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Investment Outlook 2020
What are the most pressing issues facing investors globally and how will they evolve in the year ahead? Our asset class heads provide their views on the investment themes to watch in 2020.
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UK election: A winter of contentment?
UK equities long/short manager Luke Newman gives his views on what an unexpectedly large Conservative majority in the UK election has meant for markets, giving some insight into early post-vote trading activity.
UK election reaction: continuity and change
Paul O’Connor, Head of the UK Multi-Asset Team, gives his reaction to the UK election result and what it means for the Brexit process.
Quick view: clarity for Christmas
Bethany Payne and Andrew Mulliner, Portfolio Managers within the Global Bonds Team, give their reaction to the UK election result in which the Conservatives took a meaningful majority.
The outlook for healthcare stocks in 2020
In the US, healthcare was a political focal point in 2019, and will likely remain so in 2020. But amid impeachment proceedings and rampant discord in Washington, the odds that the US Congress will pass sweeping healthcare legislation look low, says Portfolio Manager Andy Acker. Meanwhile, the threat of reform is prompting more innovation, which could help drive growth over the long term.
US Fed decision hits the wrong target
While Co-Head of Global Bonds Nick Maroutsos agrees with the US Federal Reserve (Fed) holding benchmark rates steady, he is concerned that the risk to short-term lending markets will remain elevated until the central bank addresses issues in the market’s post-crisis infrastructure.
Reading the tea leaves ‒ what’s in store for China in 2020?
In this Q&A, China portfolio managers Charlie Awdry and May Ling Wee share their thoughts on the key challenges and opportunities that investors in China may face in the year ahead and how 2019 has influenced their outlook for the asset class.
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Portfolio rebalancing – pick a different day
The majority of asset allocation models are rebalanced on the last day of the calendar month, but is this the best approach to maximize returns? Portfolio manager Aneet Chachra and David Elms, Head of Diversified Alternatives, tested the validity of this traditional market orthodoxy, with some surprising results.
Strategic Fixed Income outlook 2020 — no reflation without a soft dollar
Jenna Barnard and John Pattullo, Co-Heads of Strategic Fixed Income, share their thoughts on bond markets in the coming year; where they see risks and opportunities and where they look for clues.
Chinese money trends suggesting PMI relapse
Hopes of a rebound in Chinese industrial output growth have been boosted by a pick-up in the Markit manufacturing PMI to the top of its range in recent years.
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Will tech earnings strengthen in 2020?
Alison Porter, Graeme Clark and Richard Clode from the UK-based Global Technology Team, review the sector’s performance year to date, and provide their views on what is in store for tech investors in the year ahead, including key risks and opportunities.
UK election: A Tory win might be good for UK equities, but just for Christmas
What impact might a Tory victory have on UK assets? James de Bunsen, portfolio manager in Janus Henderson’s UK-based Multi-Asset team, gives some insight into his expectations for the upcoming UK general election and what might follow.
Sustainable equities in 2020 and beyond
Hamish Chamberlayne, Head of SRI at Janus Henderson, sees good reason to remain optimistic in 2020 and beyond amid an economy that is nearing the end of its cycle by focusing on companies whose business models benefit the development of a sustainable global economy.