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Infections and inflections

The world passed two notable Covid-19 milestones in the past week, one good and one grim. The good news is that a billion vaccine doses have been administered. It is simply staggering to think that in the space of only 15 months, scientists went from barely knowing anything about the new coronavirus to developing effective vaccines.

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The role of a money market fund in your overall portfolio

Cash deposits at banks increased substantially during 2020 as clients built up cash reserves, despite low interest rates. The reasons for this are two-fold – those who held on to their jobs spent less on petrol and entertainment costs. In addition, the reality of the pandemic drove home the need for some sort of cash reserve or emergency fund.

Eighth edition of Old Mutual Investment Group’s Long-term Perspectives data report highlights important investment lessons learnt from the Covid-19 crisis