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Global Sustainable Equity: news and opportunities (October 2020)
Hamish Chamberlayne, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Sustainable Equities, highlights key sustainable news stories for the third quarter of 2020 and breaks down strategy performance.
Conditions in the high yield market
Tom Ross, corporate credit manager, discusses conditions in the high yield market, including the default outlook, the importance of monetary and fiscal stimulus and whether high yield can tolerate inflation.
Three stages of absolute return investing in 2020
Portfolio Manager Luke Newman considers how the market for absolute return has changed in response to the spread of COVID-19, outlining his reasons to position for an economic recovery, while still focusing on capital preservation.
The case for asset-backed securities (ABS)
ABS is an attractive and yet under-utilised asset class with a number of differentiating features. The following paper provides a brief examination of this specialist asset class, outlining the case for its appeal as an investment.
Emerging markets caught in trade winds
Geopolitics are often an important consideration when investing in emerging market (EM) stocks, the upcoming US election included. But regardless of who takes the White House in November, the next administration is likely to continue down a path of deglobalization, with important considerations for EM investors, says Emerging Market Equity Portfolio Manager Daniel Graña.
Into the fog of uncertainty
What visibility is there for investors right now? Paul O’Connor, Head of the UK-based Multi-Asset Team, looks ahead to the fourth quarter of 2020 and beyond, summarising his latest thoughts on COVID-19, Brexit and the upcoming US election.
Rising political risk fuels uncertainty
Head of US Fixed Income, Greg Wilensky, cautions that uncertainty is likely to remain elevated as we approach 3 November 2020, and thus it may be prudent to remain diversified and keep risk levels close to long-term targets.
US Affordable Care Act: “Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated”
With the U.S. Supreme Court set to hear arguments about the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on 10 November, the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has raised doubts about the law’s future and led stocks of hospitals and insurance providers to sell off. But Portfolio Manager Andy Acker and Research Analyst Rich Carney say the reaction may be overdone.
Investment themes for the COVID-19 economic recovery
Portfolio Manager Jeremiah Buckley discusses evolving investment themes as the US economy begins down the path to recovery.
The end of Moore’s Law is creating winners and losers in the semiconductor space
Technology equities portfolio managers Alison Porter, Graeme Clark and Richard Clode discuss the challenges and opportunities in the evolving semiconductor space, which has been a key enabler for the development of technology.
Deconstructing sustainable design
In the first of a series on sustainable design, Ama Seery, Sustainability Analyst on the Global Sustainable Equity Team, breaks down sustainable design and explains how the team incorporate it into their investment approach.
What will it take to sustain a market recovery?
Portfolio Manager Jeremiah Buckley discusses the elements that have helped to spur a rebound in equity markets and the factors that can help the budding recovery continue.