All Multi-Asset articles – Page 4
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White papersConfidence up for May but what comes next?
US consumer confidence index rose sharply, and above expectations, in May to 98.0, mainly due to a temporary trade truce between the US and China on tariffs. Expectations about the near future also improved.
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White papersO’Connor Global Multi-Strategy Alpha Monthly Letter: Historic shift in US trade policy
We are witnessing what we believe to be one of the most historic shifts in US trade policy, fundamentally altering market volatility and asset allocation. Investors are questioning American exceptionalism and the sustainability of US financial asset outperformance, following years of increasing allocations and notable outperformance in the US. The shift in sentiment and related flows are leading to pronounced market movements and redirecting investor focus.
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White papersMateriality Matters: The ESG Factors That Count
The materiality of ESG factors differs across sectors and markets. Investors need to understand how.
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White papersEmerging Markets: Finding Opportunities amid the Global Economic Reset
US policy changes look daunting—but emerging markets still have upside.
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White papersThe End of US Exceptionalism?
We take a view in this paper that will be unpopular—defending the case for US exceptionalism.
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PodcastOuterblue Talks Research – Capital Market Assumptions 2025
Against a backdrop of extraordinary global uncertainty, Amundi’s 2025 capital market assumptions report explores the game changers that are shaping investment decisions and asset class return expectations. Join Giulio Lombardo as he speaks to Monica Defend, Head of the Amundi Investment Institute, and John O’Toole, Head of Multi-Asset Investment Solutions, to discover this year’s main findings and what’s changed since last year.
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White papersGlobal Investment Views - May 2025
Extreme policy uncertainty in the US is leading to sharp movements and increased volatility. Recent bond yield dynamics signal a shift from seeking safety in US assets to a reassessment of Treasuries and the USD as ultimate safe havens.
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White papersSeven Reasons Why UK DC Savers Need a Lifetime Income Default Strategy
Only a minority can access high quality pension advice—the majority need a lifetime default option.
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White papersBond market volatility presents more opportunities for multi-asset investors
Central bank policy, rising geopolitical tensions and escalating concerns around the global macroeconomic backdrop have together caused considerable equity market volatility as well as a significant repricing in the fixed income universe.
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White papersAsset Allocation Committee Outlook 2Q 2025
“Much now depends on whether we see a more structured and predictable approach to policymaking in the U.S., especially on trade and the size and cost of government.”
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White papersQuarterly Equities and Multi Asset Outlook – Q2 2025
Investors started this year thinking that corporates and governments were better prepared for a Trump 2.0 trade war. That proved not to be the case, so how should they be positioning amid the turmoil? Find out more in the latest Quarterly Equities and Multi Asset Outlook: ‘Dispersing the herd’.
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White papersFirst Principles in the Face of Uncertainty
The current situation is unusually difficult to model, and that reinforces the first principles of investment: know your objectives, diversify and rebalance.
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White papersRationalized
Trevor Slaven and Ben Gillingham of Barings’ Multi-Asset Strategy & Allocation team explore how investors can manage risk and capitalize on opportunities in this analysis of the Trump administration’s announced tariffs and their resulting impact on global economies and markets.
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White papersGold at a time of tariffs and trade war
“Gold prices should remain supported by demand for safe-haven assets, amid a threat of trade war, tariffs and their economic fallout.”
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VideoMulti-Asset Income in a New Regime
Generating income is often front of mind for many investors, but the market conditions today are very different from those that we’ve had over the past decade or so. So taking a flexible approach to income investing is critical.
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White papersThe Storm Before the Calm
The first weeks of the new U.S. administration have been disruptive, but we think sentiment can improve as its focus shifts from trade to tax cuts and deregulation.
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White papersCapital Market Assumptions 2025
A more favourable growth outlook for the next decade compared to last year’s assumptions, albeit with greater uncertainty regarding inflation which is set to remain slightly above central bank targets, results in higher expected returns across the spectrum of asset classes covered. Expectations have been revised upwards for regional equity markets and private assets in particular, with Private Equity, Infrastructure, and European equities showing the strongest improvements.
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White papersManaging health and care for sustainable performance
The European healthcare sector remains increasingly popular: being more defensive thanks to its long-term demographic drivers, the healthcare sector has always been a meaningful and defensive diversifier in a multi-asset portfolio. Despite a combination of headwinds related to rising interest rates and some operator’s issues, capital value dynamics have diverged across countries and subsectors of health and care.
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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.
