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  • Infrastructure debt – Broad opportunities, but risk must be managed closely

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    Infrastructure debt – Broad opportunities, but risk must be managed closely

    6 May 2025

    Investor appetite for infrastructure debt is proving to be robust in the face of a challenging fundraising environment for private markets. Vincent Guillaume and Stephanie Passet, Co-heads of Infrastructure Debt, argue for a disciplined approach to risk tolerance.  

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    Talking Heads – Curious about private equity?

    2 May 2025

    Private equity is a growth market with a wider set of opportunities than investors would be able to access in public equities. Damien Fournier and Lionel Gomez, Co-Heads of Private Equity, discuss the benefits and risks of private equity, as well segments such as venture capital and distressed investments, with Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist.

  • Investment outlook – Waiting for the moment

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    Investment outlook – Waiting for the moment

    28 April 2025

    With the waters in financial markets stirred and the amplitude of the ripples still unclear, a cautious attitude to asset allocation looks to be smart. Questions abound: will US import tariffs sap business models and profit margins? What do they mean for inflation and growth? Are the effects the same in the US and Europe?

  • Talking Heads – Generating income, protecting capital in bonds

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    Talking Heads – Generating income, protecting capital in bonds

    24 April 2025

    Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, sits down with Olivier De Larouziere, CIO of Fixed Income, to discuss some of the recent moves in global bond markets.  

  • Moderating inflation keeping ECB on track

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    Moderating inflation keeping ECB on track

    17 April 2025

    The eurozone economy is facing a dramatic increase in macroeconomic uncertainty. Changes in US foreign policy are forcing a re-think of Europe’s defence spending and Germany’s fiscal stance. The economic outlook is clouded by US trade policy, with the imposition of tariffs a significant shock to growth.  

  • Sustainable bonds hit $1tn in 2024; 2025 repeat seen

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    Sustainable bonds hit $1tn in 2024; 2025 repeat seen

    14 April 2025

    A total of $1 trillion worth of sustainable bonds was issued in 2024 with the bulk going to green bonds. While the world’s needs for sustainable finance remain high, 2025 will likely see headwinds and tailwinds that could keep this year’s issuance total at the 2024 level, write Malika Takhtayeva and Xuan Sheng Ou Yong.  

  • Trump’s tariffs – A paradigm change

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    Trump’s tariffs – A paradigm change

    7 April 2025

    In the absence of major revisions, the latest US import tariffs are a stagflationary shock for the US economy, potentially derailing growth and raising recession risks. A major risk-off move is now underway as financial markets move to a completely new interpretation of ‘US exceptionalism’.

  • Talking Heads – Emerging markets and US tariffs- opening gambit or torpedo?

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    Talking Heads – Emerging markets and US tariffs: opening gambit or torpedo?

    4 April 2025

    What do the latest import tariff announcements from the Trump administration mean for emerging economies and companies around the world? Here, with a first assessment, Zhikai Chen, Head of Global Emerging Markets, shares his views on the impact for Asian and emerging market (EM) economies and companies with Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris.

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    Talking Heads – Thinking about diversification? Try asset-backed securities

    3 April 2025

    European securitised assets, backed by loans, mortgages and other categories of (consumer) credit as collateral, offer investors a source of diversification from other forms of credit such as corporate debt.  

  • Talking Heads – A new focus on investing in water

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    Talking Heads – A new focus on investing in water

    26 March 2025

    Several factors are reinforcing the investment case for water utilities and other water infrastructure and treatment companies. They include a recent shift in policymaker thinking to end years of underinvestment and reprioritise spending on infrastructure.

  • Expecting the unexpected with more robust bond portfolios

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    Expecting the unexpected with more robust bond portfolios

    25 March 2025

    2025 was widely expected to be a good year for bonds. The US economy seemed to have found a floor, inflation looked to be contained, and interest rates had a long way to fall. The combination of high yields and capital appreciation from falling rates was, if a bit simplistic, a reason to be excited about the outlook for compelling total returns. But 2025 is looking increasingly like it will be anything but simple, writes Olivier De Larouziere.  

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    Talking Heads – Long-term trends underpin European private equity infrastructure

    19 March 2025

    Amid geopolitical change and shifts in the focus of public policy, private capital investments in infrastructure have a major role to play. This includes private equity investing in the ‘infra’ segment which includes digital assets such as datacentres, as well as energy storage and green mobility.