Outlook - 2020

Our world is changing. As we stand on the threshold of the next decade, it’s an opportunity to consider fresh thinking and new challenges. We need to ask ourselves vital questions over the next decade. We are always looking beyond short-term horizons to the long-term challenges that will shape our investment strategy and our future. As responsible investors we know we can do more than just focus on numbers – working with our clients we can create a better world.

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A New Decade, Different Thinking

A New Decade, Different thinking

Our analysis of macroeconomic data indicates that the global economy will be entering a recovery phase during 2020. As we look to the first quarter of 2020, we look at the big factors influencing the direction of the upcoming year.

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Economic Policies: A New Era

Economic Policies: A new Era

With stubbornly low inflation and interest rates set to remain low for the foreseeable future, classic central bank policies increasingly seem to have run their course. We take a look at two of the most widely debated options and what they could mean for investors if deployed.

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US ELECTION 2020: BEYOND THE THUNDERDOME

US Election 2020: Beyond The thunderdome

The upcoming US election will be the biggest political event for global investors in 2020. The result could signal the direction of world trade for the next four years, as well as the economic direction of the world’s biggest – and still most influential – economy.

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INVESTING IN A LESS STABLE WORLD

Investing In A Less Stable World

As the US backs away from its global role, other countries are coming forward to fill the gap. Their rising political and economic influence is bringing geopolitics back on the radar for investors.

What Do Investors Need To Know?

Numbers That Define the Next Decade

More People
More Mouths To Feed
Fewer People Living In Extreme Poverty
Impact of Climate Change
Reasons To Be Hopeful
Cheaper Renewable Energy

The cost of generating electricity from renewable sources has declined over the last decade and is now similar to – and in some cases cheaper than – generating electricity from traditional fossil fuels.

By 2030, renewable energy costs could fall between 50% and 60%, driven by optimisation of manufacturing facilities, combined with better combinations and reduced use of materials.

An estimated 45% of the world’s electricity supply will be generated from renewable sources by 2040, compared to 26.2% in 2018.
Sources: Coutts & Co, 2020
Five Technologies That Will Change Everything

Sources: Coutts & Co, 2020