Rising bond yields are attracting increasing interest from multi-asset investors despite wider fears about inflation and the potential for economic recession, says Newton head of mixed assets investment Paul Flood
Against a much-changed backdrop compared with the past few years, Paul Flood, head of mixed assets investments at Newton, and Alison El-Araby, portfolio manager, look at the challenges and opportunities facing investors.
For years loose monetary policy meant companies could spend cash on essentially what they liked. But the return of higher interest rates has changed that, creating an environment in which income stocks shine, says Newton global income portfolio manager Jon Bell.
In this week's Market Watch, Shamik delves into the likelihood of a recession, but his primary focus is on the market's optimism regarding a soft landing and recession avoidance. Shamik highlights four key reasons for this perspective. Discover these four factors and their global implications.
In this week's Market Watch, Shamik Dhar gives a taster of things to come over the next few weeks, exploring the potential of a soft landing and his views on the outcome for interest rates.
Newton’s Jim Lydotes thinks shareholders have been overlooked by certain companies in recent years, but he says some sectors are leading the way in terms of capital discipline, enabling them to pay dividends.
It is an important week for the UK with both inflation rates and the Bank of England policy decision coming out on Thursday. In this week’s Market Watch Shamik covers gilt yields, interest rate levels, mortgage rates and the possible repercussions these may have on the economy.
Walter Scott client investment manager Murdo MacLean outlines how disruption is part and parcel of investing. Not every theme is investable today, however he sees attractive opportunities in companies with long-term horizons that can weather, and indeed benefit from, disruptive forces.
Higher interest rates are here to stay but that is not necessarily a bad thing, according to BNY Mellon Investment Management chief economist Shamik Dhar. In fact, investors should embrace resulting volatility as it is likely to create asset allocation opportunities, he says.
Following the fastest, most aggressive rate hikes seen in a generation, Real Return manager Andy Warwick believes we’re in for a decade of price instability, heightened geopolitical risks and volatility. But investment opportunities remain.
Multi-asset is arguably the least homogeneous investment fund class. The last decade or so has seen an explosion of strategies, ranging from the “no frills” to the downright exotic. With such an assortment of options on offer, we’ve put together a seven-point checklist to help advisers sort the good, the bad and the ordinary.
New developments in artificial intelligence (AI) could herald a ‘third epoch’ of technological development, transforming lives and creating myriad new investment opportunities, according to Siuchoon Koay, research analyst in the Newton Investment Management equity research team.
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has thrust the banking sector back into the headlines. Fifteen years on from the GFC, the industry is once again attracting the scrutiny of nervous regulators and investors. “Plus ça change” one might be tempted to say.
Paul Flood, Head of Mixed Assets discusses developments in multi-asset and how these themes might play out in the year ahead for investors.
Multi-asset investing has come a long way since the days when the 60% equity – 40% fixed income portfolio was the only game in town for diversification-seekers.