Multi-asset insight: Video interview with Ayesha Akbar

Fidelity International portfolio manager's views on political risk

Julian Marr
clock • 1 min read

Fidelity International portfolio manager Ayesha Akbar talks to Julian Marr about investing in an environment where political risk has been heightened by the Brexit vote and the upcoming US elections.

This short video interview covers the following points:  * Markets have rallied globally following the Brexit result but are we likely to see this continuing? * How do you see markets playing out around the US election? * Are we are witnessing a similar trend of political risk in Europe?

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