Edition #1: December 2021
From Invesco’s Global Market Strategy Office

Nuclear Fusion & Commercial Space travel. Now THAT is the new reality. With investment opportunities for those leading the charge.

Financial markets sold off last week as investors worried about a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Just another quiet weekend. No cape required.

Seeing the forest and the trees - JP Morgan AM's fourth annual Global Alternatives Outlook.

The expected market return of most asset classes has fallen due to high prices, achieving a 6-8% return will likely present greater challenges in the future.

Thinking beyond the label of value and growth is critical. Passive portfolios with factor bets are now extremely vulnerable to changes of style categorization.

Policies to mitigate climate change and new technologies to address these new challenges will provide business and investment opportunities for private equity funds says IIGCC

The company’s public image also took a hit in December, when HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” reboot killed off a Peloton-riding character.

In it’s annual Trust Barometer, Communications giant - and friend to RAO Global - identifies the Rising Influence of NGOs

“ESG as an area is evolving rapidly, and we constantly need to be ready to develop our targets along the way” says Berit Behring of Danske Bank

DIAN asks how to get local leaders and colleagues in Asia to take diversity and inclusion seriously and treat it as a critical business issue.

BlackRock’s first stab at measurement & transparency is a good start but underscores why SEC action is so critical,

Oliver Griffith, former U.S. diplomat and World Bank executive, highlights the success that can be achieved when governments and high-impact REDD+ projects work together to address the climate crisis.

In the last few weeks, it seems everyone is playing Wordle. Once a quarter, the members of the Fed play a similar game, which David Kelly calls Feddle,

Market reforms have opened up more channels for international investors to participate in China’s financial markets.

Published for the first time - the list of 25 major banks and how they are rated for ESG

We know that meaningful change requires courageous leadership, innovation, and collaboration says Ben Way of Macquarie AM - coincidentally the 3 teams of RAO events!

Savvy Investor discusses the year ahead with leading economists and strategists and asks if 2022 is the New Abnormal?

Wigglesworth covers the development of the index fund at Wells Fargo Investment Advisors (WFIA) in the late 1960s.