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Sam Jeffries, Sarasin & Partners

Global tailwinds provide lift to investments

Identifying global trends such as the growing population or the rise of the tech sector can help in long-term portfolio management, but implementation still comes down to efficient stock selection

George King, RBC Wealth Management

Sustainable investments move into mainstream

Social and environmental concerns are driving investors towards sustainable funds, but research suggests they deliver impressive returns too

Robert Ruttmann, Bank Julius Baer

Investors eager to access African equities

Africa’s growth story is beginning to grab investors’ attention, but the continent’s stockmarkets are hard to penetrate meaning private equity may be the best route in

Harvesting the growing interest in agriculture

A rising global population and changing diets make agriculture attractive to investors, but the asset class is still in its infancy and standard private equity models may not be the best way in

A more efficient way into the environmental sector

As global resources become scarcer, companies developing more efficient solutions look like attractive investments

Thematic thinking enters mainstream

Investment strategies following themes such as the rise of emerging markets or the development of sustainable energy may be gaining traction, but critics claim they are little more than a marketing ploy

Guy Monson, Sarasin & Partner

Building durable portfolios key to Sarasin’s approach

Guy Monson, CIO of Sarasin & Partners, discusses with PWM which factors led the bank to become pioneers in thematic investing and evaluates how the concept has fared

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Thematic investing: the neverending story

The popularity of hedge funds and high yield investments will rise and fall, but the thematic approach appears to be a trend with staying power

Climate Change Roundtable

PWM invited seven leading figures in private banking and asset management to discuss the role climate change and sustainable investing considerations are having within the industry. Topics covered included the key drivers for sustainable investing and the prevalence of thematic funds

Factoring in the environment

With a growing population and climate change putting pressure on natural resources, asset managers are having to factor ESG issues into their investment decisions

INVESTING IN SUSTAINABLE REAL ESTATE - SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT CH 4/4

Crispin Royle-Davies, managing director and senior research analyst for public real assets at Nuveen, speaks to PWM about the key role of real estate assets in private portfolios.

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