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Could Value Stocks Make a Comeback?
As markets grapple with changing macroeconomic dynamics, elevated valuations for growth stocks, and increased volatility, the spotlight could be turning towards value equities. Could this be the moment for US large-cap value investing to shine? How should investors think about diversification amidst the dominance of mega-cap growth names, and where are the most compelling opportunities in today’s market?
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Talking 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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Speaking of Alternatives: … Let’s Talk Portfolio Construction: The Role of Alternatives
Alfred Lerman is the Chief Investment Officer at PGIM Multi-Asset Solutions and Mao Dong is the Co-Head of Portfolio Management at PGIM Multi-Asset Solutions. Alfred is passionate about optimizing portfolios through a thoughtful balance of risk and return objectives. Mao’s strength is in customizing portfolios based on unique client objectives.
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Emerging Markets Debt in a Trump 2.0 World
How can investors make sense of the macro and geopolitical headlines that are coming fast and furious? Ricardo Adrogue and Cem Karacadag join the Streaming Income podcast to help parse signal from noise.
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Outerblue Talks Research - US fixed income - Early pain, later gain?
Less than 2 months back in the White House, US president Donald Trump has packed in a great deal; Shifts in policy, tariffs, federal employment, not to mention a huge change in approach to foreign policy. This month, Swaha Pattanaik sits down with Jonathan Duensing, Head of Fixed Income at Amundi US, and Mahmood Pradhan, Head of Global Macro with the Amundi Investment Institute, to try to guide us through the present uncertainty in the markets.
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Outerblue RI - Driving Action on Nature-Related Risks through Shareholder Engagement
In the third episode of our five-part series on Shareholder Stewardship, Molly Minton and Julien Foll, both Senior Analysts and Co-leads on Nature at Amundi, engage in a dynamic conversation on shareholder engagement on biodiversity - linking nature-related engagements to responsible investors financial considerations.
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NVIDIA, DeepSeek and the Evolution of AI
As the world navigates the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, markets are adjusting to the implications of groundbreaking innovations on growth, competition, and investments. But how are market assumptions about AI shaping investor sentiment? What unique challenges and opportunities do these developments present for the semiconductor industry? And where can investors uncover growth opportunities beyond AI amidst this disruption?
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Outerblue Convictions – Global Investment Views – Narratives of love and fear
After an eventful month trying to keep up with the breaking news, not least the debut of new AI model Deepseek, concerns over Trump’s tariff proposals, coupled with renewed European security concerns, Swaha Pattanaik and Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute, sit down to reflect on what all these events mean for the markets.
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Outerblue Conversations – Seeking returns in a disruptive era? Analysis of the 2025 pension survey
Each year, Amundi and CREATE interview pension plans to highlight topics shaping the pension ecosystem. As pension investors transition to a new regime, this year, one question is at the top of everyone’s minds: where will the returns come from? The 2024 survey takes a closer look at two of the potential answers in this search for good risk-adjusted returns: private markets and Asian emerging markets.
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Speaking of Alternatives: …Let’s Talk Core Plus Real Estate Investing
Keshav Rajagopalan and Darin Bright, the Head of Core Plus Strategies at PGIM Real Estate examine the tangible aspects of real estate, including its durability, which make it an appealing and accessible component of a diversified portfolio. They discuss the opportunities new technologies and U.S. demographics bring to a diverse Core Plus Real Estate strategy.