In our fifth Responsible Investing podcast, we talk to Stephanie Kelly, Senior Political Economist in the Aberdeen Standard Investments Research Institute. In a wide-ranging interview, Steph talks us through her team’s innovative global Country ESG Index, discusses the huge importance of the upcoming US election and explains why she always carries her own straw. As we said: wide-ranging.

Richard Dunbar speaks to Craig MacDonald, Global Head of Fixed Income and Samantha Lamb, Head of ESG for Fixed Income, in the midst of one of the most difficult economic, market and business environments. We have experienced one of the fastest global economic contractions in history. Credit spreads widened to extreme levels at the fastest rate and then narrowed quite significantly, as central banks stepped in, and as governments provided fiscal support. So where to from here for fixed income? And what of ESG factors - will we see an acceleration of ESG trends, or might this be lost in the fight for survival?

In our latest podcast, Amanda Young, Global Head of Responsible Investment, chats with Richard Curtis CBE – eminent award-winning screenwriter, producer and film director. Here, Richard talks us through his passion for responsible, sustainable investing and his latest campaign Make My Money Matter. It's as enlightening and entertaining as you'd expect.

ASI Municipal Bond Perspectives Podcast: Q3 2020 Outlook (US-200720-121559-1) by Aberdeen Standard Investments

In this week’s Responsible Investing podcast, Amanda Young interviews our Global Head of Distribution, Campbell Fleming. Campbell tells us why impact investing is particularly close to his heart. He also discusses the defining responsible investment moments in his career and explains why companies need to do more than just ticking boxes when it comes to ESG issues.

Precious Metals Perspectives Podcast - The diversification potential of silver (US-140720-121228-1) by Aberdeen Standard Investments

The value of investments, and the income from them, can go down as well as up and investors may get back less than the amount invested. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.Return projections are estimates and provide no guarantee of future results.This podcast is provided for general information only and assumes a certain level of knowledge of financial markets. It is provided for information purposes only and should not be considered as an offer, investment recommendation, or solicitation, to deal in any of the investments or products mentioned herein and does not constitute investment research. The views in this podcast are those of the contributors at the time of publication and do not necessarily reflect those of Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited and Standard Life Investments Limited (together ‘Aberdeen Standard Investments). Aberdeen Standard Investments is a brand of the investment businesses of Aberdeen Asset Management and Standard Life Investments.

The views set out in the podcast represent the latest thinking to emerge from the quarterly Global Investment Group, or GIG, chaired by Standard Life Aberdeen’s CEO Keith Skeoch. The GIG’s role is to characterise the current and future risk-return environment at a high level. The Covid-19 pandemic and the shutdown it entailed have delivered an enormous blow to the global economy. Both supply and demand have been hit hard. As we pass six months since the Covid-19 outbreak, where are we now – and what lies ahead? And how can we at ASI help our clients to navigate a drastically changed world?

The start of July marks the launch of London Climate Action Week. This aims to bring together world-leading experts and policymakers to drive the national and international climate policy response. Most importantly, it will focus on the need for a green recovery from Covid-19. Leading ASI’s climate agenda is Eva Cairns, Senior ESG Investment Analyst. So, ahead of the virtual meeting, we wanted to talk to Eva on host of topics, from about her wide-ranging views on responsible investment and her passion in helping address climate change, to why she’s so keen that we all “grow the pie”.

Richard Dunbar speak to Devan Kaloo, Global Head of Equities and Flavia Cheong, Head of Asian Equities in the midst of one of the most difficult economic, market and business environments. That being said it is also an environment where both fiscal and monetary policy have proved a very powerful antidote to the early damage done to equity markets when the impact of the virus first hit. So an opportune time to talk and to take stock of where we are in equities at this point in time.