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European Equities – A region that seems to get a lot of bad press – poor politics, slow growth and poor demographics, amongst others. But is also a region with unique investment opportunities, some of the best companies in the world and a region at the vanguard of the environmental agenda. Certainly worth a closer look – and to do so, Richard Dunbar talks to Ben Ritchie and Will James, Head and Deputy Head of European Equities respectively - both and long-standing investors in these markets.

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.

If you can build something on it, harvest or extract something from it, it’s a real asset. Where from here for investments that touch all out lives – from farmland to timber, from shale to power? Richard Dunbar discusses the broad range of investable opportunities in the Real Assets arena with Jim Gasperoni

A view from the top of Standard Life Aberdeen. The need to turn savings into investments for a better and heathier economy. Research as the key to unlock door of investments in a lower return world. Stewardship and our “social licence” to particulate in this honourable profession – one at the centre of a modern capitalist economy. Richard Dunbar speaks to Keith Skeoch, CEO of Standard Life Aberdeen on savings, the returns we make on them and the responsibility of ownership.

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.

Over 20 years of multi-asset investing. A time that has seen a widening universe and a changing investment culture within multi-asset – from “investment tourists” to “citizens of investment”. Richard Dunbar speaks to Aymeric Forest about the future of Multi-Asset investing. Where from here, after a decade of QE and strong returns from most asset classes?

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 way we view the world and its resources is changing. As investors, our focus on climate change provides high-quality data and insights on climate-change trends, risks and opportunities. In this podcast, Richard Dunbar, Head of Macro Investing, discusses ASI’s three upcoming climate-change-related papers with authors Eva Cairns, ESG Investment Analyst; Craig Mackenzie, Head of Strategic Asset Allocation, Global Strategy; and Stephanie Kelly, Senior Political Economist.

Quant investing, in all its various forms, has been one of the growth areas in fund management over the last two decades. In this podcast Dr Sean Phayre, Global Head of Quantitative Investments at ASI, reflects on this growth and the reasons for it. Speaking with Richard Dunbar he also reflects on the recent underperformance of “value” as a style, the changing nature of the companies in which we invest and on how and whether ESG and “stewardship” fit in to these styles of investment.

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