Asia ex-Japan Equity: Letter to Investors

South Korea – enough is enough

Will 2024 be the year of the stock picker?

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Asia ex-Japan: Finding value in an undervalued opportunity set

Price-to-value ratios in the overlooked Asia ex-Japan region are now highly attractive for those with the ability to seek out opportunities. The team’s contrarian approach and disciplined, price-aware investing style is well suited to the current environment. Watch the video below to learn more about the strategy’s fundamental, bottom-up process, how the team manages risk, […]

Voluntary Carbon Markets: Is the nuance lost in the noise?

Sun shining in the forest

Fast reading Recent press about global Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) has, rightly, raised concerns about the integrity of some of the schemes available for investors looking to offset their carbon footprint. Not all VCMs are built the same, however. VCMs endorsed by the UK government use a methodology based on scientific consensus and are free […]

The squeeze is on

A lot of oranges

Fast reading Corporates face the double whammy of a lacklustre economy and muted earnings. With yields likely to stay relatively high through 2024, corporates looking to refinance can also expect a higher cost of capital. This presents a challenging scenario, particularly for highly levered corporates which typically make up the CCC part of the market. […]

Markets soar on rate cut hopes

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SDG Engagement Equity Q4 2023 case study

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Are EM growth stocks set to rebound?

Fast reading Emerging market (EM) growth stocks have underperformed EM value by 23.8% from end-2020 to October 2023. EM value’s outperformance comes despite the fact that it carries almost twice the amount of leverage compared to EM growth1. In the face of rising costs of capital, there is a reduction in operating profits available for […]

COP28: Key takeaways

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A central goal of the summit in Dubai this year has been the publishing of the global stock take. The aim here is to assess the progress on collective implementation of the Paris Agreement and identifying solutions to fill the gaps. Big decisions are still to be taken on the crucial negotiation text between countries […]

Sustaining the momentum

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