With over 60 % of the world’ s population heading to the polls and ongoing conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, 2024 has been a year of heightened instability. But does a year shaped by instability inevitably lead to another fraught with structural uncertainty? Some answers have emerged in 2024. For instance, the UK now has a Labour government, while the United States has seen Donald Trump return for a second term. Could these developments signal greater clarity and confidence for risktakers moving forward?

Isabella Hughes, Multi-asset Investment Specialist

To explore this, I interviewed three of our team

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