All Equities articles – Page 18
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White papersEmerging-Market Equities: The Steep Cost of Missing Out
Emerging-market (EM) equities are off to a strong start in 2025, up 4.5% through March 14 in US-dollar terms. But investors could be excused for being wary. After all, emerging markets have struggled over the past decade.
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White papersWhat is a Defensive Trade Today? Low Vol vs. Quality vs. Bonds vs. Gold
With more investors looking for defensive trades, what counts as a defensive trade in today’s environment? Differences in valuation—and different interpretations of what counts as defensive—mean that not all such trades are equal.
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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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WebinarWebinar with Bin Shi – From pessimism to prosperity: How to navigate the China equity turnaround
It is a complex moment in the world today, with disruptive forces on many fronts driving rapid market movements. While China’s equity market has always been fast-moving, volatility has been particularly high recently as sentiment turned optimistic seemingly overnight.
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PodcastTalking Heads – Long-term trends underpin European private equity infrastructure
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.
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White papersInvestment case for water remains buoyant
Investing in the water value chain – including infrastructure, technology, and services – can help investors achieve sustainable returns over the long term. Now is a good time: valuations of high-quality companies demonstrating strong earnings growth, such as those our strategy targets, look compelling after a correction compared to the broader equity market.
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White papersIs there hope for the market?
While markets may still have room to grow this year, especially if earnings broaden beyond tech, tight valuations and rising policy uncertainty pose key risks. The path forward likely depends on earnings growth taking over—but missteps in fiscal or trade policy could derail that before it gains traction.
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White papersNavigating market volatility amid US tariffs and policy uncertainty
Amid uncertainty in equities and credit markets, we remain focused on long-term investment fundamentals and building portfolios to weather the storm and deliver for clients.
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White papersCan European Equities Regain Footing amid Global Adversity?
European equities have started 2025 on a positive note. Several factors could help the market overcome challenging conditions.
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White papersNavigating opportunities in a higher-for-longer market
Today’s landscape offers attractive income opportunities, with elevated real rates and resilient fundamentals supporting diversified sources like dividend equities, real assets, and high-quality bonds.
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White papersUnderstanding tariffs in five charts
Tariff is a word many of us first heard in history class: we remember the Great Depression and the dark side of protectionist trade policy. Fast forward to today and tariffs are once again taking centre stage, serving as the linchpin of President Trump’s trade policy. A fierce debate has emerged over the impact they could have on the global economy — and as a cause of sharply rising market volatility.
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White papersPositive mood in Emerging Markets
“The weakness in U.S. stocks reinforces our conviction that a rotation away from expensive U.S. large-cap stocks may persist. We also believe there is more value to be explored in regions such as emerging markets, including China.”
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - March 2025
Topic of the month: A step forward for Europe
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White papersA step forward for Europe
From sluggish to strong: Germany poised to support Europe’s growth
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White papersRecession risks: Weighing policy uncertainty and market volatility
The U.S. economy faces pressure from tariffs, slower growth, and high valuations, unsettling markets and investors. A recession isn’t inevitable, though—strong consumer and corporate balance sheets and possible Fed support could help. While risks have grown, a recession shouldn’t be seen as the base case, but it also shouldn’t be ruled out.
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White papersMr. Trump Goes to Washington
The new U.S. administration has promised many pro-growth policies, but can those ambitions survive the disruptive measures of its early months?
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White papersRebalancing Act: Rethinking Growth Versus Value
Heading into 2025, a handful of mega-cap tech companies had tilted the U.S. public equity markets meaningfully into growth territory. Recent gyrations have revealed the potential risk in such positioning, and offered yet more evidence for why we believe it is time to rebalance portfolios by increasing exposure to value.
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White papersJapan’s economic revival – the first steps of a long-awaited transformation
At the beginning of last year, we sat down and put pen to paper on a thought piece which argued this was Japan’s decade of sustained economic momentum. The events of 2024 certainly strengthened our case.
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VideoStrapped to the mast
With short-term noise threatening to pull us off course, it’s crucial to stay ‘strapped to the mast’, says Stephen Auth, CIO, Equities.
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White papersSteering through the fog of policy uncertainty
Why a short-term economic soft patch should give way to a strong second half for markets.
