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9 December 2024
Multi-Asset
Multi Asset
Is the UK heading for recession?
Is the UK heading for recession?
There has been a major decline in optimism about UK economic prospects in recent months.
6 December 2024
Equity
Equity
UK equities: don’t believe the doom mongers
UK equities: don’t believe the doom mongers
While Labour’s first Budget was a surprise in terms of the scale of the fiscal loosening, there remain grounds for cautious optimism about UK equities.
5 December 2024
Alternatives
Alternatives, Real Estate
2025 Global Real Estate Outlook: Is property at a turning point?
2025 Global Real Estate Outlook: Is property at a turning point?
Global property prices have broadly stabilised. With interest rates heading lower, is real estate at a turning point?
2 December 2024
Multi-Asset
Multi Asset
The US under the new President: four good years or four bad?
The US under the new President: four good years or four bad?
It is no exaggeration to say that financial markets and governments across the world have greeted the clean sweep by Republicans in the US elections with some nervousness.
21 November 2024
Macro Outlook
2025 Macro Outlook: Slower growth amid geopolitical uncertainty, but opportunities remain
2025 Macro Outlook: Slower growth amid geopolitical uncertainty, but opportunities remain
Headwinds are blowing but conditions are supportive, so we see both risks and opportunities in 2025.
19 November 2024
Equity
Equity
2025 Equity Outlook: Will lower rates and strong earnings be enough to keep markets up?
2025 Equity Outlook: Will lower rates and strong earnings be enough to keep markets up?
Going into 2025, strong company fundamentals and trends in innovation could be outweighed by increased geopolitical risk and policy uncertainty.
18 November 2024
Multi-Asset
Lifestyling: the Achilles heel in DC pensions
Lifestyling: the Achilles heel in DC pensions
Why too much derisking – the accepted orthodoxy in UK defined contribution pensions – is a bad thing.
15 November 2024
Fixed income
Fixed Income
2025 Fixed Income Outlook: A year of opportunity amid economic uncertainty?
2025 Fixed Income Outlook: A year of opportunity amid economic uncertainty?
Soft landing supports bond performance – but will it last?
12 November 2024
Responsible investment
COP29: Will it deliver on climate finance?
COP29: Will it deliver on climate finance?
With mitigation and adaptation needs running into hundreds of billions of dollars, and public finances stretched, the private sector will need to deliver much of the necessary ‘climate finance’
11 November 2024
Multi-Asset
Multi Asset
Will trade wars end the Equity Bull market?
Will trade wars end the Equity Bull market?
Assessing the impact of Trump-era trade tariffs.
4 November 2024
Multi-Asset
Multi Asset
Britain's big Budget - will it work?
Britain's big Budget - will it work?
The sheer scale of the fiscal changes in the recent budget were surprising, and confirmed growing fears around tax rises. But might UK businesses respond by boosting productivity?
28 October 2024
Multi-Asset
Multi Asset
Looking beyond the UK Budget
Looking beyond the UK Budget
The new UK government’s first Budget looks set to be an historic event.
25 October 2024
Fixed income
Economic nationalism will present a constant challenge for investors
Economic nationalism will present a constant challenge for investors
A decade ago there was little sight of the seismic changes that have since occurred; similarly, events that might be impossible to imagine today will undoubtedly jolt financial markets in coming years.
24 October 2024
Fixed income
Media in search of its Jerry Maguire moment… ‘Show me the money!'
Media in search of its Jerry Maguire moment… ‘Show me the money!'
Streaming services are still adding subscribers, albeit at a slowing rate, but now the focus is turning towards their ability to stem earnings losses.
23 October 2024
Alternatives
Real Estate
UK Real Estate: Talking Points October 2024
UK Real Estate: Talking Points October 2024
Welcome to our quarterly snapshot of current real estate market trends.
21 October 2024
Multi-Asset
Will there be any good news in the Budget?
Will there be any good news in the Budget?
Taxes set to rise but the economy is improving.
17 October 2024
Responsible investment
Equity
Power hungry AI - investment implications in the era of energy transition
Power hungry AI - investment implications in the era of energy transition
Understanding the options for power provision and assessing the investment opportunities resulting from AI’s thirst for energy.
7 October 2024
Fixed income
Slow-speed crash? Problems for the European auto sector pile up
Slow-speed crash? Problems for the European auto sector pile up
Healthy cash balances built up over the past three years will be tested as firms attempt to weather the four-pronged oncoming storm of labour relations, EV uptake, emissions regulations and China.
2 October 2024
Equity
Equity - Global
US election: the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the risk of repeal - Implications for investors
US election: the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the risk of repeal - Implications for investors
The multi decade transition to green energy should remain intact. We explain why and highlight companies set to benefit.
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