How Covid moved views on sustainability City Talk The Covid pandemic has intensified concerns about environmental and social issues among individuals around the world who invest. That is one of the key findings from Schroders’ 2021 Global Investor Study. Another is that increasingly asset managers are expected to take responsibility for action over climate change. Here, we take a glance at the sustainability [...]
Savers predict double-digit investment returns: is that a danger sign? City Talk Savers today are more optimistic than at any point in the past five years, expecting their future investment returns to average more than 11 per cent per year. They are more likely to invest further, and to check up on their investments more frequently – but most striking of all they expect higher future returns. [...]
Negative rates explained: should UK investors prepare? City Talk The UK’s banks received a letter from the Bank of England (BoE) this week which has brought negative interest rates back into the headlines. The letter, published here, asked banks how ready they would be if the Bank of England base rate – which currently sits at 0.10% – moved into negative territory. The letter, signed [...]
