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Financial inclusion – what it means and how it is being addressed

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Nearly one-third of the world’s adult population and a significant percentage of small- and medium-size businesses lack access to basic financial services. Exclusion from basic banking, credit, investments, payment systems

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30 Mar 2022

The world is still in the early innings of an era of sustainable investing

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Demand for sustainable investment solutions continues to expand—across borders, asset classes and generations. According to Morningstar, assets in sustainable funds topped $357 billion in 2021, a four-fold increase from three

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28 Mar 2022

American Century launches Global Small Cap Fund in Australia

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American Century Investments has reinforced its commitment to the Australian market with the launch of its American Century Global Small Cap Fund via a unit trust structure, making it available

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20 Jan 2022

EM investment key to sustainability goals

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While impact investing has evolved to become a mainstay for global investors, more work is required by corporates and governments of emerging markets (EM) if these jurisdictions are to counter

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19 May 2021

Transition to “circular economy” a key ESG issue in 2021

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While the appeal of investing in renewable energy assets will continue irrespective of regulatory developments as technological learning curves improve, an abrupt switch away from fossil fuels should be limited

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22 Apr 2021

Inflation posing greatest risk to global equities

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2021 continues to shape up as another good year for risk assets like equities but another COVID-19 wave, particularly in Europe, remains a threat, as does the prospect of rising

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11 Mar 2021

Global vaccination rate key to market performance

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The pace in which the world is able to vaccinate itself will fundamentally determine the ability of the global economy to return to pre COVID-19 levels, rather than fiscal and

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05 Mar 2021

American Century boosts local team

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In response to growing local investor demand for its broad array of investment strategies, global asset manager American Century Investments has appointed Noble Dhaliwal to the role of senior client

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09 Dec 2020

Biden won’t ride a blue wave, but change is coming

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The tide has gone out on the U.S. presidential election’s blue wave scenario. If Joe Biden’s apparent victory withstands legal challenges, he will assume the presidency with a Democratic majority

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10 Nov 2020

Global markets shifting along with election scenario

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As many predicted, we find ourselves in an unsettled situation as election officials nationwide count votes in the contentious U.S. presidential election. Reminiscent of 2016, the closeness of the count

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06 Nov 2020

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