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2020, 17 November

Monthly Commentary

Following the election (and Trump’s legal shenanigans) in the US, and news of the Pfizer vaccine over the last week, anything I write about market events in October will have been superseded by the time this missive arrives. I want to take this opportunity instead to examine a wider issue that has been under examination recently, and one that is going to become quite topical for all governments as they begin to chart a way to recovery: do government deficits matter anymore?

Sustainable Equity Strategy: Market update

A positive reading on a potential COVID-19 vaccine was released on Monday November the 9th: Pfizer and BioNTech said their vaccine candidate proved to be more than 90% effective in the first 94 subjects who were infected by coronavirus and developed at least one symptom. This is significantly better than 50% efficacy threshold FDA established for approval. The companies noted no serious safety issues thus far and they remain on track to ask FDA for emergency use authorization by end of November. Dr. Fauci said Moderna vaccine may see similar results because it is also based on mRNA technology and told CNN it is "very likely" people will begin to be vaccinated before end of 2020.

Kempen has won Fiduciary Manager of the Year for the second year in a row

Kempen has won Fiduciary Manager of the Year for the second year in a row at Financial News’ European Asset Management Awards 2020