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Long Covid for the global economy

Prevention is the balm for global economic shock, says respected central bank adviser Professor Warwick McKibbin who says the world’s economic future is uncertain and inflation is likely to remain under a persistent pandemic.
Meredith BoothJanuary 13, 2022
Sustainability Digital – March 2021

Amazon under fire

Amanda WhiteJanuary 22, 2021
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Economists call for targeted spending

Amanda WhiteJanuary 19, 2021
Investor Profile

USS takes advantage of dislocations

Amanda WhiteJanuary 14, 2021
Editorial

The best of 2020

Amanda WhiteDecember 22, 2020
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Investors wary of a fragmented world

As geopolitical risks increasingly stalk developed markets, asset owners sifting through the noise for long-term trends believe a fragmented world is here to stay. We spoke to CalSTRS, OPTrust, PFA and USS about the impact on their portfolios.
Sarah RundellNovember 17, 2020
Sustainability

Time to change the curriculum

Finance education needs to move away from neo-classical economics towards a more holistic approach including sustainability, philosophy and ethics. Robeco is actively engaging with leading universities in The Netherlands to change the curriculum.
Sarah RundellOctober 23, 2020
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COVID-19 hits retirement system adequacy

COVID-19 has exacerbated retirement insecurity and governments need to use this as an opportunity to examine their system inadequacies and make improvements according to David Knox, partner at Mercer and author of the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension index which measures adequacy, sustainability and integrity of 39 retirement systems.
Amanda WhiteOctober 21, 2020
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Economic future very precarious: IMF

The global macro-economic future remains precarious amongst huge uncertainties according to the head of the capital markets department at the IMF, Tobias Adrian, who warns of fragilities including the disconnection between the real economy and financial markets, and growing debt, as potential interruption to future growth.
Amanda WhiteOctober 16, 2020
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Companies actions at odds with purpose

Being a signatory to the Business Roundtable’s statement of the purpose of a corporation did not bear fruit when it came to a company’s responsiveness to COVID-19 pandemic and inequality issues, a groundbreaking new initiative has revealed.
Amanda WhiteSeptember 28, 2020
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