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Investment strategies require an overhaul over the next five years

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    • The green transition will afford interesting investment opportunities.
    • Emerging markets, particularly in Asia, hold prospects for excessive returns, both in equities and fixed income.
    • The green transition will afford interesting investment opportunities. ACEN
    • Emerging markets, particularly in Asia, hold prospects for excessive returns, both in equities and fixed income. Lippo Malls Indonesia Trust

    Luca Paolini

    Published Sat, Oct 7, 2023 · 05:00 AM

    IT’S been a tough five years for investors. A traditional portfolio evenly divided between equities and bonds has made a paltry 1 per cent annualised return, adjusted for inflation.

    Nor will the next five years be much easier.

    Our analysis suggests a 3.1 per cent annual return for that balanced portfolio.

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