23 November 2020
Episode 320
15 minutes
The latest annual investment research report from the CIO of UBS Wealth Management is subtitled (perhaps inevitably given the last nine months) ‘A Year of Renewal’. Our panellists explore how best to navigate the next 12 months: from whether and how the world will shift back to pre-pandemic norms to the prospect of renewed growth, the hunt for yield and setting the optimum course through a new – and renewable – future.
23 November 2020
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