PodcastOuterblue Convictions – Global Investment Views – Ears to the ground
Focus over the past month has been fixed on central bank policy, most particularly on the Federal Reserve. Their September meeting finally brought the Fed’s first rate cut in four years. What are the core points for investors to note? Swaha Pattanaik and Monica Defend, Head of Amundi Investment Institute, unpack all the elements, looking at the data, the market expectations, the surprises, and what might be next for the other central banks.
PodcastConnecting the Dots: US elections – what are investors watching?
In a year of global elections, the main stage has been set and all eyes are now on the White House and Congress in the US. In this episode, Anthony Balestrieri and Tony Finding discuss what investors are keeping a close watch on – from the bearing that election outcomes have on the global economic trajectory to fiscal expenditure and the ever-present market disciplinary forces.
PodcastRates and REITs
With the rate tightening cycle largely behind us and discussions now shifting towards potential rate cuts, the time seems right to discuss Real Estate Investment Trusts. Despite REITs being perceived as bond proxies, they have the potential to offer stable and growing revenue streams from tangible assets like apartments, shops, data centers, and towers. But what is the correlation between REITs and rates in today’s environment? And how can investors seek to benefit?
PodcastDemystifying Capital Solutions Strategies
Michael Searles, Head of North America – Capital Solutions, explains why capital solutions strategies are garnering increased interest from institutional investors looking to diversify their private credit allocations and gain access to potentially uncorrelated returns.
PodcastConnecting the Dots: Misconceptions and opportunities in ABS
A misconception that asset-backed securities (ABS) is largely the experience that the US subprime market went through during the global financial crisis still exists. In this episode, Matt Wardle and Harry Bullamore dispel the misconceptions around ABS which, once cleared, pave the way for investors to allocate to it, consider the uniquely defensive aspects of the asset class and where it sits from an overall portfolio construction perspective.
PodcastOuterblue Convictions – Global Investment Views – Back to reality
This August financial markets went on a rollercoaster ride. Stock markets started the month with huge declines and soaring volatility, before recovering towards month end. What lessons should investors take away from this summer’s events, as the market jitters continue into September?
PodcastAmid the Volatility: What Are Investors’ Best Options?
Options, a seemingly daunting investment category, has been around for quite some time. Dating back to Ancient Greece, many investors have used Options as a way to mitigate risk. But how has Options trading evolved in recent years? What are the impacts of the upcoming Fed meeting and the U.S elections on this asset class?
PodcastNew Growth Ideas in Asia
Our portfolio managers share their key insights from recent research visits to Taiwan and South Korea. They also discuss new growth ideas in Asia in anticipation of U.S. interest rate cuts, persistent market weakness in China, and high valuations in India.
PodcastDebt-for-Nature Swaps: Unlocking Capital for Conservation
This episode explores debt-for-nature swaps with special guest, Slav Gatchev, Sustainable Debt Managing Director at The Nature Conservancy.
PodcastHigh Yield Bonds: Assessing the Landscape Today
Kelly Burton sheds light on the technical and fundamental picture for high yield bonds today as investors grapple with an increasingly noisy macroeconomic and political backdrop.
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