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Environmental impact investing in equities has moved from a niche strategy to the mainstream in recent years. But what exactly are environmental equities, their current valuations and the opportunities available in this sector?

2020 has been a real stress test for impact investors in terms of balancing impact and financial returns.

Institutional Money (04.06.2021) - Having trailed other regions in the recovery post-Covid, we now expect Europe to outperform as a number of key factors pivot in the continent’s favour. This bodes well for European credit and in particular higher-income segments, such as high yield and AT1s.

The recovery phase of the US economic cycle is increasingly mature and looks set to transition to its next phase in the coming months, a ‘mini-cycle’ similar to those seen in the long expansions of the 1990s and in the post-Global Financial Crisis era.

The concept of return on natural capital is rapidly gaining ground among investors.

SSF Market Study 2021 reveals what lies behind the growth in sustainable investments

Asia Macro - India is experiencing a fresh wave of COVID-19, with the daily number of confirmed cases increasing exponentially to 400,000 in May. Moreover, the new variant strain was labelled a “global health risk” by the WHO.

UBP is issuing its Impact Report 2020 on last year’s developments for its impact platform, including the launch of an emerging markets strategy.

Asset TV Masterclass (12.05.2021) - Mohammed Kazmi, Portfolio Manager & Macro-Strategist Global and Absolute Return Fixed Income at UBP, recently took part in an Asset TV broadcast, explaining why he maintains a constructive view on the fixed-income segment and outlining where he sees opportunities in the asset class.

Le Temps (17.05.2021) - The wealth management sector in Switzerland, seen by some as traditionalist or even downright old-fashioned, has once again shown how its agility and innovativeness still make it the leader.

Raconteur (The Wealth Management 2021 report published in The Sunday Times - 16.05.2021) - The health of our planet is intimately linked to your pension and your long-term financial goals, says Victoria Leggett, Head of Impact Investing at UBP.

Option Finance (21.03.2021) - In the last six months there have been strategy roll-outs from three car makers which are very important for different reasons and jointly may signal an even brighter outlook for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) than the current consensus, and possibly mark the beginning of the end for Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles.