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‘Policy making is a bit like fashion’: Inside this year’s key political elections.

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2024 has been dubbed the year of the polls, with 50 countries holding elections and more than 2 billion voters heading to the polls, including in the US, UK, India, Mexico and South Africa.

Mike Coop, Morningstar’s chief investment officer for EMEA, discusses which are the most important election in his opinion and how investors can protect portfolios against political turbulence.

Topics discussed included what impact the UK and US elections might have, the key differences between Trump and Biden and why diversification is so important right now.
28 Feb 2024 English South Africa Business

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