Encouraging rising talent is crucial to helping women break the glass ceiling

Complex cross-border supply chains are being simplified, as the pandemic gives rise to a new trend of deglobalisation

CIOs are finding it hard to persuade clients to review their portfolios, overly exposed to growth stocks and cash, and increase exposure to beaten-down assets

Elisa Trovato provides analysis of the Global Asset Tracker 2021 survey, highlighting the themes on investors’ minds as we move into the “the next economic revolution”

Asset allocators are reducing bond exposure in favour of equities and increasing exposure to Asian assets as they prepare for life after Covid-19

The fund management industry has taken investor interest in ESG seriously, although a lack of standards can make selection difficult

Working from home may have become the norm during the pandemic, but its is doubtful companies will drastically cut back on their property portfolios, though a focus on sustainability and employee wellness is likely to increase

Clients are responsive to the transformational effects global mega trends are likely to have, as well as their ability to boost returns and smooth volatility