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Baillie Gifford: Transformative investment: a new approach to a sustainable future
Kate Fox, joint manager of the Baillie Gifford Positive Change Fund, discusses the Deep Transitions research project and its implications for investing in a more sustainable future.
AXA IM: Why, and how, investors should integrate biodiversity into fixed income portfolios
One of the fundamental features of biodiversity is that it reaches into every part of our lives and that means the impacts of biodiversity loss are felt across investment portfolios too.
BNY Mellon: Exploring AT1's with Martin Chambers
In this short video, Martin Chambers, Credit Analyst, Newton and Mike Ferguson, Head of Regional Distribution, BNY Mellon Investment Management discuss the outlook for AT1s in light of the recent collapse and takeover of Credit Suisse.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Play the AI boom through chips and shovels
Artificial Intelligence is set to be among the defining technologies of the next decade. Whats the best way to tap-into this theme from an investment perspective?
Prudential: Pension Annual Allowance & Charges Explained
Find a review of the main changes to the pension annual allowance since its introduction on 6 April 2006 on the PruAdviser website.
Schroders: Quarterly markets review - Q1 2023
A look back at markets in Q1 when stocks rose despite turmoil in the banking sector.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Has Spring arrived for the UK and European Economies?
Recent weeks have seen the UK and Europes macro environment improve in large part due to easing fears around high energy prices.
Orbis: Why we think theres still value in selected banks
Two mismanaged banks failed, people are worried about regional US banks, and the authorities have intervened to provide liquidity to the banking system. So what is the impact on the banks we hold?
Water in 2023 is history repeating or just rhyming?
Dry weather patterns and historic low water levels showcase the urgency to ramp up investments in providers of water resiliency solutions.
Upfront: Baillie Giffords new live show for advisers
During tougher times for growth investing, its important to understand whats on the minds of Baillie Giffords investment managers. Their new live programme, Upfront, allows you to have your questions answered and hear their thoughts.
Schroders: Podcast: The crisis in democratic capitalism with Martin Wolf
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, joins the pod to discuss the threat being presented to democracy and market capitalism.
BNY Mellon: Is Gen Z propping up the US economy?
Luxury shoppers are getting younger, helping to boost consumer spending overall. Newton Investment Management global analyst Maria Toneva explains why.
Pictet: Japan Inc is ripe for change
Corporate Japan's governance overhaul is about to enter a new phase, boosting the long-term appeal of Japanese stocks.
Baillie Gifford: UPSIDE Foods: why its vegan founder is championing meat
Scottish Mortgage deputy manager Lawrence Burns uncovers how UPSIDE Foods has developed a way to create meat, without needing farmed livestock.
Rathbones In the KNOW blog: Olyniaeth its Welsh for succession
The market to supply new-fangled electronics for tomorrows smarter, cleaner cars has captivated head of multi-asset investments David Coombs for several years. But in a costlier world, could there also be a resurgence in keeping older, dirtier, yet more economical, vehicles running for longer?
Why is Scottish Mortgage backing Moderna?
Defeating Covid was merely Modernas opening Act. Lawrence Burns, deputy manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, discusses the long-term potential of the US biotech firm.
Schroders: Stop blaming everything on pension funds
UK pension funds have been blamed for a number of woes affecting the UKs financial fortunes. However, the suggestion that these could be solved by the wave of a regulatory wand is misguided.
T. Rowe Price: China's Reopening: Implications and Impact
Chinas sharp reversal of zero-COVID should have the biggest impact on domestic demand. Stimulus policies will be an important element in economic recovery this year.
Rathbones In the KNOW blog: Three reasons to stick with investment grade corporate bonds
Last months banking sector volatility rattled investor confidence in some bank bonds. But, as Rathbones fixed income fund manager Stuart Chilvers argues, theres still a compelling case for investing in higher-quality corporate bonds.
Pictet: Emerging market debt in a volatile world
As currency volatility picks up, investors in emerging market debt, whether sovereign or credit, will benefit from active approaches to managing their investments.
Scottish Mortgage: staying patient and disciplined
Tom Slater, manager of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, explains why it takes patience and discipline to harness the growth of those few outlier companies.
Register for the Baillie Gifford Multi Asset Webinar
The start of 2023 has already seen its fair share of highs and lows: thoughts of a soft landing bolstered markets early in the quarter, only for that confidence to be eroded by problems in the US and European banking sector. Interest rates, inflation and geopolitics continue to dominate much of the broader debate, with the spectre of a global recession apparently looming.
Jupiter AM: Is this banking crisis the same old story?
Since the Global Financial Crisis, regulators and policy makers have worked to avoid a repeat. Yet banks are in trouble again. Is this the same old story?
Jupiter AM: Bonds: A story of twists and turns
Mark Nash, Huw Davies and James Novotny believe the turbulence faced by banks may spur central banks to reverse their restrictive monetary policy stance.
Jupiter AM: Rethinking fixed income: two top bond managers debate the path ahead
With uncertainties over inflation and rates, how should investors navigate bond markets? In this video, Matthew Morgan, Head of Fixed Income, asks Ariel Bezalel and Mark Nash for their views.
T. Rowe Price: 2023 Five Investment Trends for the Next 12 Months
Investment outcomes in 2023 are anticipated to be better for most investors than in 2022. After more than a decade of relatively benign markets, benefitting from low inflation, supportive central banks and moderate economic growth, conditions changed in 2022. With global equities falling 18.0% and global fixed income falling 11.2%,1 investors had only a few places to hide. Historically high inflationary pressures, central banks aggressively raising interest rates and increasing concerns about an economic slowdown or recession weighed on markets. A new regime has come to pass.
Scottish Mortgage Investor Webinar Your questions answered
In this webinar recording, Scottish Mortgage manager Tom Slater and deputy manager Lawrence Burns answer the top questions on shareholders minds. They discuss private company investing, share price performance, the resilience of holdings in a challenging climate, investing in China and much more.
Pictet: Economic bumps shouldn't derail the recovery in global travel
The travel and tourism industry has struggled with Covid, but they're reviving as the impact of the pandemic fades.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments: What does a higher inflation world mean for dividends?
We look at the impact of higher inflation on dividends and how this 'new normal' will affect our expectations and investment thesis going forward
Schroders: Podcast: The crisis in democratic capitalism with Martin Wolf
Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator at the Financial Times, joins the pod to discuss the threat being presented to democracy and market capitalism.
AXA IM: Technology stocks: Long-term trends present compelling opportunities
Following a stellar period for technology stocks during the COVID-19 crisis, 2022 saw them brought back to earth as a series of headwinds conspired against them.
Allianz Global Investors: Sustainability data: turning the tide
A strong proprietary ESG data architecture is the cornerstone in understanding and aligning sustainable outcomes alongside financial returns.
Schroders: Banks under stress: the case for selective investing
Events in recent weeks have exposed weaknesses in some banks. Others, though, are well positioned to benefit from higher rates and are attractively priced.
AXA IM: Five ways the metaverse could change life in the next decade
Connecting users to people, places and things, the development of the metaverse was initially driven by the gaming industry, where virtual worlds allow for a heightened playing experience.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments: Dissecting the banking crisis
Credit conditions are becoming tighter so the Federal Reserve will likely not have to raise rates as far.
Allianz Global Investors: SVB: everything everywhere all at once?
Isolated incident or a sign of systemic weakness? The US Federal Reserve has responded promptly to the Silicon Valley Bank failure but it could spell a bumpy road ahead as higher interest rates continue to bite.
AXA IM: What the banking sector turmoil means for tech, monetary policy and investors
Markets have experienced a wave of volatility in the wake of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and UBS takeover of Credit Suisse. Concerns have understandably risen over the health of the wider banking and technology sectors and some commentators have drawn comparisons to the 2008 financial crisis.
Schroders: An alternative take on why Silicon Valley Bank failed
As in 1994 the last time interest rates were raised aggressively one asset in particular has triggered turmoil for banks.
Allianz Global Investors: Fixed income cheat sheet: Ways to invest as markets shift
The worlds bonds markets provide a rich and varied toolkit for investors to help diversify risk in their portfolios and seek additional sources of potential return.
AXA IM: Royal Cash and Limited Convictions
Markets are less volatile than two weeks ago. There have not been any more bank failures. Bond yields are low, and stocks are up on the month and the year.