As AIM celebrates its 30th year Gervais Williams, Head of Equities, discusses the retreat of the Globalisation or Goldilocks years. Similar to the story of Goldilocks, who discovered a bowl of porridge that was neither too hot nor too cold, it has been so with globalisation. Economic conditions have been just right and assets have delivered supernormal returns – for decades and decades. However, there’s a gnawing market anxiety. Renewed nationalism. Protectionism. Economic conditions are no longer just right. Where will markets go from here?
The UK’s need for an increased supply of affordable housing also creates an opportunity for institutional investors seeking to produce tangible real-world social outcomes.