All Equities articles
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White papersMulti-Asset Investments Views: From extreme caution to upside chasing
On 17 April, with the Iranian regime having confirmed US President Donald Trump’s claim that negotiations were indeed ongoing in a bid to put an end to the Middle East conflict, we increased our equity exposure to its maximum overweight.
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PodcastBond Market Volatility, Yield Curves & Equity Resilience - Investment views by Outerblue Convictions
Global markets are being shaped by a fast-moving geopolitical backdrop, with rising tensions in the Middle East and uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz adding to volatility across rates, credit and equities. In this episode of Outerblue Convictions, host Swaha Pattanaik speaks with Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, about how the team is interpreting the latest moves in macro and bond market volatility, and what this means for portfolio allocation.
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White papersEquities hit new highs on tech rally
“The AI rally is not just a US story. Opportunities are strengthening across regions, especially in Asia. The mantra for generating long-term returns is diversification across different segments in the global technology sector.”
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VideoHow does MDT’s investment approach respond to geopolitical risk events?
MDT chooses discipline over reaction in the face of market shocks.
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VideoSustainable Global Equity: Where does a longer-term strategy see opportunity?
With markets pulled in multiple directions in 2026, looking beyond near-term noise is uncovering compelling opportunities in emerging markets, capital-intensive firms and commodity exposed names, says our Sustainable Global Equity team in a new video.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - June 2026
Over the past month, stock and bond markets have been driven by diverging forces. Bond yields have risen at the short end due to inflation pressures and more hawkish central banks, while long-end yields have climbed on higher term premiums amid Middle East uncertainty and ongoing high fiscal deficits.
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White papersEuropean equities: an underappreciated source of global investment opportunity
European equities are often viewed through a narrow macro lens, driven primarily by euro-area growth expectations. However, this perspective understates their true potential. Today’s European equity market represents a diversified, innovation-driven and globally connected opportunity set, offering investors access to high-quality companies with competitive advantages, attractive valuations and long-term structural growth drivers.
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PodcastEuropean small caps offer income and growth
European small cap stocks have outperformed their large cap peers so far this year. Among the drivers of better performance are their exposure to industrial onshoring trends, the tailwind from merger and acquisition activity on cheaper valuations, and the opportunity to ride on the infrastructure spending wave.
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White papersAgentic AI Is Rebuilding the Information Racetrack
As the AI story moves from training large language models to delivering myriad “agentic” applications, we believe investors have an opportunity to capitalize on this crucial shift.
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White papersCIO Weekly: Interest Rates Come Back Into Focus
With all the focus on geopolitics, interest rates remain an important foundation for markets, and last week’s move higher in long-end yields provided a stark reminder of that.
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White papersFundamentals First: The Case for Broadening Out
We believe an improving corporate fundamentals picture across the entire market-cap spectrum can support the broadening out trade; the median stock in the Russell 3000 Index has now posted eight consecutive quarters of improving EPS growth, climbing from a sub -10% trough in 4Q’23 to over +20% in 1Q’26.
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White papersInvesting in technology and AI: Opportunities in a rapidly evolving landscape
BNP Paribas Asset Management portfolio managers, Pamela Hegarty and Derek Glynn, answer key questions regarding the future of artificial intelligence and investing in the technology sector.
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White papersListed equity returns don’t just materialise. Why true active management matters more than ever
The debate on the value – or otherwise – of active management has existed since Jack Bogle of Vanguard first invented the passive fund in the 1970s. Incumbents with vested interests on both sides make their own self-serving arguments.
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White papersCapturing Consistent Return Streams in Capricious Equity Markets
For much of the past decade, equity investing has been defined by abundance. Strong beta, sustained momentum and a narrow group of market leaders meant that returns often came easily, just by being invested.
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White papersWhy AI will transform, not replace, your job
Ask ChatGPT whether layoffs at Big Tech companies are a preview of what’s coming for everyone else, and its answer is as clear as mud: Not yet. But the warning signs are real.
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White papersPan European Real Estate Equities: An Investment Solution for Structural Market Trends Ahead
Pan European real‑estate equities have been largely avoided by investors, despite asset values having materially adjusted since 2022.
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PodcastOuterblue Talks Research - Adapting to Ruptures - Diversification is the Key to this New Era
Long-term investing looks very different in a world defined by ruptures, from geopolitical fragmentation and strategic competition to artificial intelligence, demographic change and shifting currency dynamics. In this episode of Outerblue Talks Research, host Swaha Pattanaik speaks with Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, and John O’Toole, Global Head and CIO of Solutions, about Amundi’s latest Capital Markets Assumptions (CMA) report and what it means for investors over the years ahead.
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PodcastBeyond Macro: A Value Lens on Emerging Markets Equity
Most investors approach emerging markets top-down: country-level macro calls, currency bets, commodity cycles. But what if those assumptions are exactly what gets in the way of potential returns? What if the single most important variable isn’t the macro backdrop, but the price you pay?
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VideoTalking Markets – Why infrastructure keeps powering ahead
In this episode of Talking Markets, Jim Wright, Fund Manager of the Premier Miton Global Infrastructure Income Fund, explains why, in a world shaped by geopolitical upheaval and soaring AI‑related energy needs, infrastructure can be a powerful source of dependable income and long‑term growth. This is a marketing communication.
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White papersCIO Weekly: Is the Semis Surge Sustainable?
Semiconductors are leading one of the most explosive equity rallies in years. Fundamentals are keeping pace, giving strength to the rally’s durability.
