Equities – Page 5
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White papersWhy Emerging Markets Are Holding Firm on Sustainability
As U.S. interest in environmental, social and governance investing cools, companies in emerging markets countries are ramping up their efforts—propelled by investor demands and the pursuit of lasting competitiveness.
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White papersMulti-Asset Investing Comes to the Fore
The economy and risk assets seem to be telling a conflicting story. In this environment, we believe there’s no better time to be taking a multi-asset approach to investing.
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White papersGlobal SMID Equity Engagement Report: A focus on responsible AI
This report outlines why – in light of the rapid developments in AI and the early-stage adoption across industry – we have chosen to purposefully scale up our AI-related engagement efforts with a range of companies, particularly in the software space.
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White papersOur new AI assessment of engagement sentiment
The Global Equity ESG team outline how they are using AI to elevate their engagement discourse to uncover a more nuanced view of company trajectories.
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White papersIndex investing and Dr. Frankenstein’s creation
Something changes when the benchmark takes on a life of its own.
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White papersThe US SMID revival: Why this quiet rotation matters
After years of anticipation, the long-awaited rotation into US small and mid-caps (SMID) is finally gaining traction. Charlotte Daughtrey, Investment Director - Equities, explains why the second half of 2025 presents a rare convergence of macroeconomic, policy and market forces - creating a compelling opportunity for investors.
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White papersFed may cut further, amid weaker employment
At its September meeting, the Fed cut the Fed Funds target range by 25bp to 4.00-4.25%, as expected. The Fed’s economic projections showed the median Fed Funds forecast shifting to a total of 75bp of cuts this year, implying a 25bp cut at each of the remaining two meetings. This is happening at a time when both the ECB and BoE left rates unchanged, thus providing opportunities for global fixed income investors to play central banks’ policy asynchrony.
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White papersThe rise of the Magnificent 7: Concentration risk versus earnings power
Concerns about market concentration and the performance of the Magnificent 7 (Mag 7) stocks – Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta and Tesla – have become increasingly common in investor conversations. Many are questioning whether the current environment resembles a market bubble. To address this, we will take a closer look at the numbers and history to see how today’s market stacks up.
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White papersReport: Sustainable Global Equity H1 2025
Achieving net-zero emissions requires bold, scalable solutions - and electrification is one of the most effective. In our latest report, the Sustainable Global Equity team explain why the shift from fossil fuels to electricity presents a compelling long-term investment opportunity.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - September 2025
US equities touched new highs in August and European markets traded close to their March levels, while corporate credit spreads compressed over the summer. Sentiment was led by expectations for AI capital expenditure, a strong US earnings season, and a relatively dovish Fed at Jackson Hole. Markets seems to be ignoring the risks around economic activity (e.g., labour markets), political pressure on the Fed, fiscal deficits, and corporate margins.
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White papersJapan’s corporates are sitting on a potential $2 trillion real estate treasure trove
Japanese companies hold vast real estate assets, which are typically misvalued on their balance sheets. Carl Vine, Co-Head of Asia Pacific Equities, and William Montgomery, Senior Asia Pacific Equities Analyst, explore the often overlooked property treasure – potentially worth US$2 trillion – on Japan’s corporate balance sheets and ask who stands to benefit when it is unlocked.
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White papersEquities Broaden Out, at Last
This quarter has seen a further broadening in the equities story that has unfolded since the start of the year. Future bouts of market volatility are expected, but this story is unlikely to fade.
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White papersEurope Edition: A crossroads
Henry Kissinger famously asked, “Who do I call if I want to speak to Europe?”. While Europe has clearly made strides since Kissinger’s provocative jibe, many of the underlying challenges remain. One currency, but 27 underlying markets across a whole swathe of industries and sectors – with fragmented infrastructure, regulation and legal structures.
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White papersWhat earnings season revealed about US consumers
As the US economy heads into the final months of a tumultuous year, all eyes are on American consumers. Can they continue to power through despite weaker job growth and slower wage increases? Or will they tighten the purse strings amid rising tariffs and higher inflation?
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White papersWhich indices have surprised on the upside?
As summer season in the northern hemisphere begins to wrap up, we take a rollcall of the indices that have outdone themselves so far this year.
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White papers5 leadership lessons from top CEOs
Culture eats strategy for breakfast, according to management guru Peter Drucker.
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White papersSmooth sailing? Don’t get caught in the cross currents
The full impact of tariffs is not yet clear, but investors’ resilience to crises looks to be challenged. In this CIO Note, Fabiana Fedeli, CIO Equities, Multi Asset and Sustainability, emphasises the importance of focusing on the ‘micro’ when the macro backdrop is uncertain. In a market where return dispersion is growing, Fabiana suggests granular stock selection is key to identifying the winners and taking advantage of idiosyncratic opportunities.
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White papersUnified Global Alternatives – Hedge Fund Bulletin: Monthly Hedge Fund Update – July 2025
Risk assets produced mostly positive performance in July as investors focus shifted towards constructive earnings, strong inflows from both retail and professional communities, as well as a softening in early month factor rotation pressures. The Dow Jones Industrials, S&P500 and the NASDAQ had positive performance. In Equity / Hedged, US Equity Hedged strategies produced mostly positive returns.
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White papersThe Coming Slowdown in Growth and Liquidity: What It Means For Investors in 2H 2025
We believe twin slowdowns in economic growth and global liquidity could weigh on various risk assets in the second half of 2025.
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White papersKey catalysts for a sustained rebound in small caps
Small-cap stocks are showing signs of revival thanks to valuation gaps, potential Fed easing and improving macro indicators—though a durable rally will hinge on earnings growth and policy support.
