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Expected by Q2 2021

While a global crisis in which large swathes of the world's population have been locked down will, inevitably, leave some companies floundering, others are likely to emerge stronger than before.

Technology is transforming every other industry. The beneficiaries of this are often not the businesses deploying the new tech – they are the ones spending the money and may reap little reward for it – but the technology companies supplying them.

As one of the multi-asset sectors, specialist has witnessed the ebbs and flows into the major asset classes.

The UK property investment market continues to experience lower transaction volumes, driven by political and economic uncertainties, particularly from Brexit.

The strong underlying demand growth in liquefied natural gas (LNG) sets the global gas market apart from the oil market, where a managed decline in long-term production seems to be the most plausible future scenario.

Passive equity products have become popular over the past decade as it has become easier and cheaper to track the performance of an index.

Much has been written on the inflated size of global AUM reported to incorporate ESG principles and whether ESG adds alpha.

The world is getting ready for the immense impact of 5G technology.