The multi-decade development of globalization is reversing, and the implications are broad and profound. In this paper, we explore the implications from the point of view of the industrial economy.

As an active equity investment firm, we have fiduciary responsibility for the long-term investment returns of our clients, where all material aspects of sustainability are carefully considered.

The Big Government theme cuts across and influences many of our other themes. In thinking about the future and searching for thematic tailwinds it is becoming much more important to understand the long-term priorities of governments. 

There is definitely a sense of change in the air. The payments sector as such, will continue to see attractive growth for at least another 5 years, and likely for the rest of this decade.

The outlook for the payments industry is today less clear than it was 5 years ago. Changed consumer preferences and new, more agile competitors have changed the competitive landscape.