A shrewd investor always looks to the future. Our role, and indeed our duty, is to support companies that can come up with concrete solutions to the main challenges facing society today. If we are to rise to such formidable challenges, we at CPR AM firmly believe there is one megatrend in particular that must not be overlooked: disruption.

Since the U.S. presidential election on November 3 th, the USD has started a descent that may have legs under the new administration. The easing of trade tensions and an accommodative policy mix could put additional pressure on the DXY, which was down -1.7% since the election, to the benefit of European currencies.

Fitch downgraded Hong Kong's rating to ‘AA-', from ‘AA', in April 2020 and revised the Outlook to Stable from Negative, following an earlier downgrade from ‘AA+' in September 2019. The economic fallout from the pandemic and earlier anti-government protests played a role.

The European Union (“EU”), rated AAA/AAA/Aaa/AA/AAA by DBRS, Fitch, Moody's, S&P and SCOPE (positive outlook for S&P, stable for the other rating agencies), today issued a €8.5 billion single tranche social bond due in July 2035. This was the third EU transaction under the Support to mitigate Unemployment Risk in an Emergency (SURE) programme.

Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, fund manager, global sustainable equities at Jupiter, reflects on the meaning of the democrat victory and the implications for investors.