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Japan’s national debt-to-GDP ratio, which is five times higher than China’s Source: LearnBonds


$210.7bn


The amount institutional investors pulled from asset managers in 2019 Source: eVestment


7.7%


The slump in the FTSE100 on 09 March – the fifth largest one-day decline in the index’s history Source: Refinitiv


£170bn


The amount that Covid-19 could wipe off UK plc’s profits over 2020 and 2021 Source: Link


$200bn


The assets under management in alternative risk premia funds globally Source: MJ Hudson


Quote of the Month


“There is a changing of the guard when it comes to the energy system.”


Laura Sheehan, an oil and gas equity analyst at Newton Investment Management, when discussing renewable energies making a larger contribution to the National Grid than fossil fuels did in Q3, 2019.


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€3.2bn 2.82%


70%


The level of bulk annuity deals written in 2019 that covered liabilities of less than £100m Source: Willis Towers Watson


29%


The best-case dividend reduction scenario for 2020 to £70.4bn Source: Link


The inflows into ETFs in Europe during February Source: Refinitiv


%


The performance of the global hedge fund industry in the year to March 2020 Source: eVestment


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