Ahead of speaking at a recent client event focusing on generative AI at Google’s Asia HQ in Singapore, Portfolio Manager Richard Clode shares his thoughts on Google, and AI as the next major compute wave that is going to define the next decade and disrupt many industries.

The Global Bonds Team puts the recent bond bear steepening in context and reflects on what it might mean for the future direction of bond yields.

Although healthcare has lagged the equity market so far in 2023, the sector’s long-term outlook appears stronger than ever, say Portfolio Managers Andy Acker and Dan Lyons.

With yields sharply higher, Jim Cielinski, Global Head of Fixed Income, dissects what is behind the recent move.

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.

 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

As the reform of European Union (EU) securitisation rules enters the final stages of negotiations, Ian Bettney, Portfolio Manager, and Nathan Fox, Head of Public Affairs, assess what is on the table and determine whether the reforms can unlock the market’s full potential.

Portfolio manager Thomas Hauguaard discusses how emerging markets’ sensitivity to energy prices (net importers or exporters) – could affect those economies if higher prices persist.

AI is entering a new phase defined by reasoning-led models, agentic systems and accelerating infrastructure investment. The opportunity for investors lies in actively identifying productivity gains, monetisation potential and sustainable earnings growth, according to portfolio manager Richard Clode.

Portfolio Manager Denis Struc and Research Analyst Zhulin Chen assess technology and software exposure in European CLOs amid rising dispersion, analysing CLO manager responses to AI related risks and how these are influencing underwriting, watchlists and portfolio positioning.