Hot Picks: AI data centres reshape global equity opportunities
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Electrification, AI data centres and aging populations are driving long-term investment opportunities in global stocks, says portfolio manager Jens Peers.
BNN Bloomberg spoke with Jens Peers, CIO and portfolio manager at Mirova U.S., about why select industrial, technology infrastructure and medical technology stocks are aligned with these long-term trends.
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LINDSAY: Welcome back. It’s time for Hot Picks in global stocks. Our next guest has a manufacturer and seller of electrical products as his top pick. He says Hubbell is a play on the enormous hunger for power driven by AI data centres and the expansion of the power grid. Joining us now is Jens Peers, CIO and portfolio manager at Mirova U.S. It’s good to have you with us. Thanks so much.
JENS: Thank you, Lindsay.
LINDSAY: Let’s start with Hubbell. Tell us a little more about it and why you like it.
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