Insights

This is the 10th in our series of Trip Insights where we share our travel experiences. It follows a trip taken by Sarah Shaw, Global Portfolio Manager, and Tasneef Rahman, Senior Investment Analyst, through Rome, Milan, Zurich, Madrid, Paris, Frankfurt and London, meeting with management teams from regulated utilities, renewables, communications and transport.

Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, no doubt expecting a quick and easy triumph in achieving its territorial ambitions. Consistent with the old proverb ‘those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it’, Russia has created a long, drawn-out conflict with no real path to a resolution.

On 30 June 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in favour of West Virginia and a group of other states in their lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), potentially limiting the agency’s ability to enforce actions to limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

In this article, Sarah Shaw (4D’s Global PM and CIO) and Greg Goodsell (4D’s Global Equity Strategist) describe what 4D’s country review process involves, why it is so important, how it fits in with our stock valuations and its impact on portfolio construction.

The Australian federal election will be held on Saturday 21 May 2022 to elect the members of the 47th Parliament of Australia.

In this article, Peter Aquilina (Senior Investment Analyst and Head of ESG) analyses what Net Zero means for natural gas demand in the long term; and discusses how 4D analyses and values oil/gas midstream assets, considering both the risk and opportunity as we move towards Net Zero.

The French presidential election is underway, with a first-round vote on Sunday 10 April and the run-off between the top two candidates on Sunday 24 April.

The recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia was clearly a shocking event which, in 2022, was hoped would never happen again. At 4D, we are supporters of sanctions imposed on Russia and have reviewed our portfolio for Russian exposure (regardless of materiality), while conducting a deep dive into what this conflict means for the global infrastructure sector in the near and medium term.

Volatile markets often give rise to the best investment opportunities.