Meet the Manager: Nick Tripodes
My name is Nick Tripodes, and I’m a Portfolio Manager and Head of the Low Duration Structured Products team. We are responsible for all portfolio management of active cash and low duration products, and investment research and structured products including asset-backed securities (ABS) and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). How have you seen the firm evolve […]
GEMs ESG Materiality, H2 2025
Fast reading To illustrate our approach to climate-adjusted valuations in more detail, we share our assessment on TSMC, the Taiwanese semiconductor group facing climate-related cost pressures from carbon taxes increasing electricity and raw material costs. We also provide our reflections from COP30, having been on the ground in Brazil, attending COP Finance events and engaging […]
Why our improved credit outlook explains tight spread levels
360°, Q4
The Bull, the Bear and the Bubble
The question of whether we are in an ‘AI bubble’ or not is one of great concern to many of our clients. Recently the phrase, “is the stock market a bubble,” has been searched more than any time in history on Google and, yes, ChatGPT. The word “bubble” alone seems designed to send chills up […]
Will EMD outperformance continue in 2026?
EMD Q4 report
Return to quality
Chartology
Glass box quant at MDT Advisers
Fast reading MDT’s model learns patterns from historical data and makes improvements over time, which gives an edge in both experience and refinement. The ‘glass box’ approach is one of the defining principles of MDT Advisers’ investment philosophy and is a commitment to transparency in its quantitative models. Large language models like ChatGPT are not […]
FHL co-sponsors research into insurers’ sustainability journey
Fast reading Insurance companies are broadly positioned as ‘responsible investors.’ Some firms are deploying capital intentionally to generate measurable impact. Underwriting and investment strategies, developed in isolation, are beginning to converge into organisation-wide climate approaches. UK insurers are increasingly embedding sustainability across their business and are now building out their strategies to finance the climate […]
Countdown to the new year: Views from the Global Equity team
Fast reading The outlook for the US appears bright, but we are cautious on the potential for consumer weakness. We are also constructive on Japan, following the election result. Our conviction in AI remains strong, although the opportunity is not without risk. 2026 will need to deliver tangible evidence that investment is translating into margin […]
Beyond the Magnificent Seven: How US SMID caps are riding the AI wave
Video transcript Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence (AI) has surged in recent years, but much of the focus has remained on a narrow group of mega-cap technology stocks. However, we believe the transformative power of AI extends far beyond those tech giants. Across the US small and mid-cap (SMID) landscape, a growing cohort of companies […]
