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Scholes’ strategies for compound returns
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Jacqui Lennon: Understanding the flaw of averages
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How the active complements the passive
Investors discuss the various ways that two styles often presented as if they are enemies in fact work hand in hand across portfolios to produce returns.
Investing in a changing climate: summary
Our climate is changing. In recent years, we have seen an increase in costly extreme weather events such as storms, wildfires and floods. At the same time, we are living through the hottest years on record. Read Aberdeen Standard Investments paper below.
Nick Wade: Driving from Beijing to Paris and stories in risk modelling
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Public-private partnerships key to fixing US infrastructure
The size of the current infrastructure investment gap and the speed at which it is widening mean there is both a desire and a need for more public-private partnerships to unlock funding. Investors say that collaboration with local governments and raising public awareness of private investment benefits are crucial.
FIS Digital – June 2020