In this episode, Ian is joined by Mario Acquistapace, Investment Research Associate Director at CapGen, to discuss emerging market equities, including:

• An overview of the current landscape, how they've performed and the associated risks
• Our manager selection process
• Carrhae Capital's investment strategy and the rationale behind choosing them as a partner

In this episode, Ian and Robert discuss emerging market equities from a macro perspective:

• Market overview: how have emerging market equities performed over the past year and how do we classify them?
• Portfolio context: what is their role in portfolios and what are the risks?
• Investment strategy: what are the pros and cons of active vs passive approaches?

In this episode, Ian is joined by Felipe Morenés, Founding Partner of Stoneshield Capital, a distressed and opportunistic long-term investment firm, to discuss:

• Felipe's own professional journey, Stoneshield’s origins and what makes them distinctive
• Stoneshield's investment strategy and how they identify opportunities
• An example of a successful deal, from initial concept to value creation and exit

In this episode, Ian is joined by Ross Davies, Head of Real Estate at CapGen, to discuss real estate, including:

• Current opportunities in Europe and the US
• Our investment selection process
• How to access these opportunities

In this episode, Ian and Robert discuss Real Estate from a macro perspective:

• Market overview: how has real estate performed over recent years and what do we mean by opportunistic real estate?
• Portfolio context: what is the role of real estate in portfolios and what is the opportunity cost of capital?
• Opportunities: what does the current opportunity set look like?

In this episode, Ian is joined by Mike Ascione, Managing Director of Berkshire Partners, a US-based private equity manager, to discuss:

• Berkshire’s origins, how they have celebrated successes and learnt from mistakes, and the future of private equity as an ownership model
• Their investment philosophy and process
• An example of a transaction investment and their greatest contribution to its success

In this episode, Ian is joined by Enrica Dacomo, Investment Research Director at CapGen, to discuss Private Equity from a research perspective, including:

• Opportunities in the US mid-market sector
• An exploration of our manager research and selection process
• How building relationships can lead to better opportunities

In this episode, Ian and Robert discuss Private Equity from a macro perspective:

• First principles: what is the role of private equity in portfolios?
• Building a portfolio: how does this work in practice and how opportunistic can you be?
• Opportunities: what does the current opportunity set look like?

In this episode, Ian and Robert discuss:

• Inflation: what are we expecting and how might markets react?
• Growth forecasts: where might we see growth surprises in the US?
• China: what is the outlook for China and the economic landscape?

In this episode, Ian and Robert discuss:

• Dispersion: what does it mean in a financial context when does it represent an investment opportunity?
• Emerging Markets: why are EM equities appealing right now, and how is China influencing them?
• Commodities: what is the current opportunity set and are gold miners still an attractive opportunity?