Investment Insights

Equities look set for a positive 2021: last year’s themes and secular change should persist with support coming from factors such as dovish monetary policies. However, risks linger, not least those related to the pandemic. Overall, this constellation makes for a stock pickers’ market, argues Guy Davies, CIO of Equities.

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A finite resource in ever growing demand, water represents a durable growth area in both developed markets suffering from underinvestment and emerging markets in need of more infrastructure. As the appreciation of quality water and improved food and health standards grows – not least in the wake of the COVID crisis – so should our endorsement of the breadth of investment opportunities the sector offers. Portfolio manager Justin Winter at Impax Asset Management explains.

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Eurozone interest rates are “at the floor” of the short end of the government bond yield curve, pushing investors towards the longer end as they seek areas in fixed income that can still offer an attractive yield. Olivier De Larouziere, global head of multi-strategy group – fixed income, talks to chief market strategist Daniel Morris about the opportunities in the asset class.

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Underperformance of multi-factor equity investing in 2020 has led some investors to question the strategy. Raul Leote de Carvalho, deputy head of our quantitative research group, discusses the reasons behind the underperformance with Daniel Morris, chief market strategist.

The conversation focuses on the findings of a new research paper by the quantitative research group. This paper, entitled “Equity Factor Investing: Historical Perspective of Recent Performance” provides an extensive analysis of why we think the outlook for multi-factor investing is positive.

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How can investors navigate the next phases of the pandemic, its legacy, and the ensuing economic recovery? Can we solve the climate crisis at the same time as the world tackles the social and economic problems laid bare by the pandemic? Daniel Morris, chief market strategist, discusses BNP Paribas Asset Management’s investment outlook for 2021.

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A combination of factors is leading global bond investors towards the Chinese bond market. Jean-Charles Sambor, head of emerging market debt, and Daniel Morris, chief market strategist, discuss the rise of Chinese fixed income in our weekly podcast.

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Asian equities have come through the pandemic standing tall and the prospects are for a continued strong run as household wealth rises and economies grow. Zhikai Chen, Head of Asian Equities, discusses the case for the asset class with Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist.

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The main factor determining the US economic outlook has been and will be the course of the pandemic, with the incoming administration’s ability to deal with its effects on the economy and business handicapped by its curtailed legislative power. Dominick DeAlto, CIO fixed income, and Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris discuss the implications for bond investors and pinpoint the opportunities.

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Changing awareness is driving a shift in consumers’ relationship with food, limiting their appetite for animal products and boosting their interest in the environmental, social and health aspects of what ends up on their plates. Food industry research analyst Agne Rackauskaite talks to Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris about the numerous opportunities this greater consciousness is creating in food investing.

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US mortgage-backed securities (MBS) currently offer an attractive yield pick-up over US Treasuries and have even greater appeal over comparable bonds elsewhere, which in many cases bear negative interest rates. John Carey, Head of Structured Securities, talks to Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris about these high quality fixed income instruments that can help to add yield to portfolios.

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