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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
In this video, Janus Henderson’s Global Property Equities Team discusses the benefits of an allocation to global real estate investment trusts (REITs), particularly in a slow-growing, low-yielding environment.
As physical retail spaces like shopping malls lose relevance, they are often replaced by warehouses and distribution centres that support the growing e-commerce model. Janus Henderson’s Global Property Equities Team believes this trend is causing disruption – and creating opportunities – within the real estate sector.
In this video update Guy Barnard, Tim Gibson and Greg Kuhl from the Global Property Equities Team explain that, as baby boomers retire and millennials enter the workforce, their changing housing needs and preferences are creating opportunities for companies to meet the demands of these growing population segments.
Janus Henderson Investors’ sustainability spotlight will shine more brightly on companies that make a positive impact via the circular economy. In the third of a series, the Global Sustainable Equity Team reveals how, where and why.
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Charlie Awdry, China portfolio manager, provides his views on how China’s rapid technology innovation is creating opportunities to invest in the country’s growing companies and industries.
Biotechnology stocks have been suffering a decline for some months. But while the sector faces some challenges, attractive valuations and a rapid pace of medical innovation could become difficult for investors to ignore, says Portfolio Manager Andy Acker.
In this video recorded with e-fundresearch.com, Guy Barnard, Co-Head of Global Property Equities, provides an update on the asset class, discusses where his team believes the most attractive investment opportunities lie and shares his current outlook for property equities.