Identifying ‘rising stars’ amid a darkening fundamental outlook

Indeed, at the most recent count, this cohort outnumbered their counterparts going in the other direction – ‚fallen angels’1. This is surprising given the broader economic outlook. Tighter policy has raised the cost of borrowing, and lending standards have tightened – both of which have curtailed the supply of credit and constrained economic activity. Indeed, […]

Global Equity ESG, H1 2023 Report

The first half of 2023 offered investors a bumpy ride. Early optimism, driven by China’s economic reopening and signs of slowing inflation, received a boost from excitement around the potential of generative AI. While enthusiasm for mega cap AI-related stocks continued through to the second quarter, persistent inflation and a mini banking crisis muted expectations. […]

Why invest in emerging markets?

Recent headwinds should not detract from the long-term structural opportunity presented by emerging markets. Watch our video below to learn more about the case for investing in the world’s most dynamic centres of growth and to understand how our investment teams seek to mitigate risk with an integrated ESG approach. Please explore our website to […]

In search of silver linings

Market snapshot

Beijing faces limited options to tackle economic woes

A fixed income perspective

Investors must learn to navigate a less predictable world

There was a time when investors understood that geopolitics and, particularly, the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the West, had a real impact on financial volatility and economies as it played out in a mixture of proxy wars and unusual diplomacy. As a young boy in East Jerusalem in the late sixties, I […]

Spectrum Q3 2023: No robots were harmed in the making of this report

In a 1962 collection of short stories, sci-fi sage Arthur C Clarke postulated his third law, that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”. Now, as we push through the second decade of the 21st century and into a future seemingly set up for AI, Clarke’s law appears more apt than ever. Through the […]

Fear and loathing in China?

A realistic risk assessment

Navigating China’s economic turbulence

Global Emerging Markets Equity

Nachhaltige Festzinsanlagen: Die Antwort auf Ihre Fragen

Frage 1: Wie funktioniert Engagement im Festzinsbereich in der Praxis? Es ist ein Mythos, dass das Engagement im Bereich der festverzinslichen Anlagen weniger effektiv ist als bei Aktien. Unsere jahrzehntelange Erfahrung in der intensiven Zusammenarbeit mit Unternehmen, die Schuldtitel ausgeben, verdeutlicht dies – und wir haben eine solide Erfolgsbilanz, die unterstreicht, wie effektiv die Zusammenarbeit […]