Is the rise of passive investing a challenge or opportunity for boutique asset managers?

Is the rise of passive investing a challenge or opportunity for boutique asset managers?
A Natixis report on global financial institutions found that there is a consensus overweight to US equities going into 2025.
Pictet’s Shaniel Ramjee on the current state of corporate and government bonds.
Rising market uncertainty could boost returns for fixed income investors, says the asset manager.
The asset manager is less constructive on US equities compared with most of its peers.
There is more to equities than the Magnificent 7, argues the asset manager.
The world’s largest asset manager is pro-risk going into 2025 but its strategists warn there are three factors that would change this view.
Private banks and unloved Hong Kong stocks are among the asset managers picks.
A dividend-focused strategy can help investors capitalise on Asia’s attractive valuations while reducing volatility, argues Eastspring Investments.
“I get up every morning looking for negative data points, and I can’t find them,” says Manulife IM senior portfolio manager Ryan Davies.
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