With the northern hemisphere still reeling from the effects of the recession, attentions are heading south as now more than ever investors need to adapt a broader perspective to their investments
“If we have (or should have) learnt anything from the past couple of years, it must be that our ability to forecast what is going to happen in the world lies somewhere between pathetic and pitiful.” Thus spoke an important guru from an important place, and rightly so. Yet here we are again, trying to predict a future based on a period of new precedents and extraordinary events. ‘Paradigms’ such as the efficient market hypothesis, the capitalist hegemony of the Western world, and the myth behind the ‘risk-free’ asset, have all been exposed as anything but. Indeed, from the anxiety of t...
To continue reading this article...
Join Investment Week for free
- Unlimited access to real-time news, analysis and opinion from the investment industry, including the Sustainable Hub covering fund news from the ESG space
- Get ahead of regulatory and technological changes affecting fund management
- Important and breaking news stories selected by the editors delivered straight to your inbox each day
- Weekly members-only newsletter with exclusive opinion pieces from leading industry experts
- Be the first to hear about our extensive events schedule and awards programmes