All Equities articles – Page 3
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White papersInvesting in the AI era: growth, gains, and risks
Breaks down where AI-driven growth is most compelling — and where valuation and execution risks remain.
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White papersRisk Assets: Navigating the Crosscurrents
Under a resilient macro surface, risk markets are being shaped by powerful crosscurrents, driving rapid rotation across factors, sectors and regions.
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White papersAI world of opportunities
Highlights how AI is reshaping global markets, creating investment opportunities across multiple sectors.
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White papersAsia and EM equities lead
Since the start of the year, Asian indexes are leading equity markets, with the MSCI Asia Pacific registering its best performance relative to the S&P 500 since 2000. This outperformance is linked to robust demand for semiconductors and AI-related components, confirming a rotation of investors’ interest from companies with a high level of AI investment to companies that control scarcity inside and outside of the IT sector: critical chips and memory, power equipment, grid infrastructure, thermal management.
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White papersRob Lovelace on the year ahead
As 2026 unfolds, markets are once again climbing a proverbial wall of worry. Trade wars, geopolitical conflicts and fears of a bubble in AI stocks have shaken investor confidence at times, but markets have managed to look past these daunting events and forge ahead. Can this remarkable resilience continue?
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White papersThe AI boom: Bubble risk or durable cycle?
Examines whether today’s AI-driven market rally reflects sustainable productivity gains or speculative excess.
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White papersEurope finds its footing
After three years of 20% gains, 2026 has again started on a strong note. This latest rally is one of the most concentrated ever. The global stock market is two-thirds American, of which 40% is just 10 stocks with one huge bet: generative artificial intelligence (AI). A quarter of the world stock market relies on this.
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VideoAI optimism, not exuberance
In our latest video, Steven Chiavarone, Deputy CIO of Global Equities, outlines why we see rational optimism – and not irrational exuberance – driving the artificial intelligence (AI) theme. Elsewhere, he revisits our market predictions for the year ahead and shares our latest thinking on the ‘broadening out’ trade.
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White papersWhy Emerging Market Equities now?
Emerging market (EM) equities were among 2025’s most successful investments, outperforming developed markets (DM). In this Q&A, Michael Bourke, Head of Emerging Market Equities, explores the factors driving this rally and explains why strengthening fundamentals and supportive macroeconomic conditions are fuelling optimism about the outlook for emerging markets. He also discusses the advantage of an active, long-term approach to investing in emerging markets and shares where he sees promising opportunities.
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White papersChinese equities: The next era of growth
Adapting with disciplined agility as innovation deepens and market leadership broadens
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White papersGlobal Emerging Markets Equity: Outlook 2026
Emerging markets (EM) outperformed developed markets (DM) last year on the back of a variety of tailwinds. We believe the EM rally has the potential to be prolonged and significant as we outline in this report.
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White papersChina: The year of the fire horse
Improving earnings, an ongoing economic transformation and benign valuations all add up to a positive outlook for the year ahead.
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VideoGemcast Episode 9: Transforming Capital into Reality
In episode 9 of Gemcast, Marcus Weyll, CEO of Imbono - a Gemcorp company, shares what it truly takes to develop projects from origination to operation. Marcus reflects on his decades of hands-on experience building critical infrastructure and how Imbono will continue to transform capital into reality.
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PodcastIncorporating inclusive growth as a stock selection factor
Is inclusive growth an underappreciated investment criterion when investing sustainably? Amid geopolitical tensions, rising populism and growing inequalities, assessing a business’s inclusivity matters when selecting investments. Shazaan Gaffoor, Investment Specialist for the Global Equity team, explains why to Andy Craig, Co-Head of the Investment Insights Centre.
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White papersTakaichi’s landslide: Japan’s fiscal renaissance begins
With the LDP winning a two-thirds supermajority in the Lower House, ‘Sanaenomics’ has secured public endorsement.
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VideoFuture Shock: Reading Financial Signals in Natural Hazards
When natural disasters occur, the impact on humanity can be devastating. There’s also an impact on financial markets. When these perils do hit, there can be a negative impact on economies, infrastructure and companies, and by extension, a negative implication to investors.
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White papersEmerging Markets. Starting the year on a strong footing
Emerging Markets are proving resilient despite tariff-related headlines and geopolitical uncertainty. As inflows return to EM fixed income and real yields remain attractive in select local markets, we see opportunities—while remaining highly selective across credits and countries.
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White papersPrivate equity with purpose: The case for impact investing
Capital markets are continually being buffeted by far-reaching forces that are shaping societies, economies, and the environment. Technological innovation, climate change, demographic shifts, rising inequalities, and evolving regulatory requirements all pose challenges but also create opportunities for forward-thinking investors as economies adapt to disruption.
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WebinarWorld in chaos after Davos? Impact on Markets
During this webinar, our experts Philippe d’Orgeval, Deputy Group Chief Investment Officer, and Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute & Chief Strategist, moderated by Danae Quek, Senior PR Manager, explored how the latest surge in geopolitical tensions, renewed tariff threats, and mounting concerns over public finances are shaping market behaviour and influencing investor positioning.
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White papersMarket demands answers
“The ongoing tech revolution is transformative, rendering some businesses obsolete while others prosper. Therefore, it is important to distinguish structural winners from market noise — those that maintain strict capital discipline and visibility on returns from their AI investments.”
