| Andrew Summers, Head of Collectives at Investec Wealth & Investment, discusses his views about the rise of ‘Angry Politics’ and what it means for investing. The article was originally published in Vision 2017, highlighting the thoughts of our Research Team, detailing some of the key investment themes they feel will be prevalent in 2017.
Download the full Vision 2017 eBook for free here: https://marketing.investec.com/vision-2017/ ‘Angry politics’ is the phenomenon being experienced across much of the developed world whereby parties and candidates who deplore the political, social and economic status quo are achieving record levels of support and access to the levers of power. Syriza, the Five Star Movement, Podemos, AfD, Brexit and Donald Trump are movements, events or individuals who have gained support from voters who are angry with the ruling class. Why are they angry? And what does their current (and future) success mean for investing? |
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