Companies with truly global reach have a few key advantages in being able to tap international opportunities and minimise risk exposure, says BlackRock relationship manager and iShares investment specialist Blair Hannon. 

As globalisation cranks back up again post-COVID, these benefits will again come to the fore. And the advantages of a global footprint extend beyond a higher earnings capacity and a better balance sheet with which to trade out of the pandemic malaise. Multinational companies can also spin persistent low rates to their advantage, for example, by borrowing in low-interest-rate developed markets and investing in revenue-generating ideas in other countries. 

In this video, Hannon describes how his team defines a global company and how to spot the best opportunities. 

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