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This is where you will find information and background stories on money market instruments, equities, bonds, funds (ETFs) and private equity investments. This will enable you to make more informed decisions and optimize your portfolio's risk-return profile as needed.

The articles are designed to help you assess the risk-return profile of an investment. Our investment advisory experts provide facts and explain, for example, the central question of why it is important to evaluate the return and risk of your asset mix. They show what every asset management professional should be striving for: to combine different asset classes in such a way that they precisely match your risk profile and return expectations.

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It's been a strong year for many asset classes globally, as the global economy has demonstrated resilience in the face of continued, if moderate, inflation. Rising geopolitical risks do pose a concern, but strategic fiscal policies and a broadening earnings recovery are creating a positive...

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The quick answer is: Yes, but not necessarily in the near-term. Long-term debt sustainability is an issue, and temporary spikes in government bond yields may become more common. But it's not a reason for investors to avoid bonds altogether.

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Often, investors who care about sustainability steer clear of high-carbon-emitting companies. But there can be value in investing in firms willing to transform their businesses to make a contribution to decarbonisation.

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The inexorable move to digitalisation, driven by technological breakthroughs like artificial intelligence and cloud computing, is propelling investment in the physical infrastructure needed to process and store all the newly created data.

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Edge AI will bring a vast array of benefits to consumers and businesses by running artificial intelligence algorithms locally on phones and computers, rather than in the cloud. Among the results: apps with better availability, personalisation, privacy and security.

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With monetary policy and inflation moving in the right direction, undervalued smaller companies could benefit from a broad-based economic recovery.

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Weight-loss drugs are reducing the risk of obesity-related diseases like diabetes, stroke and hypertension, which is excellent news for patients. But how will this affect the pharma industry's sales of treatments for these conditions?

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The shift to a circular economy promises to reduce waste and lower the world's carbon footprint. Companies involved in the circular economy are not only fighting climate change, they also offer attractive investment opportunities.

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Diversity, equity and inclusion aren't just buzzwords. A growing body of evidence suggests that companies that score highly on these metrics also perform better.

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