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H1 2025 hedge fund outlook
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H1 2025 hedge fund outlook

A look at what may be in store for the asset class in the new year, including insights, projections, trends, and implications.

9 min Read
A CIO's guide to Q1
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A CIO's guide to Q1

In our last investment outlook for 2024, we provide our list of five macro trends to watch in 2025 and a range of topical articles from our thought leaders.

1 min Read
Infrastructure: Improving quality of life
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Infrastructure: Improving quality of life

As new governments rise to power with bold promises to transform infrastructure, we look at how the stage is being set for a global revolution in building and maintaining our communities.

7 min Read
Digital assets: Make cryptocurrencies great again
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Digital assets: Make cryptocurrencies great again

A look at how Trump's return could spark a new era for digital assets, with Bitcoin potentially soaring and regulatory changes ahead.

3 min Read
Fixed income: Traversing a Trump 2.0 terrain
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Fixed income: Traversing a Trump 2.0 terrain

A look at how certain flexible strategies may help fixed income investors in navigating economic uncertainties and managing risk in 2025.

3 min Read
Emerging markets: Battening down as Trump squall looms?
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Emerging markets: Battening down as Trump squall looms?

As economic headwinds gather due to his promised Americas-first policies, a look at the potential impact Trump 2.0 may have on emerging markets.

4 min Read
Sweet success? A cocoa boost for West Africa's frontier markets
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Sweet success? A cocoa boost for West Africa's frontier markets

A look at what the upsurge in cocoa prices could mean for Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, two of the leading cocoa-producing countries.

4 min Read
Sustainability Inspires: How we use voting to make business better
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Sustainability Inspires: How we use voting to make business better

We discuss how voting helps drive positive change and improve the performance of our clients' investments on our latest podcast episode.

16 min Listen
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Global Macro Research

5 for ‘25: Five macro themes to watch in 2025
Global Macro Research
5 for ‘25: Five macro themes to watch in 2025

As we inch closer to the end of 2024, we examine the five macroeconomic themes we project for 2025.

7 min Read
What is the impact of Trump 2.0 on the global economy?
Global Macro Research
What is the impact of Trump 2.0 on the global economy?

A look at how President-Elect Donald Trump's return to power could reshape the global economy with higher US growth, inflation, and significant policy shifts.

5 min Read
Will the bond vigilantes return?
Global Macro Research
Will the bond vigilantes return?

Amid rising government debt and the possible return of the bond vigilante, hosts Paul Diggle and Luke Bartholomew provide their insights and perspectives on debt sustainability and markets.

30 min Listen
What Trump 2.0 could mean for emerging markets
Global Macro Research
What Trump 2.0 could mean for emerging markets

A look at why the return of Donald Trump to the White House opens the door to a wide range of shocks for emerging markets, both positive and negative.

9 min Read
Markets will have to wait for Chinese stimulus
Global Macro Research
Markets will have to wait for Chinese stimulus

A look at why Chinese policymakers' focus on shoring up local government balance sheets may leave markets disappointed in their expectations for significant fiscal stimulus.

5 min Read
Trump wins: What's next?
Global Macro Research
Trump wins: What's next?

A look at the potential outcomes from the 2024 election's red wave, highlighted by the completion of Trump’s political comeback, and its implications for tax cuts and deregulation.

8 min Read
What does Trump mean for the economy?
Global Macro Research
What does Trump mean for the economy?

On the latest episode, hosts Paul Diggle and Luke Bartholomew are joined by political and economic experts to analyze the results of the 2024 presidential election.

23 min Listen
Are the tailwinds still in place for Japanese equities?
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Are the tailwinds still in place for Japanese equities?

Despite summer volatility and short-term vulnerabilities, such as the yen carry trade and political uncertainties, why we believe the long-term outlook remains strong, allowing for a closer examination of Japan's market dynamics.

9 min Read
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