Ben Hurley, Author at Investment Magazine

Industry

Shift to mobile working ramps up the war for talent

The impact of Covid and the change in working habits has unlocked the talent competition where somebody can be in another country and recruiting your employees, Franklin Templeton's global CEO Jenny Johnson.

Ben HurleyNovember 20, 2020

Venture Capital

Want disruptors? It’s all in the ‘grit’, ‘drive’ and ‘spike’

It's not uncommon for VC Antler to spend months working side by side with founders of startups before deciding to invest in them, according to CEO and founder, Magnus Grimeland.

Ben HurleyNovember 20, 2020

Investment Strategy

Excessive central bank intervention has made the economy more fragile

Central banks have become addicted to providing monetary stimulus at the first sign of trouble and are finding it hard to reverse that course, according to MFS Investment Management's Barnaby Wiener.

Ben HurleyNovember 20, 2020

Geopolitics

Covid-19 catalyses economic power shift towards Asia

There are huge implications for global investors in the ongoing shift in the balance of economic power from the west to the east which has been further catalysed by Covid-19, the Bridgewater co-chief investment officer has said.

Ben HurleyNovember 19, 2020

Real Estate

How data can better inform selection of real estate assets

The pandemic is going to reveal to the world how important wellness is, according to Lionstone's Bryan Sanchez, which he adds will change the way property investors consider geographies and certain categoisations.

Ben HurleyNovember 19, 2020

ESG

Don’t rely on off-the-shelf ESG ratings, warn experts

Material factors such as the strength of investor protections and institutions in some countries can be omitted in governance ratings, Causeway's Mozaffar Khan notes while emphasising the importance of ESG as part of assessing risk and return.

Ben HurleyNovember 19, 2020

Fixed Income

Post pandemic economy could be more challenging than markets expect

Low inflation will be one of the key characteristics of the challenging macro economic environment that lies ahead, due largely to the ageing population leading to weaker aggregate demand, PGIM Fixed Income's Nathan Sheets says.

Ben HurleyNovember 18, 2020

Equities

US tech giants soar on strong fundamentals, not investor fear

When quizzed on whether investors should be worried about companies such as Amazon and Netflix being rewarded for traction and growing their user base while maintaining relatively small profit margins and cash flow, Jennison Associates's Baribeau replied he “wouldn’t be concerned about it at all.”

Ben HurleyNovember 17, 2020

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