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Talking heads - China to deliver on growth in 2022
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talking heads - China to deliver on growth in 2022 by BNP Paribas Asset ManagementHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
Talking heads - A new foreign exchange regime?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign exchange (FX) markets can be viewed as a derivative asset in that they tend to be driven by volatility in other asset markets. Since 2015, mos...
Talking heads – Look for value in the value style
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Value investing remains a worthwhile approach, even after an extended period of underperformance. A rebound has now set in that looks sustainable. Ris...
Talking Heads - The inflation revival
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation has bounced back vigorously from its pandemic-era lows: The headline rate for the US consumer price index has reached a 40-year high, while ...
Talking heads – Putting cash to work in volatile markets
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To help multi-asset portfolios cope with the geopolitical shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a move into cash can be useful. At BNP Paribas Asse...
Talking heads – Geopolitical storm tugs at fixed income moorings
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Global bond markets already faced challenging times before the conflict in Ukraine, but they at least had a clear expectation to work with: the prospe...
Talking heads – Three questions on geopolitical upheaval and equity investing
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Global markets have seen wide swings as concerns over tighter supplies and crimped trade in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused investor...
Talking heads – Testing times for corporate bonds
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heightened market volatility and uncertainty over the pace at which the ECB will unwind its bond purchases are the main tests investors in European co...
Talking heads – Health and climate concerns drive water segment demand
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Investing in water-related stocks means tapping into a multi-decade opportunity for growth and innovation. Demand in this segment stretches across the...
Uncapped impact: Sunnova and the energy transition
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our Environmental Strategies Group talk to businesses that, regardless of their size, are making a big impact. In the first of this series we speak to...
Talking heads – Building back stability in Chinese equities
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese equities look well set to confront the challenges that Omicron, stricter regulation and moderating growth will bring. Revised earnings expecta...
Talking heads – Emerging market debt: Don’t look the other way
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a contrarian call, our emerging market debt team sees appealing opportunities in EM bonds. Specifically in those markets where inflation is likely ...
Talking heads – Looking for direction as Fed pivots
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The prospect of a momentous pivot in US monetary policy with gradual withdrawal of the generous provision of liquidity has left markets pondering over...
Talking heads – Financing sustainable development
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To tackle poverty, climate change and improved access to, for example, education, central banks and governments need to rethink fiscal policy and the ...
Talking heads – “A lot of value to be had” in multi-sector fixed income
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At first sight, tighter US monetary policy and stubbornly high US inflation does not seem an ideal mix for bonds. There’s a lot more to it than that...
Talking heads – Full valuations make 2022 a challenging year
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The set-up for financial markets is more challenging in 2022, especially for core government bonds and fully valued equities, given the prospect of hi...
Market weekly – Emerging markets head into 2022 in better shape
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stronger economic fundamentals and vaccination progress mean the 2022 outlook for Asian equities, and more broadly global emerging market equities, is...
Market weekly – Investors will need to ‘shoot the rapids’ in 2022
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leaving behind a momentous year marked by new phases of the pandemic and by sputtering efforts to re-start the global economy, we look ahead to 2022. ...
Market weekly – A portfolio-level COP26 scorecard
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The recent UN climate change conference in Glasgow has if anything brought a broader focus on environmental issues and added to the growing awareness ...
Market weekly – Climate change: It is adapt or…
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The results of the recent COP26 climate change conference fall into the glass half full, glass half empty category. The onus now is on greater efforts...
Market weekly – Diversified private markets: A source of illiquidity premiums
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Confronted with low, but rising rates and frothy equity valuations, large investors are having to look elsewhere for investments offering both attract...
Market weekly – Emerging markets set to surface from tough year
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It has been a challenging year for investors in emerging markets – equities have lagged their developed market counterparts, EM debt has delivered a...
Market weekly – The why and how of thematic investing
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Globalisation, regulation and deregulation, digitalisation and innovation are playing an important role in reshaping economies, sectors and industries...
Market weekly – Unlocking the value in fixed income
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At first glance, bond markets these days may look like deserts – there is little or no yield on offer with large patches appearing barren or even of...
Market weekly – Confidence in storm-hit China should return
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Investors with China exposure, or an appetite for it, face a raft of issues ranging from slower growth, which may or may not be condoned by Beijing, t...
Market weekly – Convertible bonds: multi-functional and flexible capital
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Convertible bonds are hybrid instruments combining bond and equity characteristics. As a result, they offer some equity upside, but with bond-like pro...
Market weekly – US stocks pause after winning streak
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The S&P 500 stock index ended September down by 4.8%, its first monthly drop since January and the largest fall since March 2020. Vincent Nichols,...
Market weekly – Transforming tech: Innovation and regulation
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the centre of a pandemic-induced boom, stern regulation efforts and forays into new turf, the technology sector is making almost daily headlines an...
Market weekly – Private debt stands out amid the uncertainty
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Uncertainty over the macroeconomic landscape and the outlook for monetary policy currently combine with an awareness among investors that by many meas...
Market weekly – Pandemic leaves consumers smarter about their food
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What will be the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for the food and agriculture sector? How is the transition towards more sustainable food produc...
Market weekly - Focusing on the ‘S’ – What is in it for investors?
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It is a win-win for companies to target the social aspects of doing business, next to environmental responsibility and proper governance, and it can b...
Market weekly - Fixed income: 2021 reflation trade
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In mid-June, Fed Chair Jay Powell pulled the rug from beneath the reflation trade by suggesting current inflation pressures were perhaps not transitor...
Market weekly - Infra debt: Investing in the backbone
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While many parts of the economy had to shut down as the coronavirus pandemic raged, the lights stayed on, water flowed from taps and internet connecti...
Market weekly – Ecosystem restoration: Why should investors be interested?
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Addressing ecosystem restoration is just as pressing as tackling CO2 emissions and can generate billions of dollars of investment opportunities, as Ul...
Market weekly: There is more to emerging market equities
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emerging market equities offer investors a wide range of diversification opportunities across economies with a solid post-pandemic growth profile that...
Market weekly – Corporate bonds: Resilience amid rising inflation
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks to central bank largesse, corporate bond markets weathered the depth of the Covid crisis well. Risks to credit markets today appear low with gr...
Market weekly – Asia: A good place to change climate change
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On account of the region’s strong economic growth, Asia has a considerable impact on climate change, but at the same time is, perhaps disproportiona...
Market weekly – European equities: About to catch up
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fund flows to date have massively favoured US equities, but European equities now have considerable scope to catch up as the economic recovery broaden...
Market weekly – Biodiversity: Why nature loss matters
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change and pollution are among the factors reducing biodiversity. The result is considerable damage to society and the economy. Robert-Alexand...
Market weekly – Risk-on to rock on in second half
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The economic recovery should broaden into a synchronised global upturn in the course of the second half of this year, favouring risky assets including...
Market weekly – Recovery and structural shifts signal inflation ahead in the US
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation has been quiescent in developed economies in recent years. Today, the possibility that we may be on the brink of a secular shift away from t...
Market weekly – Why invest in inclusive growth?
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Being open to an inclusive growth approach goes hand in hand with a focus on long-term performance and contributes to a better climate for doing busin...
Market weekly – Creation and disruption in healthcare
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Long-term growth trends and innovation continue to create demand for healthcare at a rate that exceeds the pace of economic growth. Jon Stephenson, po...
Market weekly – Four questions on green bonds
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Green bonds have grown and matured as a fixed-income segment over the past decade. The need for climate action has spurred a raft of green projects an...
Market weekly – Time for US bond investors to shift to greater flexibility
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The outlook for US interest rates is shifting towards a normalisation of central bank policy now that the economic recovery appears to be entrenched. ...
Market weekly – Asia’s central role make it a hub for flows
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Asian equities rode high early in the year amid optimism over the recovery in China, the new US administration and improved relations with China, and ...
Market weekly – The technologies contributing to net zero
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eliminating carbon dioxide emissions over the coming decades will require multi-billion dollar investments, as well as a wide range of efforts to redu...
Market weekly – Factor-based investing: it works for corporate bonds too!
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Applying factors when selecting corporate bonds for investment helps build a portfolio with a performance that can be shown to be resilient when marke...
Market weekly – What is fixed income for? Absolute return
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bond investors may well need to change tack as they navigate a positive outlook for economic growth and the implications that currently has for fixed ...
Market weekly - Fresh impetus to ESG investing
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has led to greater awareness of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, both in a personal and business sense. This has reinfo...
Market weekly – Looking for pockets of value in high-yield bonds
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Massive financial support from governments and central banks during the lockdowns in 2020 underpinned valuations for European high-yield bonds. The se...
Market weekly – Which way for carbon and offshore wind pricing in the energy transition?
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Market mechanisms can play an important role in managing the energy transition. In two markets, recent developments have signalled potential shifts: c...
Market weekly – A true alternative: private debt and real assets
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Private debt and real asset markets can offer investors meaningful return potential along with diversification. David Bouchoucha, head of private debt...
Market Weekly - Climate Change, A Critical Issue For Our Time
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has underscored existential problems, climate change in particular. This is spurring a wave of awareness, ambitious projects and investme...
Market Weekly – Spend, Spend, But No Inflation In Sight
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
US government spending to help the economy cope with the dire consequences of COVID-19 looks set to reach record peacetime levels, but absent a boost ...
Market Weekly – Equities’ Dashboard Signals Another Good Run
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Equities look set for a positive 2021: last year’s themes and secular change should persist with support coming from factors such as dovish monetary...
Market weekly – Water, water, everywhere – and in your portfolio?
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A finite resource in ever growing demand, water represents a durable growth area in both developed markets suffering from underinvestment and emerging...
Market Weekly – Eurozone Interest Rates Are Near The Bottom
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eurozone interest rates are “at the floor” of the short end of the government bond yield curve, pushing investors towards the longer end as they s...
Market Weekly - Multi-Factor Equity Investing - Turning The Corner After A Difficult 2020
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Underperformance of multi-factor equity investing in 2020 has led some investors to question the strategy. Raul Leote de Carvalho, deputy head of our ...
Market weekly – What we expect for 2021
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How can investors navigate the next phases of the pandemic, its legacy, and the ensuing economic recovery? Can we solve the climate crisis at the same...
Market weekly – Opportunities in Chinese fixed income
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A combination of factors is leading global bond investors towards the Chinese bond market. Jean-Charles Sambor, head of emerging market debt, and Dani...
Market weekly – Embark on the engine of growth with Asian equities
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Asian equities have come through the pandemic standing tall and the prospects are for a continued strong run as household wealth rises and economies g...
Market weekly – “It’s the virus, stupid”
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The main factor determining the US economic outlook has been and will be the course of the pandemic, with the incoming administration’s ability to d...
Market weekly – Greener becomes prominent on food investing menu
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Changing awareness is driving a shift in consumers’ relationship with food, limiting their appetite for animal products and boosting their interest ...
Market weekly – US MBS: a solid foundation and more
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
US mortgage-backed securities (MBS) currently offer an attractive yield pick-up over US Treasuries and have even greater appeal over comparable bonds ...
Market weekly – Chinese equities are go
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
China’s stocks appear to have left boom and bust behind. After outpacing major markets since a COVID-induced dip, Chinese equity markets are on a mu...
Market weekly – US election: four more years or a new course?
02 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some three weeks ahead of the US presidential election, it is time to assess the latest polls and the implications for economic policy and financial m...
Market weekly – Looking under the hood of disruptive technology
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has caused a quantum leap in growth in areas such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence and automation. Yet this trend may well hav...
Market weekly – Carbon neutrality is achievable by 2050
28 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The EU’s new targets for emissions reductions are realistic and achievable and should lift the price of CO2, encouraging more emitters to switch to...
Market weekly – Infrastructure debt for the long run
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Investment in infrastructure debt could provide institutional investors with long-dated, high-quality cash flows. These can serve to match liabilities...
Market weekly – Still room for positive yields in USD, GBP money markets
14 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Central banks provided economies with ample cash as the economic effects of the COVID-19 health crisis bit, driving down interest rates – and absolu...
Market weekly - Reducing the risk of digital inequality
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digitalisation trends in education, healthcare and commerce. However, many citizens are at risk of being left be...
Market weekly - US small caps stand to expand their lead on large caps
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Large-scale stimulus measures, a cyclical bounce for the economy and attractive valuations have converged to brighten the prospects for US small capit...
Market weekly - Fintech in emerging markets equals access to financial services and more
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Many emerging markets are displaying an appetite for digital payments and, in the wake of that, e-commerce. This, coupled with the proliferation of sm...
Market weekly - Fixed income is now a bond picker’s market
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bond yields have fallen ever lower as the COVID-19 recession and disinflation have forced central banks and governments to implement whatever-it-takes...
Market weekly – The environment, an extraordinary investment opportunity
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Demand for energy, food and water is set to grow significantly over the next 20 years as the global population grows. Meeting this demand while reduci...
Market weekly - Private debt and real assets: a resilient asset class across cycles
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Investors looking for alternative and resilient sources of yield as mainstream investments are held back in an environment of ‘lower for longer’ g...
Market weekly - Much too little inflation or too much inflation: which will it be?
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Whatever-it-takes spending programmers by governments and central banks to prop up economies stricken by the COVID-19 pandemic have raised concerns th...
Market weekly - The case for global emerging market equities
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, Vincent Nichols, investment specialist for global emerging market (EM) equities, discusses the case for EM equities with Dan...
Market weekly - What to expect after the Great Pandemic of 2020
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The unprecedented crisis caused by COVID-19 has left asset allocators disorientated. Uncertainty has deepened and the outlook is now for bond and equi...
Market weekly – Factor investing in equities: lessons from the COVID-19 crisis
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the recent equity market rally, exposures to factors did not perform as expected. In this podcast, we discuss the particularities of the rally and ...
Market weekly – Consumer innovators in the post-pandemic world
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The rise of millennials, digital consumption and shifting demographics are among the big trends reshaping the consumer sector. How does the 2020 pande...
Market weekly – Do you have the equity protection you need?
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, Daniel Morris, senior market strategist, discusses with Julien Halfon, Head of Pension and Corporate Solutions, the role ris...
Market weekly – Healthcare, an investment theme for the coming decade
25 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Both US and global healthcare stocks have outperformed their respective broader markets during the coronavirus pandemic. This is just the start of a l...
Market weekly – Riding the digital transformation with US equities
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lockdowns have fastforwarded the digital transformation of our economies. Senior investment strategist Daniel Morris and Pam Hegarty, portfolio manage...
Market weekly – Seize the opportunities with active equity strategies
11 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After the recent strong rally in developed equity markets, senior investment strategist Daniel Morris and Guy Davies, chief investment officer active ...
Market weekly – Fixed income – deflation, not inflation, is the main risk now
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a rollercoaster ride in April, senior investment strategist Daniel Morris and Dominick DeAlto, chief investment officer fixed income, discuss wh...
Market weekly – Chinese equities – ahead of the curve
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Year to date, the Chinese market is one of the best performing equity markets globally. Can such performance be sustained for the rest of 2020, howeve...
Market weekly – Time to add risk in multi-asset portfolios?
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senior investment strategist Daniel Morris and Denis Panel, Chief Investment Officer of the Multi-Asset and quantitative solutions team (MAQS), discus...
Market weekly - Quality will withstand volatile equity markets
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Senior investment strategist Daniel Morris and Guy Davies, Chief Investment Officer active equity strategies, discuss the outlook for equity markets. ...
Market weekly - Sustainability and resilience in volatile markets
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of the third week of lockdown across much of Europe, Daniel Morris, senior investment strategist, and Mark Lewis, global head of sustainabi...
Market weekly - Some calm after the storm
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As a measure of calm is restored in financial markets, Guillermo Felices, head of research and strategy for Multi-Asset and Quantitative Solutions (MA...
Market weekly - This policy response can turn the tide
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a week of unprecedented central bank interventions in financial markets, Richard Barwell, global head of macroeconomic research, and Denis Panel...
Market weekly – Quality is now key
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After a momentous week in financial markets, our investment specialists discuss the impact of the coronavirus on equity markets, what the recent corre...
Mark Lewis & Trevor Allen: transition bonds vs green bonds
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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EP05 - Wells wires and wheels: conclusion as an investor on renewable energy vs fossil fuels
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
EP05 - Wells wires and wheels: conclusion as an investor on renewable energy vs fossil fuels by BNP Paribas Asset ManagementHosted by Ausha. See ausha...
EP04 - Wells wires and wheels: policy makers, oil companies and the automotive industry
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
EP04 - Wells wires and wheels: policy makers, oil companies and the automotive industry by BNP Paribas Asset ManagementHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/p...
EP03 - Wells wires and wheels: the Impact of renewables on the European utility sector
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
EP03 - Wells wires and wheels: the Impact of renewables on the European utility sector by BNP Paribas Asset ManagementHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/pr...
EP02 - Wells wires and wheels: benefits of electric vehicles vs combustion vehicles
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
EP02 - Wells wires and wheels: benefits of electric vehicles vs combustion vehicles by BNP Paribas Asset ManagementHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/priva...
EP01 - Wells wires and wheels: energy return on capital invested
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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