Reserve recently cut the Fed Funds rate in an effort to pre-empt negative outcomes

Election reaction

Closing Bell

Energy transition in developing Asia

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