Investment Influencers coronavirus crisis Q&A: Investec's Andrew Summers

Industry impact of Covid-19

UK fund selectors give their unique take on the rapidly evolving global coronavirus crisis from a professional and personal perspective. Today, we hear from Andrew Summers, head of fund research at Investec Wealth & Investment.

How does the market fallout from the coronavirus pandemic compare with other tough times during your career? Are there lessons you have learnt during your career that can help you now? There are clear parallels with the Global Financial Crisis, particularly the huge volatility and an "end of the world" feel about a lot of conversations. Yes, this is difficult, but it feels rather similar. Yet it is scarier because it is a health emergency which few of us know much, or anything, about; we are all dissipated and working from home, which is challenging; and most of us are worried about fa...