Insights

October 2017

Global Emerging Markets Q3 Update

Krishan Selva

Client Portfolio Manager

In this quarterly update Krishan Selva, client portfolio manager explains what were the main drivers for the performance of the global emerging markets equities over the third quarter of 2017 and gives an outlook for the reminder of the year.

October 2017

Abenomics 2.0

FIXED INCOME DESK

In Credit - Weekly Snapshot

Our fixed income team provide their weekly snapshot of market events.

October 2017

Asset Allocation Monthly

Toby Nangle and Maya Bhandari

 

What will upset the Goldilocks environment?

The broad global macroeconomic environment can be characterised as 'Goldilocks like', with decent global growth and only gentle rises in inflation. It is important to know what might upset this.

October 2017

Investment Themes

Mark Burgess

Deputy Global Chief Investment Officer and Chief Investment Officer, EMEA

In this month's Investment Themes video, Mark Burgess, Deputy Global Chief Investment Officer and Chief Investment Officer, EMEA, discusses:

  • The global interest rate environment
  • The UK outlook
  • The future for sterling
  • President Trump's tax reform plans
  • The outlook for risk assets

September 2017

Contemplating the death of ‘Abenomics’

Alex Lee

Portfolio Manager, Japanese Equities

Prime Minister Abe has overseen unprecedented political stability since taking power in 2012. While we believe Abe will remain in power, we will be watching the LDP's election performance and Abe's subsequent approval rating closely.

September 2017

The new rate regime: managing income and income volatility

Edward M. Kerschner, CFA

Chief Portfolio Strategist

After close to four decades of declining interest rates, sourcing income and managing volatility in this new rate regime presents unprecedented challenges. Fixed income investors need to consider that interest rates are just one part of fixed income investing. There are three other sources of risk and return: credit quality, currency exposure, and inflation. Equity investors, who turn to dividends for income need to identify companies that can initiate and grow dividends, and importantly pay attention to factors that are harbingers of potential dividend reductions.

September 2017

Corporate bond opportunities in a late-cycle market

Alasdair Ross

Head of Investment Grade and Senior Portfolio Manager, EMEA

At this stage of the economic and credit cycle we remain reasonably constructive about the prospects for the global corporate bond market but are taking a more defensive approach than a couple of years ago. 

September 2017

Generating social alpha without sacrificing investment returns

Simon Bond

Portfolio Manager

Despite high demand for social investments, the market remains dominated by similar products which focus on negative screening. Simon Bond believes the time has come for a new approach that delivers measurable social alpha as well as a financial return: doing well by doing good.

September 2017

Emerging markets: The new frontier for ESG

Lisa Lim

Portfolio Manager

Recent studies highlight how emerging market companies with sound ESG practices have outperformed. Lisa Lim argues that ESG analysis offers active managers the opportunity to not only identify mispriced securities but also to invest in companies that are well-run and changing for the better.

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