The Final Countdown THE FINAL COUNTDOWN $2trn 505


The estimated size of the impact bond market in 2021. Source: Insight Investment


3.1%


The forecast yield from UK equities in 2021, which could fall to 2.8% if the worse-case scenario materialises. Source: Link


£686m


The investment management and advisory fees collectively paid by charities in 2020. Source: Tribe Impact Capital


£16.3bn


The endowment assets of UK universities, up from £11bn in 2014. Source: Tribe Impact Capital


$380bn


The size of the emerging market corporate Eurobond market in 2020, a 10% rise in 12 months. Source: Institute of International Finance


151


The estimated number of hedge fund launches in Q3 2020, exceeding the expected number of liquidations for the first time in two years. Source: HFR


Quote of the Month


“2020 will be viewed as a trailer for the feature film about the energy tran- sition, which will be showing in cinemas worldwide over the next decade.”


Mark Lewis, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s chief sustainability strategist 46 | portfolio institutional | February 2021 | issue 100 £50bn


The forecast size of the UK’s social real estate market. Source: Alpha Real Capital


The number of London-listed companies that cut, cancelled or suspended their dividend in 2020. Source: GraniteShares


£30bn-40bn


The estimated capacity of the bulk annuity market in 2021. Source: Aon


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