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Women comprise less than 2% of global financial institutions' CEOs

Japanese equities have been sensitive to weaker global industrial demand over the past 12 months, but we expect the earnings impact from the ongoing slowdown to bottom out by the end of this fiscal year.

The auto sector and credit markets have long had a love-hate relationship.

Saudi Arabia's successful 'Future Investment Initiative' ('Davos in the desert') last month and the much-anticipated listing of Aramco have reminded us of the potential of the Gulf region for investors.

Four factors may work as catalysts in 2020

North American equity markets have rewarded investors in 2019 and are at or near all-time highs.

2019 has been a stellar year for global bond markets, as weak global economic growth and low inflation have combined with ever more accommodative central banks to push global bond yields significantly lower.

Europe's stockmarkets are on average up more than 20% this year.

Passive equity products have become popular over the past decade as it has become easier and cheaper to track the performance of an index.

The major boost to global equity markets this year has been the 180-degree policy U-turn by the Federal Reserve, from tightening to loosening interest rates, and from quantitative tightening to the renewed provision of liquidity to financial markets....