In addition to what we all face right now in our everyday lives due to the Corona virus, we also see some major movements in the financial markets. The spread of virus in the coming weeks will be crucial for markets. Measures are being put in place to deal with the difficult financial situation. Central banks and governments around the world are in the midst of launching massive crisis packages to help businesses and individuals - something that will also support financial markets. Some sectors and industries will be affected for a long time due to lower demand and disruptions in production chains while others will return to normal capacity and see a normalized demand relatively soon. We therefore do not plan to exit the market. However, we evaluate our investments and make the changes we consider appropriate. Please do not hesitate to contact your relationship manager for further information.

In February, volatility returned to the financial markets. The big movements can mainly be explained by the outbreak of the Corona virus. After the markets dropped at the beginning of the month, they traded into positive territory as it appeared that China was in control of the spread of virus.

The new year started with a positive trend on the world's markets but moved into negative territory in the second half of the month. Brexit, the impeachment against President Trump and the attack on an Iranian military officer did not significantly affect the markets - rather, economic...