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Anthropology and asset allocation: why demographic trends matter

  • To explain various component parts of the demographic mega trend
  • To list ways in which birthrates and longevity affect investment decisions
  • To summarise how migration and population growth influence longterm strategies
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Carol Ward, head of Solutions for Man Group, agrees: “I’m a natural optimist. Human ingenuity has proven extraordinarily creative and malleable, overcoming any number of catastrophic challenges. 

“Demographic change is remaking the world order and we will have to adapt to that.”

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Approx.40min

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  1. To which sort of science does Kumar say economics and demographics relates?

  2. How does Peers describe demographics in terms of how our economies and societies are organised and run?

  3. What does King say will be "meaningfully extended"?

  4. What two factors could cause 1.2bn people to be displaced by 2050, according to the IEP?

  5. What does Siow say should not be written off?

  6. How does Peers describe the opportunities within the demographic megatrend?

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  • To explain various component parts of the demographic mega trend
  • To list ways in which birthrates and longevity affect investment decisions
  • To summarise how migration and population growth influence longterm strategies

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