Inflation has reached its highest level in over 40 years. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to drive up global energy and food prices. Ongoing supply-chain bottlenecks and rising labour costs are also boosting inflation. The question for investors is – which strategies might fare best if inflation persists?

From elevated yields to defensive characteristics, we make the case for short-duration bonds.

The vast majority (85%) of advisers have spoken with their clients in the last six months about how to adapt their finances or portfolios in the wake of soaring inflation, according to new research from abrdn.

How do passive multi-manager funds stay in line with client needs?

Fears that the global transition to a low-carbon economy will drive inflation over the long term are overblown, with the tightening of monetary policy set to have far greater implications for portfolios.

We explain why we believe there are compelling reasons to invest in emerging markets.

Some three months into the Russian-Ukraine war, our experts look at what this conflict may mean for the world’s struggle to transition to more sustainable energy and how this may affect investors.

What are the roles that EM currencies play in driving total returns for investors? Nick Robinson & Kieran Curtis sit down to discuss performance of EM currencies, the US dollar and the currencies coupled to it.

Climate-related screening of investments gets continued ‘green light’ in new court ruling

With the tenth year anniversary of abrdn's private placement business last year, Andrew looks back at some of the lessons learnt.

Today, half of the articles in investment magazines seem to be about ESG and climate. In our experience, however, very few funds are actually designed with a clear climate goal. We believe this is a missed opportunity.

We ask if dividend investors should consider diversifying into emerging markets

The recovery from the Covid crisis continues, with global activity now exceeding its pre-pandemic peak. However, this rapid rebound has already run into supply constraints in many sectors and economies, leading to a surge in global inflation. Some of these demand-supply imbalances should ease over the coming quarters, helping to cool price growth. But it’s hard to escape the conclusion that Covid has permanently damaged the supply side of the global economy, implying a less favourable trade-off between growth and inflation.

Our summary of developments in emerging market debt in April 2023 and the outlook going forward

The advice market is currently being buoyed by the needs of the wealthiest demographic: the baby boomers, who were born between 1946 and 1964. As boomers age, though, we will start to see a wealth transfer take place. In the UK, we expect £5.5 trillion of assets will be passed down between now and 2050. On a global basis, around $68 trillion is forecast to change hands.

Eva Cairns suggests five ways in which investors can help to close the credibility gap between companies & climate ambition and credible action.

The past few months have delivered a number of unwelcome developments resulting in greater risks to economic growth, higher inflation and more volatile markets.

Kieran Curtis, Head of Emerging Market Local Currency Debt, gives his take on the potential implications of Turkey’s upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections.