Trailer: Trade Offs

Tune in for a new series that gets under the bonnet of business and sustainability. From finance to energy to agriculture, how do business leaders balance the needs of all stakeholders and what are the trade offs they have to make in the process? Ned Salter, Global Head of Investment Research at …

The future of... green investing: How Covid is adding fuel to the decarbonisation megatrend

What impact has the Covid-19 pandemic had on climate policies, companies' approach to environmental issues, and the market for green securities? Editor in Chief Richard Edgar talks to three of Fidelity International's climate investment specialists to understand what's in store for this expanding m…

The future of... banking: The rescued to the rescue

The Covid-19 crisis has seen a dramatic turnaround for the banking sector. Vilified for the Global Financial Crisis, banks this time have been a key part of the solution acting as essential shock absorbers for economies across the world. But as debts rise, rates fall, and economic growth peters ou…

The future of... energy: the 1.5 trillion dollar question

A commodity price crash, an extraordinary demand shock, and a mooted 'green' recovery have brought the structural changes facing the energy industry into sharp relief. As societies are forced to think more carefully about how to build resilience against future crises we look at the impact on an ind…

The future of... connectivity: the internet of everything

The 2020 pandemic has opened the eyes of governments to how critical a robust digital infrastructure is to their economies. The time spent online by businesses and consumers for both work and leisure has rocketed - and early indicators show that these changes are structural. There's no going back. …

Analyst Survey: Society’s big moment

The latest survey of almost 150 analysts shows the first signs of dispersion in expectations for sectors. We look at which are likely to do better during the Covid crisis and why. Plus, new ESG-focused questions reveal how social issues are moving up the agenda at almost all companies.  Richard Ed…

The future of... retail and real estate: liquidity, liquidity, liquidity

As the Covid-19 lockdown transforms consumer behaviour there is one sector that has had to adapt faster than any other: retail. Shuttered shops have forced companies to either expand their delivery businesses or rapidly develop them. The pivot has affected not just the retailers but their suppliers…

How our ESG ratings performed during the Covid crash

Market volatility has given the research team the perfect opportunity to put Fidelity's sustainability ratings through their paces and ask the question: do good ESG credentials lead to a better performance in a downturn? The results are eye-opening. To explain the research and what it means for su…

Fundamentals: Tesla, VW, and the big electric bet

As the most advanced electric car designer and one of the biggest traditional car manufacturers make big pushes this year to bring electric vehicles to the mass market we ask our analysts whether 2020 is the year EVs finally put their foot to the floor.  While neither Tesla or Volkswagen have been…

Fidelity's Analyst Survey 2020: Cycle, what cycle?

Fidelity's Analyst Survey, now in its 10th year, asks over 150 investment analysts to report on what they've learnt from their research and the 15,000 company meetings they've held over the he past year. The information builds a unique forecast of what they expect to see from their companies and se…