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White papersSustainable Global Equity Annual Report 2024
Since the turn of the millennium, considerable progress has been made in improving economic wellbeing. However, proper financial inclusion remains out of reach for billions worldwide. Bridging the gap represents a potentially major opportunity for companies, says the team behind our Sustainable Global Equity Strategy.
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White papersGenAI heralds potential revolution in productivity
Productivity growth across the world is in decline. However, the boom in Generative AI heralds a potential revolution in productivity – in areas such as customer operations, marketing and sales, and software engineering. How should EM investors respond?
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White papersPost-pandemic peripheral banks’ prospects
What are peripheral banks’ prospects post-pandemic? Premier Miton’s Head of Fixed Income, Lloyd Harris, and Toby Williams, Credit Analyst, comment on their remarkable resilience and growth. Read their latest views on banks operating in non-core European countries such as Spain, Italy, Ireland, Portugal and Greece. What does looking back in history tell us about these banks? What can we expect next?
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White papersIn favour / out of favour? Global ex-UK equity portfolio vs volatility
For the latest update for the Premier Miton Diversified range of funds, Neil Birrell, Premier Miton’s Chief Investment Officer and lead manager of the Diversified fund range, has asked Duncan Goodwin and Luke Smith, who manage the global ex-UK equity portfolio, to sum up the importance of a calm and consistent approach.
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White papersAI and datacenters: A new source of electricity demand
AI and datacenters are driving a surge in US electricity demand, creating new investment opportunities in the energy sector.
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White papersActive Credit in 2025
Is volatility creating one of the best credit-picking opportunity sets in recent years?
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White papersWhatever it takes, part 2, the European opportunity
Is Europe finally going from being reviled to investable? Carlos Moreno and Thomas Brown, fund managers of the Premier Miton European Opportunities Fund, certainly think so. In this insight they discuss what positives they are seeing in the changing European landscape and where they believe there is particular value for European investors.
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White papersRevisiting the case for UK small and mid-caps (SMID)
Matt Tillett, fund manager of the Premier Miton UK Value Opportunities Fund, looks for mis-priced stocks across the entire market cap spectrum. Here’s his take on UK SMID right now – including potential catalysts for change.
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White papersNavigating fixed income in 2025: Key trends and insights
Fixed income presents a complex yet promising outlook for institutional investors. Martin Wiethüchter and Sandro Müller, Fixed Income Investment Specialist Group at UBS Asset Management, examine key developments and trends likely to shape the market in 2025 and beyond.
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White papersNorth American energy infrastructure: stocks for uncertain times
Jim Wright, Premier Miton Global Infrastructure Income Fund Manager, considers the advantages of visible growth pipelines and the three huge themes driving them.
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VideoTalking Markets - Sustainable Investing in Emerging Markets
Fund Managers Fiona Manning and Will Scholes discuss the journey to achieving the SDR impact label and why they believe transparency is key within sustainable investing. They highlight the fund’s strong performance since launch and opportunities they are seeing in emerging markets with a focus on sustainability.
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White papersOvercoming barriers to retirement savings: behavioural factors and existing schemes
Under-saving for retirement is a major issue for many economies. Benartzi and Thaler (2013) have long diagnosed a ‘retirement savings crisis’. In the US, according to the National Retirement Risk Index, 39% of working-age households will not be able to maintain their standard of living in retirement.
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White papersExecutive orders and AI: Why the future of energy is not what it used to be
Far from easing into the year, energy market followers could be forgiven for asking why we aren’t already on Easter break. Here, we analyse the root causes of recent volatility, and consider the future prospects – both good and bad – for companies across the energy landscape.
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White papersAlpha Opportunities Beyond the Macro Volatility
With uncertainty a constant presence in the current investment environment, the challenge for investors will be to look beyond macro volatility and identify long-term opportunities. Active management will have a critical role in this endeavor. As investors pursue more resilient portfolios in an unsettled time, active managers with experience in a variety of market cycles will be uniquely positioned to uncover opportunities and manage risk.
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PodcastTalking Heads – Absolute return fixed income in an uncertain world
There is always uncertainty, particularly when it comes to the direction of bond markets in an uncertain world. James McAlevey, Head of Global Aggregate and Absolute Return explains the merits of absolute return fixed income investing in the current environment.
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VideoYour Questions Answered: Asia ex-Japan
In this video, Jonathan Pines shares his insights on the Asia ex-Japan region, focusing on South Korea’s political crisis, the obstacles to reform, and his current view on China. It’s a must-watch for those looking to understand the region’s investment potential.
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White papersAsia ex-Japan Equity: Letter to Investors
The apparently unstoppable growth of passive assets – via exchange traded funds (ETFs) – presents a considerable challenge to active contrarian fund managers (like us). In this letter, we discuss how this powerful dynamic favours momentum stocks and how the outperformance of such stocks might run out of road.
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White papersShort duration bonds: your first step out of cash
Short duration bonds may have a role to play in an investor’s portfolio regardless of the market cycle. But especially in uncertain times, investors looking to enhance cash returns might consider taking an intermediate step into riskier assets for a modest pick up in yield via short duration bonds.
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VideoTalking Markets – TM Tellworth UK Select Fund
Fund Manager, John Warren, explains the success behind this market neutral, long short equity fund, sharing the team’s strategy, and proven investment process which results in returns that are uncorrelated with bond and equity markets.
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White papersIG Credit – Be selective, even amid good fundamentals
While uncertainties remain, we retain our positive outlook, supported by resilient growth in the US, steady investor demand and a supportive monetary easing cycle in Europe. As for the fundamentals, the peak in investment-grade (IG) credit quality for this cycle is now behind us. Nonetheless, both US and European IG bond issuers are still generally in good shape: They now have bigger reserves of cash, lower net debt and better net margins.
