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As we all know, the investment landscape is ever-evolving and perhaps never more so for asset owners. In recent years an increasing governance focus, broadening regulatory requirements, and increasing mismatches between assets and liabilities have asked many questions of asset owners. It is therefore perhaps not surprising then that ‘Solutions’ have come much more talked about in the industry. But what are Solutions and who do they serve? Richard Dunbar talks to Ian McDonald, Global Head of Client Solutions and Leandros Kalisperas, Head of Portfolio Solutions on the evolution of solutions and helping investors address specific and complex investment challenges

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Welcome to our sixth Responsible Investing podcast – Value versus values. This week, Julie-Ann Ashcroft, Head of Investments at Aberdeen Standard Capital, discusses the numerous challenges she’s faced during her career while promoting the benefits of responsible investment to private wealth clients. The growing importance of issues like climate change, diversity and inequality she is seeing daily. And why she believes investing responsibly will eventually become the new normal – for investors of all stripes.

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?

This week we’re discussing the US Fed’s policy review, with guests from the US and the UK. Meanwhile, Brexit is back in the headlines.

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 abrdn

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.