Polar Capital's Rogoff: Covid-19 will alter people's behaviours forever

'Time at home' and'work from home' stocks to benefit from shift

Remote working is likely to persist even once a Covid-19 vaccine is found, as companies shift their priorities in order to “find the best talent wherever it exists”, according to Polar Capital’s Ben Rogoff, who said he is “a believer in the new normal”.

Rogoff, who manages the £3bn Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), said remote working, a practice many firms have adopted during the pandemic-induced worldwide lockdowns, "must persist" in the absence of a vaccine. He noted, though, that with the need of "a critical mass of people to return to the workplace for collaboration to happen", this period of home-working is likely to continue for longer. "My sense is that there is no going back to that old world," he said, noting that a recent survey from Gartner showed 48% of companies think more than 10% of the workforce will remain remote w...