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VideoTalking Markets – The Case for Coco’s
In this edition of Talking Markets, Head of Fixed Income, Lloyd Harris and Fund Manager, Simon Prior discuss all things contingent capital; sharing what coco’s are, their capital structure and how the team use them to their advantage, gaining access to sought after areas of the fixed income space, including financials, banks and insurance companies.
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VideoTalking Markets – US Equities, January 2025
American exceptionalism; the Mag 7, or are wider factors at play? In this edition of Talking Markets, Hugh Greives, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton US Opportunities Fund shares his outlook for 2025, discussing future Fed rate cuts, Trump’s presidency, the hype and reality of AI, and what all of this could mean for US equity investors.
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White papersSpotlight on US SMID cap stocks
Small and mid-cap companies are a vital part of the US economy, with a unique edge in today’s market landscape. In this video, we explore the advantages of investing in US SMID (small and mid-cap) stocks, especially as the rate-cutting environment opens new growth opportunities.
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White papers2025’s Biggest Blockbuster – Utilities vs. Interest Rates
Premier Miton’s Jim Wright, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton Global Infrastructure Income Fund, shares the three reasons behind electricity demand growth in the USA, and why they are long term trends, rather than short term impacts.
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White papersThe hare or the tortoise? A unique approach to investing in the US
Hugh Grieves, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton US Opportunities Fund, looks back over his investment career, discusses his investment approach and highlights why dull boring businesses are the cornerstone of the fund’s investment portfolio.
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White papersFixed income outlook: resilient US provides an anchor
The enduring resilience of the US economy will be a key driver of financial markets in 2025 and beyond. Having avoided recession, the US is returning to mid-cycle, according to economic data, while inflation has continued to ease back towards the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) 2% target, enabling the central bank to begin cutting rates. We believe the Fed views monetary policy as restrictive and will likely continue lowering rates, albeit at a slower pace than previously expected.
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White papersESG goals, risk and returns – A new framework to optimise equity portfolios
A new paper from BNP Paribas Asset Management, “Impact of ESG Objectives on a Portfolio”, recently published in The Journal of Portfolio Management, details a framework for adding environmental, social, and governance objectives to passively and actively managed equity portfolios so that the impact of the ESG criteria on risk and return is minimised.
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White papersWhat does Trump 2.0 mean for emerging markets?
The shift on domestic and foreign policy under the incoming US administration presents a wide range of potential outcomes for EM.
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White papersCan Black Friday ever be green?
With Black Friday, the retail event marking the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, and other deep discount tactics rising in popularity, Premier Miton’s Fiona Manning considers whether e-commerce could ever turn green.
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White papersIs the case building for Contingent Convertibles?
Lloyd Harris, Head of Fixed Income at Premier Miton, argues that the case for Contingent Convertibles has never been stronger.
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White papersEngagement has a crucial role to play in the green transition
The transition to net zero cannot be achieved without directly tackling carbon-intensive industries. Investor engagement can provide a vital platform to facilitate change among high emitters.
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White papersAddressing misconceptions with net-zero investing
The journey towards achieving carbon neutrality, or net zero, by 2050 is not only essential for our planet but also increasingly demanded by investors. Motivations for those seeking to align their portfolios with net-zero often vary — spanning financial, societal, and ethical domains — yet many investors hold a common set of misconceptions related to implementation.
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White papersReframing the climate question
How should an investor balance a focus on reducing their climate impact with a desire for financial returns? And how does a company management team accommodate what can often be seen as competing demands?
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White papersReady for take-off…? Exploring opportunities in the travel sector
Manager of the Premier Miton UK Value Opportunities Fund and Premier Miton UK Focus Fund, Matt Tillett, and assistant fund manager. Mike Shrives, look at where they are finding value opportunities in the travel sector.
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White papersUS election positioning – we could get fireworks!
Everyone’s favourite question at the moment, how do you position into the US election? Here’s what we think for fixed income.
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VideoFixed Income update – September 2024
With speculation around further US interest rate cuts, is the market getting ahead of itself? In this edition of Talking Markets, Head of Fixed Income, Lloyd Harris, discusses the US labour market, the upcoming US election and what this could mean for fixed income investors.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - October 2024
Capital markets whipsawed between a weakening US labour market and hopes that the Fed would successfully steer the economy towards a soft landing. Markets are optimistically interpreting the latest policy action, which could potentially boost consumption and investment. The other narrative is that the Fed would not have implemented a big cut without having apprehensions on the economic front.
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White papersEconomics line up for extended SMID catch-up
Long outperformed by large-cap stocks, small and mid-caps (SMID) have recently shown signs of a trend reversal, which could enable them to make up lost ground. Current market conditions present a turning point for investors to look at a segment where high-conviction active managers have historically delivered alpha.
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White papersExploring the full spectrum of fixed income strategies
Investors have traditionally thought of there being two primary investment styles, namely Active and Passive (or Indexing). But this binary view oversimplifies the new reality. Instead, it is better to think of investment styles as sitting along a continuum, where they become progressively more “active,” from index replication to unconstrained.
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White papersIndex investing as an active decision: implications for equity investors
Today’s passive index investing requires active choices, as customization and innovations in index funds have resulted in new considerations for investors and the potential for greater control.
