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New Economics Podcast: Why asset managers own the world

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Podcasts New Economics Podcast: Why asset managers own the world Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Brett Christophers By Ayeisha Thomas-Smith 06 June 2023 This spring, swimmers in Kent were told to avoid ten beaches in the county due to sewage leaks. Public outrage at sewage pouring into our rivers and beaches has so far focused on water companies. But is someone else to blame? The pipes that carry sewage in Kent are not owned by Southern Water, or even Kent County Council. They belong to a massive Australian asset management firm that most of

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New Economics Podcast: Why asset managers own the world

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by Brett Christophers


This spring, swimmers in Kent were told to avoid ten beaches in the county due to sewage leaks. Public outrage at sewage pouring into our rivers and beaches has so far focused on water companies. But is someone else to blame? The pipes that carry sewage in Kent are not owned by Southern Water, or even Kent County Council. They belong to a massive Australian asset management firm that most of us have never heard of.

Asset management firms are not household names, but they’ve come to own our energy systems, hospitals, schools, and even the pipes that supply our drinking water. So who are these shadowy companies? What even is asset management? And why are they buying up the things we need to keep our society going?

Ayeisha Thomas-Smith is joined by political economist and economic geographer Brett Christophers to discuss his new book Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World. 

Grab a copy of Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World

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