Did you know more than $300 billion of business value is at risk globally if no action is taken to address water scarcity? There has been a distinct lack of analysis around the financial risks of water to make well informed investment decisions.

 

While larger companies have been the driver of stronger UK equity returns, portfolio manager Laura Foll believes opportunities can also be found in the smid-cap area.

Suney Hindocha, analyst on the Global Sustainable Equity Team led by Hamish Chamberlayne, discusses some of the mission-critical, and often overlooked, businesses that are essential to the megatrends which are shaping the future.

The primary market for convertible bonds came to a halt in the first half of 2022. Portfolio Manager Natasha Sibley explores the adjusted opportunity-set against a reshaped backdrop.

Charlotte Nisbet, Responsible Investment Analyst, discusses why deforestation can have a financially-material impact on companies and how engagement can lead to better long-term investment outcomes.

Richard Brown, Client Portfolio Manager on the European Equities Team led by John Bennett, explains why it is prudent to apply a value lens when investing in the ESG space.

John Pattullo and Jenna Barnard, Co-Heads of Global Bonds, discuss recent moves in bond yields and why they believe restrictive policy should lead to a pullback in yields from current highs.

Hamish Chamberlayne, Head of Global Sustainable Equities, and Richard Clode, technology equities portfolio manager, discuss how the tiny graphics chip is playing a huge role within the global digital transformation.

Looking ahead to the next six months, Richard Bernstein, Global Head of Macro & Customized Investing, explains why it may prove prudent not to follow the risk-taking herd.

Alex Veroude, Head of Fixed Income, looks at how the breadth of fixed income markets can help balance risks and opportunities and explains why he believes a sense of perspective can help cut through market noise.

All the hallmarks for a recession are baked in the cake but have not washed through the economy yet. Markets will soon be forced to change their focus. (Recorded 25 August 2022)

What if the debt crisis investors have feared is not still ahead, but already here, unfolding in plain sight? In his June insight, Richard Bernstein, Global Head of Macro & Customized Investing, makes the case that the market may already be penalizing U.S. fiscal excess, not through a dramatic collapse, but through a slow burn with real consequences for investors and the broader economy.

Technology by nature is an innovative, disruptive and deflationary force, making things faster, cheaper, and more efficient. This means it can offer a solution to inflation, combatting higher input and labour costs given its capability to enable automation and create more efficient products and services. Technology companies also play a key role in sustainability. The major challenges faced by the world today such as climate change, resource constraints and poverty & inequality are all leveraging on innovative new technology for solutions.

The London-based Securitised Team travelled to Barcelona to attend the Global ABS conference, where meetings with issuers and market participants reinforced that fundamentals remain resilient, but tighter valuations demand selectivity across securitised markets.

What are high yield bonds and why should investors consider them?

Portfolio Managers Andy Acker and Dan Lyons discuss how resilient fundamentals and continued innovation are shaping a constructive backdrop for the healthcare sector in the second half of 2026.

Working through illness has become increasingly common, especially with the advent of remote work. Lindsay Troxell, Senior Director, Knowledge Labs® Professional Development, discusses why financial professionals tend to avoid taking sick days and how we can begin to reverse the trend.