Investors need to make careful stock choices to capitalise on the current attractive backdrop for growth-oriented assets, according to Pimco.

Investors need to make careful stock choices to capitalise on the current attractive backdrop for growth-oriented assets, according to Pimco.
After upgrading its global growth forecast for 2021 and predicting stable rates in the US and Eurozone for the next 18 months, DWS favours Asia emerging market equities and key sub-sectors.
The current macro backdrop will focus investors on quality, both in income and companies, as well as on alternative assets, as they plan their portfolios for the rest of 2021, says Franklin Templeton.
Rising vaccination rates and supportive fiscal policies should underpin risk assets, despite inflation fears.
Credit markets are generally expensive and the upside to returns is limited, according to Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM).
New investment opportunities are expected to emerge from the need to modernise digital infrastructure in the wake of Covid-19, according to Schroders.
Investors need to pay closer attention to climate change and make it a more central focus within investment portfolios, according to Aviva Investors.
While China’s economic rebound stalls and the US economy holds steady, Invesco favours European and emerging market equities.
Market conditions look supportive for developed market equities for the rest of 2021, with fixed income more likely to be effective for risk management, says Natixis Investment Managers.
Corporate earnings are recovering, and earnings and dividends growth are highly correlated, according to JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM).
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