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?
Financial advisers are facing an increasingly complex universe of sustainability regulations. We have created a guide to help you understand these regulatory changes, as well as how LGIM can provide support.
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.
The past month saw a rapid shift in markets from worrying about inflation to worrying about growth. How should investors balance the risks?
For responsible investors, divestment can have unintended consequences – and engagement is often underappreciated.
Numerous factors are putting upward pressure on prices in Japan, and the yen is acting as an escape valve for the central bank's yield curve control policy.
Expect profound changes in 2022 and beyond that will create both risks and opportunities for investors.
While the precious metal appears expensive on valuation grounds, heightened risk aversion has led to additional demand from central banks.
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.
The taper tantrum of 2013 showed how sensitive emerging markets (EMs) were to higher US rates, but there are some important differences this time around.
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 need to remain humble and nimble as we assess the changing investment landscape and seek to fulfil our purpose: to create a better future through responsible investing.
We will be focusing on three key questions around the spread of a new variant of COVID-19.
As this is the first time since the 1980s that inflation has been a challenge, our Asset Allocation team has turned their four steps to navigate inflation in portfolios into a practical inflation toolkit to provide additional support that aims to help protect client portfolios.
In our fourth post in this series, we look at the questions that Russia's invasion raises for the global economy. We also outline our views on the outlook for Fed, BoE and ECB policy.
Active ownership means striving to create sustainable value for our clients. Our new report details how we achieved this in 2021.
In the third blog in our series on the crisis in Ukraine, we examine the effect on the European consumer, the central-bank response, and our positioning.
First-quarter earnings for 2022 have so far not delivered many upsets, even if the post-pandemic lustre is fading. Looking to next year, however, the red-hot US labour market could threaten earnings – making it all the more important to turn to a broad set of data points to build a picture of what to expect.