Covid-19: Views from the Top

Big fund bosses say vaccination risks, ESG boom to dominate investment picks in 2021

Some warn that any stumbling blocks in how Covid vaccination programmes are rolled out globally are among investment risks

Fund management heavyweights have cited stumbling blocks in delivering vaccinations among some of the investment risks they are considering in the year ahead

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Green is evidently the colour of the moment but how sustainable is it?

The government’s plan to issue green bonds seems like an exercise in virtue signalling

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Guy Hands, chair of Terra Firma Capital Partners

Guy Hands: Private equity should aim to thrive, not just survive, after the virus

In two major crashes in the past 30 years, indebted private equity-backed companies have defied predictions that they would be first against the wall

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Fidelity International CEO: How this crisis will change investing — and society

The Covid-19 outbreak will lead to societal changes that will outlive the current market volatility and the nature of sustainable investing will change, too

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Bob Diamond: Now more than ever, Europe needs capital markets that work

Ex-Barclays CEO says financial system must stand behind beating hearts of economies — small businesses and the service sector

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Less debt, lower returns and CEO pay falls: welcome to the post Covid-19 corporation

We need a rethink at the highest levels of policy-making in government and amongst boards on companies' purpose and social responsibilities

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