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outlooks 2025

Insights for a Brighter Future

Investment team insights to help you navigate the risks and opportunities ahead. Explore asset class overviews and more focused outlooks from our portfolio manager experts.

Equities

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A more dynamic playing field for equity investors

Heads of Equities Marc Pinto and Lucas Klein outline why a market broadening that started in 2024 could continue into the year ahead, creating opportunities for active investors.

Global Perspectives: Market GPS investment outlook complexities and opportunities in 2025

Luke Newman, Kareena Moledina and Richard Clode join Matthew Bullock to delve into the prospects for active equities and fixed income strategies in the year ahead.

Global themes are where European equities can find their magic

Portfolio Manager Tom O’Hara discusses favourable geopolitical dynamics and a potential cyclical recovery for European equities in 2025.

Fixed Income

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Stargazing in 2025: Bond market opportunities

As shifting politics collide with economic realities, what might this mean for fixed income? Jim Cielinski, Head of Global Fixed Income, focuses the telescope on prospects for the new year.

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Global Perspectives: Market GPS investment outlook complexities and opportunities in 2025

Luke Newman, Kareena Moledina and Richard Clode join Matthew Bullock to delve into the prospects for active equities and fixed income strategies in the year ahead.

Yield on the table: Why multisector may make sense in 2025

John Lloyd shares his views on the attractiveness of a multi-sector approach to fixed income investing in his 2025 outlook.

Going global: Short-duration bonds well positioned for economic divergence

Daniel Siluk explains why diverging policy paths may create opportunities for globally minded bond investors to generate steady income and increase diversification within broader portfolios.

Multi-Asset & Alternatives

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Widening the aperture in a late-cycle economy

Adam Hetts, Global Head of Multi-Asset, balances the opportunities presented by the extension of the economic cycle and the risks posed by policy uncertainty and elevated valuations.

Look beyond Silicon Valley: International markets gain from US concentration concerns

Investors concerned about high concentration in US stocks should look elsewhere to achieve better portfolio diversification.

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High yield bonds: Tools to potentially enhance returns during tight spreads

Are tight spreads justified and what tools can potentially help enhance returns?

Chart showing discount margin on European leveraged loans index between January 2025 and October 2025. It shows three lines, an orange line representing low beta loans, a grey line representing high beta loans and a blue line representing stressed loans. The vertical axis shows the discount margin ranging from zero to 18%, while the horizontal axis shows the dates from Jan 2025 to Oct 2025. The low beta line is rangebound around 4%, high beta is rangebound around 6% although there is a small spike up to almost 8% around 'Liberation Day' in April. The stressed line ranges from around 10% in February up to more than 15% in September.

Chart to Watch: Bifurcation in the loan market

Exploring the dispersion in the loan market.

Panel discussion

Our experts from across asset classes discuss their views on the route ahead and how to position accordingly.

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Thursday, December 5th at 2pm GMT

Speakers: Matthew Bullock, Kareena Moledina, Luke Newman and Richard Clode

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Investment outlook 2025

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