The tiger that lost its roar: the mystery of South Korea’s underperforming equities

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High-wire act: Is it possible to quell inflation and to avoid a recession?

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Markets hit by ‘higher for longer’ rate expectations

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Beijing faces limited options to tackle economic woes

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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

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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 […]

Sustainable fixed income: Five questions answered

Question one: How does engagement in fixed income work in practice? It’s a myth that engagement in the realm of fixed income is less effective than for equities. Our multi-decade experience of deep engagement with companies issuing debt illustrates this – and we have a solid track record that underlines how effective engagement can be […]

Will the US equities rally continue?

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The advantages and challenges of ESG in fixed income

Click “Full video” below to watch the whole video. Full videoShort videos Unlike equity – where investors have access to one security – credit investors have the ability to align their perception of risk about a particular company with an exact volatility contribution that they want because credit allows for a variety of ways to […]

Making the case for structured credit

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