Our recent report on the geopolitical risk exposure of leading market indices has been featured by Investment Monitor. The research focuses on Europe’s major stock market indices, the US’ S&P 500 and Japan’s Nikkei 225, highlighting their vulnerability to rising interstate tensions. “Aside from their sensitivity to energy prices, companies in these market indices are mostly insulated from the impacts of the conflict in the Middle East due to their low concentration of operations in the region,” said our Head of Markets, James Lockhart Smith. “But escalations in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine sent jitters through the markets in November and sharpened investors’ minds – yet again – to the risks of a major geopolitical event.” Read the full article: https://ow.ly/lUQB50Uoieh
