Thematic investing

Talking Heads – Offence or defence in multi-asset portfolios?
Signals of where we stand in the economic cycle are distorted as the global economy emerges from the unprecedented combination...

Green hydrogen - You may not smell it, but it is coming
It is green as well as colourless; vaporous, not vapid; fluid, yet powerful. Green hydrogen is all those things and...

Secular growth drives the technology sector
Rapid structural change continues unabated in the information technology (IT) sector, with mobility, cloud computing and the internet of things...

Ramping up the US-China chip rivalry: Who will suffer the most?
In another turn of the screw in its ban on tech and chip exports to China, the US is proposing...

Green hydrogen - The energy of the future
The development of green hydrogen as an energy source of the future offers numerous investment opportunities linked to the energy...

A fresh look at thematic investing
Thematic strategies have had a challenging time in 2022, with many factors combining to unsettle markets. Higher inflation, greater geopolitical...

Babies and bath water: Is it time to abandon the 60-40 portfolio?
The groans of despair heard from multi-asset portfolio managers lament the positive correlation between equities and bonds we have seen...

Investment Outlook 2023 – Investing in an age of transformation
In our 2023 Investment Outlook, we seek to guide investors at a pivotal moment for the global economy. Surging inflation...

ASSET ALLOCATION
Asset allocation update – Japanese equities lose some of their lustre
A darkening global economic outlook, increasingly challenged policymaking, and fuller valuations have weakened the case for our long position in...

Talking heads – Thematic investing: looking beyond the crises
Thematic investing, which centres on the long-term forces that shape consumer needs and industries, is a way for investors pivot...

Thematic investing: History can help assess the future
Understanding the drivers of past industrial revolutions can be invaluable when evaluating long-term sustainable investment opportunities. Edward Lees and Ulrik...

Skies clear for billion-dollar US climate spending bill
A game-changing bill has been passed by the US Senate, paving the way for billions of US dollars of spending...