Robeco Asset Management Podcast

EM to the core, Ep.1/7 – Six tailwinds for emerging markets

07 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In the first episode of our new podcast series, portfolio manager Wim-Hein Pals discusses six factors that support the case for emerging markets equi...

The curious case of Fama-French: where does alpha come from?

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Factor investing was built on powerful academic foundations, but its real-world results have become harder to ignore. While many traditional factor ...

Market Flash: Investors are feeling the heat

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Markets are selling off and this does not feel like a 'buy the dip' moment. Asian markets are taking a blow after the Strait of Hormuz was effectivel...

Market Flash: What the Middle East conflict means for investors

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As tensions in the Middle East intensified over the weekend, investors have been retreating toward traditional safe havens, such as oil, gold, the US ...

Geopolitics and AI boost emerging markets prospects

13 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Equity investing has always been about understanding businesses from the ground up. But we're now in an era when geopolitics matters more, where powe...

Searching for gems in the credit markets

30 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Credit markets usually do not make the headlines, as the big themes of the day, such as AI, are perhaps less relevant to fixed income investors. Howe...

Will listed property bounce back in 2026?

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Listed real estate continues to trade at a discount to the broader equity market, while dividend yields have been steady at attractive levels. Does t...

Emerging markets are firing on all cylinders

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Emerging market equities have comfortably outperformed developed markets over the year to date – for the first time in years. Is this the start of ...

Reports of the death of ESG investing are greatly exaggerated

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There is talk of ESG fatigue – at least in some parts of the world – and concerns about how shareholder rights are evolving. There's also fresh t...

5-year Expected Returns – The Stale Renaissance

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Exciting AI developments and technological innovation meet macroeconomic and geopolitical headwinds. Global economic growth will keep momentum, but it...

The skeptical value investor

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Growth stocks have outpaced value stocks over the past decade, with growth's lead particularly clear in the US market. That's the high-level perspecti...

The long, hot AI summer (part 3/3) – AI horizons

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What's next for AI in investing? In the final part of our AI summer course, we join our experts and look beyond the horizon. Discover how AI developme...

The long, hot AI summer (part 2/3) – AI momentum

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who's riding the AI wave? Which innovations are shaping investing today and tomorrow? Explore the dynamic AI trends shaping investing from 2023 throug...

The long, hot AI summer (part 1/3) – AI milestones

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the first podcast of our AI summer course, we trace AI's journey from academic experiments to becoming a core driver of alpha in Robeco's flagship...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 11/11 – How important is the human factor in quant?

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With so much reliance on technology in quant investing, what role do humans play in the process? In the eleventh and final episode of our series on qu...

How resilient are long-term investment themes in turbulent times?

27 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Disruption has been the trend of 2025. Upheaval is everywhere, from geopolitics and trade, to the fields of technology, payments, ways of working and...

A random talk down Quant Street, Episode 10/11 – What kind of performance can investors expect?

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What kind of performance can investors expect from Active Quant? In this episode we look at what contributes to the stability of Active Quant, what m...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 9/11 – Does risk appetite drive quant choices?

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How much risk are you comfortable with – and how should that affect your investment choices? In the ninth episode of this new series on quant inv...

Quality in high yield has always delivered

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The high-yield bond market has rebounded from April's tariff-driven sell-off, with US spreads having tightened and European yields holding steady. Bu...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 8/11 – What is quant alpha?

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Capturing quant alpha requires a blend of innovation and precision. In the eighth episode of this new series on quant investing, we welcome back Van...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 7/11 – How active is Active Quant?

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this new episode portfolio manager Vania Sulman explains how the tracking error of an Active Quant approach is managed over the long term, and exp...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 6/11 – What are next-gen signals?

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Investing is evolving fast, and next-gen signals are at the forefront of that evolution. But what arethey? In the sixth episode of this new series o...

Trump 2.0 is all about 'shock and awe'

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The first 100 days of Donald Trump's return to the White House have been marked by sweeping change: executive actions, heightened trade tensions, and...

Market Flash: The bond market can intimidate everyone

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

'In times of turmoil you see where the crowded trades are', says strategist Martin van Vliet. He explains what happened on the bond market that made ...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 5/11 – What does AI mean for quant investing?

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is everywhere – but what does it actually mean for quant investing? In the fifth episode of this new series on quant investing, we speak with ...

Market Flash – Sell the rally or buy the dip?

10 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

President Trump blinked and markets worldwide rally. Is this an opportunity to take risk off the table or are we back in 'risk on territory'? China f...

Market Flash: Is this a market spasm or a game-changer?

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we cover five of the key questions clients have dropped with us over the past few days when Trump's tariffs wreaked havoc on financial...

Market Flash – 'Bloodbath' is the appropriate word

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week's paradox: 'we're witnessing a very significant market event on something that we all saw coming', says Joshua Crabb, portfolio manager bas...

Market Flash – It's too early yet to add risk

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You see indiscriminative selling happening now among hedge funds. First they sell what they could, now they sell whatever they can.

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 4/11 – What's the perfect quant stock?

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Broad factor groups help explain long-term returns and, indeed, form the framework for quantitative stock selection models. In the fourth of this new ...

The tables have turned, and EM might benefit from it

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Global markets are reeling from unpredictable US policy shifts – from tariff wars to geopolitical moves – all of which has left emerging market e...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 3/11 – Which factors work (and which don't)?

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Academic literature tells us there are more than 300 factors. But not all can be exploited by investors. In this third episode of our new podcast ser...

You AI-nt seen nothing yet

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI has shaken up the investment world, generating impressive stock-market gains for the perceived winners. Is the market now starting to move beyond ...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 2/11 – What's in it for you?

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Active Quant offers stable, systematic outperformance with predictable risk-return characteristics. But what's really in it for you? In the second of ...

A random talk down Quant Street, Ep. 1/11 – Why quant investing is not a black box

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Quant investing has been called a 'black box,' but is that really the case? In the first of this new series on Quant Investing we sit down with Haral...

Ignore momentum at your own peril

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Equity markets are living through one of the most powerful momentum runs in decades, driven in large part by the continued dominance of US large-cap ...

Buying skepticism in the market

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In a world in which the momentum factor is a key driver of investor flows, and where investment sentiment is heavily skewed towards US mega-caps, a c...

No (soft) landing in 2025

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Robeco's one-year outlook, titled 'This is not a landing', looks at how the US economy so far skillfully manages to defy all the indicators flashing ...

US Election: The impact on equities, bonds, currencies and commodities

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What 'four more years of Trump' means for financial markets. Erika van der Merwe with Robeco's Colin Graham and Lauren Mariano.

What's driving the recent growth in active ETFs?

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This has been a landmark year for active exchange traded funds. More than 300 new active ETFs have been launched so far in 2024, and around EUR 200 b...

Subordinated, but certainly not suboptimal

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Markets are preparing for lower rates. Fixed income investors who need their portfolios to keep on generating enough income are having to evaluate th...

Is the eternal promise of emerging markets starting to materialize?

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many investors are still underweight emerging market equities. While the asset class outperformed developed markets by a wide margin in the first dec...

The (almost) forgotten art of stock picking

18 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's almost unnerving, watching equity-market indices repeatedly touching new all-time highs. Particularly when the gains are founded on a very select...

The three big trends shaping our future

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to truly see the significant shifts taking place in the world around us – those structural themes that might be obscured by the n...

Can investors position their portfolios to prepare for a US election outcome?

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Anticipating how financial markets might react to the US presidential elections is a tough call for investors. Mike Mullaney, Director of Global Mark...

Thematic investing – often a tale of two tides

19 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

While the returns of the Magnificent Seven stocks dwarfed the performance of thematic strategies in 2023, the tide may slowly be turning. In this po...

Zoo-ming in and out of the factor zoo

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Quant equity investing has enjoyed the resurgence of value since late 2020. Meanwhile, the quest for innovation in capturing returns continues unaba...

All you need to know about 'transition finance'

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A new aspect of the evolution in sustainable investing is the emphasis on what is termed 'transition finance'. It is a broad concept – some argue i...

Moving from cash to credits

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A year ago, many market participants were arguing that 2023 would be a great year for fixed income. Following a series of aggressive policy rate hike...

A Swift but thorough look at 2024

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

2023 gave investors little reason to complain. Both global equities and bondsare likely to deliver positive returns and Goldilocks still reigns supre...

Can next-gen quant unlock alpha?

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The buzz around artificial intelligence has reached fever pitch, with growing awareness of what this technology can do. What does it all mean for inve...

Credit Quarterly Talks Q4 2023: This time it's NOT different

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Consensus views in the market have changed from a likelihood of a recession to a most likely soft landing. But economic laws have always applied and t...

From Ghana to Ireland – ranking all countries by their SDG policies

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Countries all over the world have embraced the SDGs. Our new Country SDG Framework shows exactly which of those countries are making most progress. T...

Growth now meets value in emerging market equities

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Early this year, investors were notably enthusiastic about emerging market equities. And, as the months have gone by, funds have flowed towards this ...

We're at a very exciting stage in AI developments

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It's been just over six months since generative AI was made truly accessible to the world at large. It's sparked the collective imagination about the...

Credit Quarterly Talks Q3 2023: Between a rock and a hard place

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In their latest Credit Quarterly Outlook, Robeco's Credit team explains that rates and recession fears are the main drivers of this cycle.At times lik...

Podcast XL: Is the 60-40 portfolio dead or just outdated?

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The idea that the typical investment portfolio can be constructed with a 60% allocation to equities and a 40% exposure to bonds has paid off for numb...

A new episode of our new series for you: 'In tune with the markets' - Arnout van Rijn

05 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 'In tune with the markets' – Episode 6: 'Jai Ho!'   A new episode of Robeco's biweekly podcast that makes sense of the latest market mov...

Banking crisis? What banking crisis?

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The expectation had been that banks would enjoy the fruits of finally exiting zero interest rate policies. While that has been the case, the tremendou...

Subscribe to 'In tune with the markets' too

07 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a trailer. Full new episode out now: https://www.robeco.com/en-int/insights/2023/04/podcast-in-tune-with-the-markets-mahna-mahna   Robeco's...

Credit Quarterly Talks Q2 2023: Buy the dip

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Markets are still nervously eyeing the risk of a recession. Turmoil in the banking sector has added to the jitters. What will central banks do, and ho...

Don't navigate on headline news when investing in Asia-Pacific

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Asia-Pacific is touted as a region vibrant with opportunity, thanks to its demographic advantage, catch-up growth and technological prowess. But inves...

New episode of new series: 'In tune with the markets' - Arnout van Rijn

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 'In tune with the markets' – episode 3: 'I will survive' A new episode of Robeco's biweekly podcast that makes sense of the latest market mo...

New series: 'In tune with the markets'

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 'In tune with the markets' – episode 2: 'The Power' Arnout van Rijn: Central banks are still a major theme. The question is: how far are ...

When the going gets tough, the tough stay the course

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Karin van Baardwijk has been Robeco's CEO for just over a year now – a period that coincided with what turned out to be a perfect storm for asset ...

The best is yet to come for factor investing

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There were few places for investors to hide in 2022, as weakness spread across all asset classes. Factor investing strategies, by contrast, provided ...

Credit Quarterly Talks Q1 2023: From rates to ratings fears

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Robeco credit quarterly outlook with Erik Keller

Après Montreal: Biodiversity is also about opportunity

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's agreement that measures to halt and reverse biodiversity loss are now critical. But is this enough to move key role-players into action? That ...

Is this the low point for high yield?

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

2022 has been a year of records for bond investors. In the first six months, the fixed income asset class clocked its worst performance since 1788. An...

We're nowhere near an equilibrium between growth and value yet

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Value has proven over the past two years that it's not dead, after all. The rotation away from growth stocks towards value that started in November 20...

Has the sustainability premium vanished?

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a gruelling year so far for financial markets, including for equities. And sustainable indices have had it even harder, having underperforme...

PodcastXL: The pursuit of alternative alpha

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It has been hailed as the next frontier in quant investing. Using artificial intelligence, algorithms and vast volumes of new data types to explore u...

Aggressive growth stocks face an uphill battle

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A year ago today, the scope for growth stocks – and particularly tech-related growth companies – still seemed boundless. But, the recognition tha...

What's with inflation?

27 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rising inflation has become a growing concern for consumers around the world. It's also wreaked havoc in financial markets, owing to fear and uncerta...

Robeco Asset Management Podcast

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in to Robeco's podcasts in which our experts succinctly explain the latest developments in everything from quantitative and sustainable investin...

Rediscovering real assets

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There's far more to real estate than 'location, location, location', and investors are taking note. Amid volatile market conditions, listed real esta...

How to read the huge emerging markets discount

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emerging markets look extremely cheap. But are they cheap for a reason? We bring some 70 years of investment experience to the table to discuss the ri...

The art of true engagement

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Investors have grown to recognize the importance of having a say in how their capital is used. Butconducting successful engagements with companies is ...

Equity factors are even older than we thought

15 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

New Robeco research confirms that investors' behavioural biases have been around since the days of the American Wild West. Guido Baltussen and Pim va...

Not seeing red on Russian invasion

25 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With Russian tanks rolling into the suburbs of Kyiv, what should investors do? Wim-Hein Pals, head of Emerging Markets Equities, talks about keeping ...

Stick to your long-term investment beliefs

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How tough will 2022 be for investors? What will it take to successfully navigate volatile market conditions, with very little in financial markets, c...

Is this peak insanity?

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With current market valuations now exceeding those of 1929, and even of 1999, the term 'peak insanity' is coined. Arnout van Rijn, CIO Asia Pacific, i...

Why the research that backs sustainable investing takes tenacity

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The wave of inflows continues into ESG-focused funds and impact-targeting strategies. But what lies behind the impressive product labels and glossy...

China – from power shortages to power play

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest podcast, we discuss China's challenges – from property to power shortages. We also zoom in on China's ambition as it moves from a trad...

Why quant fixed income is a great diversifier

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

While many quant equity strategies have struggled over the past few years, the performance of quant credits has been robust. Patrick Houweling, Co-he...

The Next Digital Billion is here. Are investors prepared?

07 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A fundamental shift is occurring in how and where the internet is used. Investors could be caught out by who the real winners are in this transition,...

Are investment managers ready for ESG going mainstream?

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

More and more investors say they choose their fund manager based on their sustainability credentials. But is the industry ready for this fundamental ...

Value, back with a vengeance

30 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Value stocks are in revival – this after what seemed like an endless run of underperformance relative to growth stocks. But, is this the long-await...

Navigating change and challenge in the asset management industry

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's never a dull moment in the asset management industry. Innovation, market swings, increasing regulatory pressure, the rotation from growth to val...

No need to fear an inflationary accident – just yet

30 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's inevitable that the forceful fiscal stimulus and exceptionally loose monetary policy currently in place will result in higher inflation. But, sa...

Climate investing is more than just the next big thing

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The more you read about climate change, the more worried you become", says Carola van Lamoen, Head of Sustainable investing. However,  "mankind i...

Challenge the consensus

12 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Keep questioning the consensus in 2021, do your research and stay contrarian, says Victor Verberk, Robeco's CIO Fixed Income, in our latest podcast ...

Why I am more bullish than ever on quant

17 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Will value stocks make a comeback in 2021? Robeco's Chief Quant Researcher, David Blitz, acknowledges that mean reversion isn't always inevitable. An...

A great year for risky assets

07 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With several vaccines on the way, 2021 promises to be a great year for equities. Earnings could reach double-digit growth and the trend of underperf...

Trends investing – art or science?

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Covid-19 seems to have increased the speed at which trends are changing our world. Share prices of companies related to ecommerce and digitalization ...

Will we avert a grim mix of higher inflation and negative rates?

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Central banks are navigating through unchartered territory. "The longer you have negative interest rate policies, the harder it will become to offset...

The pressure on value investors is almost unbearable

28 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Value has underperformed growth in the large-cap space by 43% in the past year. "The pressure on value investors to reevaluate and potentially discar...

Our man in Hong Kong

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Arnout van Rijn has been investing in Asia for 25 years; for more than half of this time, he has lived in Hong Kong. His experiences have taught him ...

Straight talking about a circular future

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is rebuilding the global economy after Covid-19 an opportunity to fundamentally reboot economic systems? Proponents of the circular economy – which ...

Some factors are more equal than others

13 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Is Value broken? Does a decade of disappointing performance mean that a factor has ultimately failed? The 'lost decade' for classic Fama-French facto...