Stock Markets Markets around the world remain jittery due to many factors like high inflation, increase case counts from omicron, global trade protectionism, and other geopolitical events. The markets could see slower growth in 2022 in the range of 5-6%. Slower market growth will have an impact on pension funds and other assets holdings. 1. Stock Market - https://www.investors.com/news/economy/jobs-report-soft-hiring-but-unemployment-rate-dives-dow-jones-futures-fall/ 2. Geopolitical risks - https://www.ausbiz.com.au/media/the-top-three-geopolitical-risks-for-2022?videoId=18420 3. USA build back better - https://www.economy.com/economicview/analysis/387186 4. Insurance - https://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/insurance-isnt-enough-governments-need-to-do-better-on-natural-disaster-resilience-1004216098/ 5. ESG - https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/securities/1148324/paper-debunks-seven-myths-of-esg 6. GDP risk - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-07/india-on-track-to-post-world-beating-growth-amid-virus-risks 7. Inflation - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-01-07/what-s-happening-in-the-world-economy-the-inflation-shock-may-be-slowing 8. Climate change and viruses - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-will-beat-neither-covid-nor-climate-change-on-our-own/ 9. China - https://thehill.com/opinion/international/588783-the-china-tightrope-and-other-trade-developments-that-will-define-2022 10. Commodity Price Risk - https://thehill.com/opinion/international/588783-the-china-tightrope-and-other-trade-developments-that-will-define-2022