All Equities articles – Page 20
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White papersEquity markets: Nearing a peak or more room to run?
While investors are increasingly concerned about whether markets have peaked, bull markets don’t just die of old age. History suggests that the Fed plays an outsized role in determining market returns based on its monetary policy stance. While today’s macro environment doesn’t resemble previous market peaks, and there remains a path for further market upside, policy uncertainty poses a significant challenge to sustaining bullish sentiment.
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White papersEmerging Markets: Low Corporate Defaults Spell Potential Opportunity
Investors appear to be underestimating credit prospects in a generally moderate economic climate.
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PodcastWhat Do Tariffs Mean for Private Equity?
As the world navigates evolving trade policies under a new administration, markets are adjusting to the implications of sweeping tariffs on growth, inflation, and investments. But how will these developments impact the Private Equity asset class? What unique viewpoint does Private Equity offer in this environment? And how can investors leverage these dynamics to uncover opportunities amidst disruption?
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White papersChina market terminology explained
Chinese companies that are incorporated and listed in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) generally issue A-, Band H-share classes. Depending on where they are listed, these Renminbi (RMB)-denominated shares may trade in different currencies.
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White papersIs the U.S. equity market peaking?
Is the U.S. equity market peaking? Following double-digit returns for U.S. equities over the past two years, and with valuations now incredibly expensive, investors have become increasingly concerned about whether the equity market rally still has further to run or if markets have peaked.
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White papersStructural Themes Shaping the Opportunity in ASEAN Equities
Favorable demographics, combined with a number of unique investment themes, are creating a positive backdrop for ASEAN’s equity markets. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a unique investment region that primarily offers investors exposure to southeast Asian markets including Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam. There are a number of constructive megatrends that are driving ASEAN’s longer-term growth, which we believe are critical to the future of global supply chains—and are shaping attractive growth opportunities.
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White papersOffshore ambitions: China’s outsized role in decarbonising the world
China’s burgeoning offshore wind energy sector could present a wealth of potential opportunities for investors as the country continues to transition to a low carbon economy. We explore how wind energy is pivotal in the quest for net zero, and how Zhongtian has emerged as a key player in the space.
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White papersBackground screening: Unmasking a hidden threat
Background screening is a crucial tool to prevent IT experts from sanctioned countries from infiltrating global companies under fake identities and funding their regimes.
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White papersKeep an eye on your tech stocks
Investors have a decent record in ignoring warning signs. In the wake of any big market sell-off, legions of sages have tended to pop up and lament, after the fact, that “the warning signs were there.” Yet the lead-up to each of these reverses has usually been a period of carefree investor exuberance. In other words, if the signs really were there, very few people were paying attention.
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White papersInvesting for Security in Unstable Times: Energy and Supply Chains
Efforts to secure supply chains and energy sources are creating powerful and enduring themes for equity investors—even in these turbulent times.
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White papersCorporate Hybrids Arbitrage: Trading the Ebbs and Flows of Extension Risk
Is there structural mispricing in Corporate Hybrids?
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White papersPrivate Markets: As The Ice Breaks
With a liquidity drought fading, investors can return to the more normal task of building private market portfolios designed to pursue unique investment goals.
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White papersJapanese Equities in 2025: Goldilocks Would Approve
Japanese Equities: Are the “Lost Decades” Finally in the Rear View?
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White papersAsia ex-Japan Equity: Letter to Investors
The apparently unstoppable growth of passive assets – via exchange traded funds (ETFs) – presents a considerable challenge to active contrarian fund managers (like us). In this letter, we discuss how this powerful dynamic favours momentum stocks and how the outperformance of such stocks might run out of road.
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White papersEuropean Small Caps: Three Catalysts for Change
From changing interest rate expectations to potential political resolutions, there are reasons to believe that European smaller companies may be at a turning point. European equities have begun 2025 on a strong footing, outpacing both U.S. and broader developed markets this year. While this outperformance in part reflects both the recent decline in U.S. technology companies and a partial clawback of European equity indices’ relative underperformance since 2022, immediate concerns over trade tariffs have diminished.
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White papersTariffs take centre stage
“Diversification* and a balanced approach are now more important than ever, as the news on tariffs, negotiations, and retaliations will keep markets volatile”
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White papersCross Asset Investment Strategy - February 2025
Topic of the Month - What Trump 2.0 means for the economy and markets
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White papersThe opening salvo in Trump trade war two
Markets were recently rattled by three executive orders announcing tariff increases on Mexico, Canada, and China, marking an opening salvo of President Donald Trump’s trade war. With Europe likely next in line, uncertainty remains high—despite a 30-day delay on tariffs for Mexico and Canada—fueling further market volatility.
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White papersTech sector in the spotlight
“DeepSeek, China’s new entrant in the field of artificial intelligence, has shaken the highly-valued US tech sector. Investors should continue to diversify* their equity exposures in search of more attractive opportunities at a global level.”
