26 April 2019
Thought leadership and the outlook
New data, new methods: highlights from the quant seminar – Part 1
A major quant seminar in the UK brought out the latest academic thinking on the advantages – and dangers – […]
26 April 2019
19 March 2019
Investing
Era of USD strength versus emerging currencies mostly behind us
Listen to Jean-Charles Sambor, Deputy Head of Emerging Market Debt at BNP Paribas Asset Management, talking about the prospects for […]
14 March 2019
Thought leadership and the outlook
GRASFI: Pooling academic resources to take sustainability up a level
In the past, sustainable investing has at times been hampered by a lack of definitions and clear metrics. That is […]
01 March 2019
Thought leadership and the outlook
In the next downturn, who will call the shots?
A “Great Instability” has followed the Great Financial Crisis and the risk of radical disruptive change looks high, with potentially […]
20 February 2019
Thought leadership and the outlook
Superstar firms and the concentration of corporate power – getting out of hand?
The forces driving the surging growth of superstar firms look set to persist. If these firms’ wings aren’t clipped by […]
08 February 2019
Thought leadership and the outlook
Entering the third phase of globalisation
Globalisation is not new and while protectionism and a national focus in many countries could threaten its achievements, it looks […]
02 January 2019
Investing
What’s new in the outlook on China for 2019?
If there’s one thing about China that market observers tend to focus on it’s the level of GDP growth. In […]
26 December 2018
Thought leadership and the outlook
Chart of the week: The Great Gatsby Curve
The Great Gatsby Curve illustrates the connection between concentration of wealth in one generation and the ability of those in […]
19 December 2018
Investing
The good, the bad and the rugby – 2019 real estate outlook
As a keen follower of rugby union, it was tempting when thinking about the year ahead to try and predict […]
18 December 2018
Investment Forum
Identifying the causes of economic and political… and investing… uncertainty
Professor David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics at MIT, is one the most influential labour economists in the world and […]
05 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: a regime change in fixed-income – asset allocation challenges
As markets face central bank quantitative tightening (QT), there are signs that we are on the brink of a regime […]
05 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: investing for a sustainable future
An eventful ride We have seen unparalleled progress on global efforts to address the world’s biggest sustainability challenges, showcased by […]
04 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: emerging markets – buy the dip in equities?
Emerging market (EM) equities fell into, and remained in, bear market territory in 2018, raising the question whether in 2019, […]
04 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: emerging markets – opportunities in fixed income amid the furore
We have long argued that there is a real reason to worry about the fundamentals of many emerging markets (EM): […]
03 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: Markets – policy normalisation – a tricky balancing act
What are the key risks that investors face in 2019? We see risks coming mainly from three distinct sources: the […]
03 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: Markets – adapting to quantitative tightening
Whereabouts are we in the credit cycle? Simply looking at measures of the credit cycle, for example, ratings upgrade-downgrade ratios […]
03 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: Macroeconomics– waiting for inflation
Wage inflation has started to pick up. Is the revenge of the Phillips curve a theme for 2019? Investors have […]
03 December 2018
Investing
Outlook 2019: Regime change
As pronounced bouts of market volatility – in January/February and again in October – reminded investors in 2018, swings in […]
