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Talking heads
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Audio – 2 Min
Talking heads – As an alternative, consider a direct small lending portfolio
Investors shell-shocked by the fallout from high inflation, rising interest rates and slowing economies and looking to alternative markets for…
FRONT OF MIND | Audio – 2 Min
Talking heads – Slow-motion recession leaves equities exposed
While equity markets are feeling the pinch from rising real rates, earnings reports and guidance are yet to reflect the…
FRONT OF MIND | Audio – 2 Min
Talking heads – Energy crisis response should include faster transition
It is all hands on deck to deal with the current energy crisis, even if that forces countries to use…
Weekly market update
WEEKLY
MARKET UPDATE 15.09.2022
MARKET UPDATE 15.09.2022
FRONT OF MIND | Blog - 2 Min
Weekly market update – Lions and tigers and bears
The latest surprise in US inflation has had an immediate, negative impact on most markets – headline inflation in August...
WEEKLY
MARKET UPDATE 08.09.2022
MARKET UPDATE 08.09.2022
FRONT OF MIND | Blog - 3 Min
Weekly market update – The race to higher interest rates
Global central banks are racing to raise interest rates to combat surging inflation. How far and fast each major central...
WEEKLY
MARKET UPDATE 01.09.2022
MARKET UPDATE 01.09.2022
FRONT OF MIND | Blog - 3 Min
Weekly market update – Bonds under pressure
With no respite in inflationary pressures, bond yields are rising significantly as investors position for a substantial ratcheting-up of policy...
Monthly asset allocation
MONTHLY
ASSET ALLOCATION
ASSET ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Blog - 1 Min
Asset allocation update – Too rich for a recession
As markets continue to gyrate between concerns over recession and worries over persistently high inflation in the wake of the...
MONTHLY
ASSET ALLOCATION
ASSET ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Blog - 5 Min
Asset allocation monthly – Disparate pricing
The market reaction to the Jackson Hole meeting of central bankers has been fairly sanguine: 10-year yields are a bit...
MONTHLY
ASSET ALLOCATION
ASSET ALLOCATION
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Blog - 2 Min
Asset allocation highlights – Expectations out of line
Given that the current downturn really is global, we are struck by the gap between optimistic equity analyst views and...
Outlooks
MID-YEAR
INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
INVESTMENT OUTLOOK
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Blog - 4 Min
Mid-year outlook takeaways – Chronicle of a recession foretold
Investor surveys, and now the US yield curve, indicate a high likelihood of a recession in the US. The question...
QUARTERLY
FIXED INCOME OUTLOOK Q2
FIXED INCOME OUTLOOK Q2
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | Blog - 5 Min
Fixed income outlook – Hitting the brakes (at least in the US)
We expect official US interest rates to be raised to 3.25%-3.50% by year-end 2022 as the Federal Reserve engineers a...
PORTFOLIO PERSPECTIVES | White paper - 2 Min
Fixed income outlook – To neutral and beyond
With the US labour market at full employment, annual wage gains at 5% to 6%, and inflation at levels that...