Quality indexes have outperformed value, growth, and the broader market for decades. We believe an active approach to quality—one that focuses on companies with high levels of financial productivity to start—can increase return potential even f
Is there any place to hide from market volatility? There may be an alternative: hedged convertible bonds have a unique source of potential return that stems from volatility itself. And we believe they may be more than a short-term solution.
Rising energy prices are one of the most significant economic consequences of the conflict in Ukraine. Europe, which relies heavily on Russian oil and gas, has taken the greatest hit. But Europe is also one of Russia's best customers and a valu
The mapping of the human genome compares in its impact to that of the silicon chip. Healthcare's Apples and Amazons may eventually emerge, but unlike the hot air that inflated earlier bubbles, published research findings can guide fundamental i
China’s increase in regulations over the past year has led to market value losses of more than US$1 trillion and raised doubts about the country’s commitment to a market-based economy. Many of the regulations, however, aim to address structural
Agriculture’s dual nature as an essential resource and a primary source of greenhouse gas emissions poses a unique challenge, but we believe companies that provide exposure to solutions at the intersection of food production and environmental s
If inflation remains above the Fed’s 2% target through 2022 and then stabilizes at or slightly above 2% thereafter, it will mark a major turning point for interest rates.
SPACs, special purpose acquisition corporations, have become an attractive alternative to traditional IPOs. PIPEs—private investments in public equity—may well offer the most promising entry point.
With global yields close to their historic bottom and jittery markets anticipating resurgent inflation, we believe investors should no longer count on returns on "risk-free" income keeping pace with rising prices. View the slide presentation he
The now ubiquitous bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are creating a decentralized, alternative global financial system. Hoping to push back against the competition, central banks, led by the People’s Bank of China, are investigating what it wo
We answer the question on many investors’ minds: Is there still a role for actively managed, broadly diversified portfolios that make investment decisions based on corporate fundamentals?
In this Insights, we discuss the enormous and fundamental implications changing demographics will have in determining the fate of entire industries as new technologies and ecosystems come into favor and replace old products and services.
The 5G wireless network promises to revolutionize the internet, but no matter which nation ultimately assumes global leadership, the competition itself should create enormous opportunities for investors.
When the banks stumble, the economy can falter, as it did in the global financial crisis a decade ago. Today, the COVID-19 pandemic poses sizable risks for the US banking system, risks which the stock market appears to have more than priced in.
Have markets overplayed the threat of sovereign emerging market defaults? We believe the widespread misperception about the risk defaults pose to emerging markets debt has created some of the most compelling alpha opportunities on offer in toda
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced extraordinary uncertainty and volatility to financial markets and put volatility forecasting strategies to the test.
Behind the headlines, some of the world’s biggest commodity-driven emerging markets are “getting it.” They’re cleaning up corporate governance, advancing shareholders’ interests, and inviting private investment. Russia, which had the world’s be
In the US, unemployment is low, corporate earnings are growing, and businesses remain confident. But with global uncertainty running high, it may be time for investors to refocus on the fundamentals.
Behind the glum market outlook a European recovery is gaining steam, creating an environment that favors alpha generation, even as fundamentals lag in traditional growth industries.