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In the first session of our Climate Action Series, we are joined by Nigel Topping, Climate Action Champion for COP26, and Sir Douglas Flint, the Chairman of Standard Life Aberdeen. In this discussion, they examine the current climate change risks and the pressing need for action in the race to net-zero. They also highlight the policy and sector changes that are needed to tackle climate change. Governments, businesses, investors and customers have a collective responsibility to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.
Why’s MyFolio a trusted risk-targeted solution for multi-asset investing? Find out here.
This week Will Goodhart, erstwhile journalist and now Chief Executive of the UK’s CFA, talks us through his fascinating responsible investment journey. This includes the CFA’s work to help investors understand ESG to the urgent need to view climate change from an investment perspective. He also discusses the exciting work he’s doing as part of the Impact Investing Institute.
The MyFolio Enhanced ESG ranges combine Aberdeen Investments’ proven process with a focus on sustainability.
The whole world is feeling the effects of Covid-19 and will do so for some time to come. But just as the coronavirus cripples some immune systems, and leaves others unscathed, the financial impact of containment measures will leave some better off and others destitute.
Aberdeen Investments explains how MyFolio supports clients' long-term goals with simplicity at its core.
At ASI, two areas that typify our approach to ESG are European Equities and Emerging Market Debt. Over the next six articles, we will dig deeper into the respective teams’ beliefs, processes and portfolios – and show what this means for our clients. We hope you find it an enlightening journey.
Discover how hybrid real estate funds are reshaping access, liquidity, and opportunity.
In our fifth Responsible Investing podcast, we talk to Stephanie Kelly, Senior Political Economist in the Aberdeen Standard Investments Research Institute. In a wide-ranging interview, Steph talks us through her team’s innovative global Country ESG Index, discusses the huge importance of the upcoming US election and explains why she always carries her own straw. As we said: wide-ranging.
Emerging markets face a $43 trillion infrastructure challenge. Investors can help bridge the gap and unlock growth, resilience and returns in the process
The world has been battered by the coronavirus pandemic this year. Most economic activity was suspended as many of us spent our days confined to our homes.
A look into the world of exchange-traded funds and why an actively managed approach is gaining traction with investors.
We highlight three courses of action for investors to navigate portfolios through the second half of 2020.
Aberdeen strategy that invests in listed real estate investment trusts and equities of companies engaged in real estate-related activities globally, aligned to three major forces we believe are reshaping demand for real estate.
Abby Glennie, Investment Director at Aberdeen Standard Investments, considers the effects of Covid-19 on the diverse investment universe of medium-sized companies.
Aberdeen strategy that invests in the transformation of global supply chains. A UCITS-compliant*, exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to invest in companies that we expect to benefit from future supply chain dynamics.
How companies are treating their workforce during the Covid-19 pandemic is under intense scrutiny. The world is watching whether firms are protecting the welfare of their staff or if they are prioritising profit over the health and wellbeing of their people.
Aberdeen strategy that invests in the global raw materials theme. This UCITS-compliant*, exchange-traded fund (ETF) aims to invest in companies that we expect to benefit from the future raw materials dynamics.
A look at what the coronavirus crisis means for income investors, by Will James