Since first engaging for stronger UK corporate governance in 1983, to becoming a founding signatory of the Principles for Responsible Investment in 2006, to spearheading the global 2017 Climate Action 100+, we have always shaped the conversation on investment and sustainability.
Covid-19 represented an enormous challenge for the European Union in 2020 and appropriate policy actions in the first six months of 2021 are fundamental to kickstart a recovery. The Portuguese Presidency comes at a time when measures are required to stimulate new investments and develop new sources of financing across the EU, while maintaining a resilient financial system.
Vaccine-fueled hopes for a quicker return to economic normalcy ignited a powerful rotation in Q4 away from long-dominant Quality and Momentum into Value and (smaller-cap) Size factors hit hardest by the pandemic shock since last March.