All Global articles – Page 12
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White papersMapping global elections and what this means for investors
It’s a defining 12 months for the world we live in today and wake up to tomorrow as billions of people across more than 50 countries head to the polls in 2024, although not all national elections will be free and fair. Romil Patel looks at some of the key votes from the world’s oldest to its largest democracies, as well as emerging markets – and what this means for investors.
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White papersMacroeconomic and financial market forecasts - April 2024
Macroeconomic forecasts as of 12 April 2024
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White papersMacroeconomics, Geopolitics, and Strategy - April 2024
”The BoJ does not have the right conditions to hike in 2024 or 2025.”
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White papersThe new 60:40 portfolio
Investors are witnessing a democratization and diversification of the private markets asset class similar to the way Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) changed stock investing in the early nineties. Demand for private market solutions has risen sharply, with investment managers and investors alike struggling to work through the hurdles to get private capital into the asset class.
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White papersGold: “Things are now in motion that cannot be undone…”
A false sense of security as the economic cycle appears to be returning to ‘normal’. It’s not.
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White papersFixed Income Perspectives Q2 2024
Quarterly macro and market insights from Capital Group’s fixed income team
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White papersCompanies and Climate change - An updated research application of the AIIB-Amundi CCIF*
The Climate Change Investment Framework (CCIF) was designed by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Amundi to tailor investment portfolios that actively consider alignment with the Paris Agreement. The CCIF considers the three dimensions of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and contribution to the transition to net zero.
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White papersSustainable Global Equity Report, 2023
While treatments for obesity have dominated the healthcare investment narrative over the past 18 months, they are by no means the only secular growth story. In this report, the Sustainable Global Equity team explain why the life sciences industry is well positioned to benefit from structural trends.
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VideoMeet the Manager: Henry Biddle
In our latest instalment of ‘Meet the Manager’, Henry Biddle, Portfolio Manager on the Sustainable Global Equity and US SMID Equity strategies, explains what he loves about his job, why he considers himself a quality investor, and the one thing that would make him check his inbox on holiday.
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White papersFixed Income Investment Outlook 2Q 2024
Investors continue to wait for clear signals as to the timing and extent of interest rate cuts. After last year’s significant progress on prices, inflation remains elevated and slow in its path toward target levels. That said, although the timing remains uncertain, we believe that the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank will likely begin their downward journey sometime this year.
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White papersEquity Market Outlook 2Q 2024
Powerful investment themes, such as AI, can capture the market’s collective imagination. Taken to an extreme, however, they can also trigger distortions across and within the markets.
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White papersFive questions on the impact of carbon taxes on economies and markets
”A carbon tax would have a significant impact on growth and inflation, with Emerging Markets particularly affected.”
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White papersRotations at play in equity markets
In 2024, the equity rally has weakened in the tech heavy Nasdaq Index which was the leader last year, now in favour of other regions. Large cap companies in the Eurozone and Japan posted double digit returns in Q1.
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White papersRelative Value & Tactical Asset Allocation Q2 2024
Global Economy is Weighed Down by Geopolitical Crises and Policy Uncertainties
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WebinarMarket Perspectives Webinar - Global real estate: Approaching the turn replay
With interest rates falling and global growth stabilising, opportunities are emerging in global real estate. Watch the replay to hear from Macquarie Asset Management’s panel of experts as they discuss the outlook and how investors should position their portfolios to take advantage of current market pricing.
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White papersPortfolio construction themes
Like surfers bobbing in the ocean as they look for the perfect wave, many investors today believe better conditions will come if they just hold out long enough. But delaying too long could mean missing the ride entirely.
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White papersThe economy and markets
The risks of a U.S. and global recession have receded considerably after appearing elevated last year. Despite expectations for a material slowdown in growth over the course of 2023, economic data broadly surprised to the upside. Instead of flatlining, the U.S. economy grew more than 3%, while China expanded by over 5%. Both results outpaced consensus expectations.
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White papers2024 2Q outlook: Adapting to high tide
Originally written and recorded by a Jamaican trio in 1967, “The Tide Is High” made its biggest splash with the now-classic 1980 cover version that topped the charts around the world. Thematically simple, the song’s familiar chorus acknowledges challenging circumstances while expressing the narrator’s resilience (“I’m holding on”). It’s an apt soundtrack for today’s investors as they acclimate to a high-tide environment of their own.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - April 2024
A resilient US economy (owing to consumption and wealth effects) and strong earnings expectations for the year are driving the recent upside in equities and increase in yields. Now, the big questions are whether this can continue given the already strong market movements, and whether these earnings expectations are credible?
