Tracking the pandemic – the challenges of interpreting fast-changing data
“The Covid-19 pandemic is generating huge quantities of case count data as the
disease advances around the world. We have seen countries and regions that were hit earliest move through the initial peak and into a period of declining incidence, while those affected more recently are still recording rapid rises in infections and fatalities. But the data raises as many questions as it answers.”
Investment style rotations – growth versus value
Style rotations, where investors switch one type of investment style for another, are nothing new. At some point during most investment cycles different styles – such as growth, quality and value – will outperform at different points as investors rotate in and out depending on their outlook.
Stock markets: Looking ahead
What bear markets and bull rebounds can teach us about how the stock market works, and how we may navigate current and future market contractions.
Are markets ahead of the economy and should they be?
Global investors underappreciate the changing behaviour of Japanese companies, which has made them more resilient and well positioned to benefit from global reflation.
Investment team updates – bullet points 12 June
Find the latest key market updates, regarding the following asset classes: Fixed income, European equities, US equities, Japanese equities, Global equities, Multi-asset.
Pastures new: Asset Liability Management in today’s reporting environment
The methods that insurers use to report profit to shareholders and solvency to regulators have been changing. This is the result of new accounting standards and solvency capital regulation in many markets.
Q&A: Japan, Covid-19 and coping with market volatility
The past few weeks have been volatile for both global and Japanese markets amid Covid-19 concerns, presenting a challenging time for investors globally.
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
Investment team updates – bullet points 16 April
Why growth will trump value in the long grind of recovery
The swift and intense economic volatility caused by the Covid-19 crisis has left investors with something of a blind spot. Traditional business cycle analyses have no inputs for a global pandemic, making it hard to judge how to position portfolios for a market rebound.
