Even though we're only a few weeks into the new year, investors have already seen some significant moves in markets. In a special CIO call, we discussed how they might play out.
There's never a quiet time for US technology stocks, it seems. The latest issue has been a very macro one - bond yields. The sharp rise in US bond yields has made for a painful start to the year for the sector, but we expect tech to continue outperforming through 2022.
2021 could be described as a 'great acceleration' for sustainability policy: political leaders and policymakers committed to significant reforms, and empowered companies and industries to act. But are these reforms far-reaching or fast enough?
The US Federal Reserve's (Fed's) hawkish pivot has gathered pace in recent weeks as inflation and labour-market developments have forced a reassessment of maximum employment. The overheating risks we have been worrying about appear to have arrived earlier than expected.
For responsible investors, divestment can have unintended consequences – and engagement is often underappreciated.
Expect profound changes in 2022 and beyond that will create both risks and opportunities for investors.
LGIM’s final video in their E’s of ESG series focuses on how they engage with the companies which they invest in to help deliver sustainable returns for clients of their Future World Multi-Index funds.
2021 was another year full of twists and turns, so what will 2022 bring? As we hastily forge our new year’s resolutions, our attention has turned to what’s next. Here are 10 themes our Asset Allocation team will be mulling over before welcoming in the new year.
We will be focusing on three key questions around the spread of a new variant of COVID-19.
We believe that as coronavirus anxieties recede in emerging markets (EMs), upcoming electoral contests will play a larger role shaping investment strategy.
LGIM’s CPD-certified roadshow events in November covered topics including the key investing opportunities and challenges as we emerge from the pandemic, what advisers need to know to navigate a potential paradigm shift in markets, and how thematic investors can access new long-term growth markets.
Evergrande’s problems have placed the Chinese property sector front and centre of investors’ minds. The sector is undergoing a sizeable credit crunch, several developers have missed coupon payments, and home sales are down 38% year-on-year. How bad can this get? To answer the question, we look at the fundamentals of China’s property sector.
Everyone seems to agree rates will need to go up. Few have confidence about how high. And there’s even less clarity about how inflation will be affected by potential megatrends: climate-related border taxes, global work from home forever, and post-pandemic early retirement.
The surprise for markets may be less around the timing of the Fed’s lift-off, and more the magnitude of rate hikes required to cool a potentially overheating economy.
The third video on how we incorporate environmental, social and governance factors (or ESG factors for short) into the L&G Multi-Index Funds.
Some people suggest that I must be super-human to withstand the kind of cold that I do. Nothing could be further from the truth.
The largest central banks may expect the inflation storm to pass, but they can’t predict the weather – which may have important implications for commodity prices, inflation, and multi-asset investors.
As asset managers, I believe our views should evolve with those of the societies in which we operate.
It’s easy to be bearish on emerging-market equities amid the double trouble from regulatory and growth risks – but does this make it an opportune moment to buy on a valuation or contrarian basis?
Should investors be concerned about the US debt ceiling?