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As investors, it is important to keep our eyes on the big picture as short-term anomalies merely accentuate longer term opportunities.
Major shifts in consumer behaviour and other forms of disruption, including those that stem from innovation and digital transformation have opened up opportunities for investors who are looking for sectors that are primed for growth.
We have identified four Megatrends that potentially have the capability and scale to further change the world.
Globalization continues to evolve as it did from the exports of raw materials and basic goods in the 15th century to digital goods and services. Today, services, underpinned by technological innovation, are the anchor of global output.
Source: World Economic Forum, A brief history of globalization, 17 January 2019.
From process automation to big data, digitalisation shapes our world today. Technology is fueling disruptive innovation, streamlining outdated processes, and creating new possibilities. Over the past few decades, the way we live had already been altered by new developments. Now, the COVID-19 crisis has significantly accelerated the process of Digital Transformation.
2020: What happens in an Internet minute1
Moving at an ever-increasing rate seems to be one of the characteristics of modern life. Multitasking is becoming the norm, as the amount of information and data shared over the internet rises substantially, and it continues to grow.
The race to 50 million users (in years)2
For most innovations of our history, their success can be measured by the number of users. Reaching a 50 million users mark is a sure sign of triumph, however how long does it usually take to reach this number?
In today’s tech-fuelled and tech-led world, top products are reaching high levels of consumers in incredibly short amounts of time.
The fusion of technology and biology has created breakthrough treatments for major killers such as heart diseases and cancer. These advances also complement issues stemming from a greying population that is living longer. The recent COVID-19 vaccine development is a good example of how medical science can help heal the human race.
Over half the world is living in man-made infrastructure enjoying improved safety standards, sheer physical convenience, and economic advantages over rural living. The infrastructure gap continues to grow across sectors critical to sustaining the urbanization boom.
Source: Franklin Templeton Capital Market Insights Group, United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs, Population Division (2018). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2018 Revision, Online Edition.
While the world is moving to better living facilities and enjoying economic success, there are challenges to this proposition. Increased migration and urbanization will test the capacity and reliability of existing infrastructure.
Governments are struggling to keep up with the rapid pace of expansion and the infrastructure gap continues to grow across sectors critical to sustaining the urbanization boom.
Capitalize on investment opportunities arising from digital transformation
An award-winning fund* that identifies high-quality technology companies with focuses on leading growth themes such as cloud computing services, the internet of things and e-commerce
Invest in leading growth companies located in the US – the world’s largest and most resilient equity market
A well-diversified, multi-cap, multi-industry portfolio in leading growth such as technology, biotech and communications.
Invest exclusively in the biotechnology, emerging pharmaceuticals and life science tools/molecular diagnostics sectors
A single-industry-focused fund that seeks potential growth from breakthrough developments in the biotechnology industry.
Tap into an evident multi-year opportunity of infrastructure, a driver of population and economic growth
The award-winning fund^ aims to achieve long-term stable growth of the fund’s value through investment in shares of global infrastructure companies.
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