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Technology
Focusing on data centres with Kao Data
In the first of this two-part blog series, we sit down with Spencer Lamb, CEO of Kao Data, and Matteo Colombo, Managing Director of Digital... 
Positives and negatives: what’s fuelling moves in battery value-chain equities?
Leading names in the battery value-chain have sold off as a result of wider clean energy pressures and idiosyncratic factors, but the longer-term outlook remains... 
Is AI taking our jobs yet?
Artificial intelligence (AI) may eventually reshape some jobs, but the latest US industry data show little evidence so far of weaker job growth in sectors... 
AI: A new division of labour?
ChatGPT’s launch back in late-2022 seems inauspicious in hindsight. The tool, which was powered by OpenAI’s* GPT-3.5 model, couldn’t tell the time properly, or follow... 
From transmission risk to portfolio resilience: did diversification hold up?
Part two of our six-month check-in asks whether the diversification framework set out in January helped as AI-related risks became more visible – and where... 
Digital infrastructure: Rising demand, rising complexity
Risks within the digital infrastructure sector are materialising and evolving. Navigating the environment increasingly requires conviction and specialist expertise. 
Geopolitics, AI and electrification: three forces driving clean energy growth
Renewables should be set to benefit from a range of tailwinds, from today’s focus on energy sovereignty to a long-term shift towards electrification. 
From AI transmission risk to real-world stress: six months on
Six months ago, I mapped how stress could travel from an AI capex boom into equity, credit and rates markets if optimism faded. Was I... 
Clean power: A market in transition
Clean power infrastructure has moved beyond simply “build more renewables”. The sector is now driven by a more complex interaction where dispersion is rising by... 
Investing in energy resilience
Spanning sectors including utilities, clean power and digital infrastructure, we think this theme is supported by several long-term structural tailwinds. 
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