
Invesco: Clouds are forming for global economy
Invesco’s chief global market strategist Kristina Hooper warns of slowing global growth.

Natixis: Fund selectors remain optimistic over markets despite geopolitical uncertainty
Geopolitical concerns, inflation and US-China relations named as top concerns.

T. Rowe Price: Finding defensive winners in evolving markets
Portfolio manager Adam Marden reveals how a new risk environment has changed the defensive merits of various assets – boding well for certain commodities, healthcare stocks, short-dated US Treasuries and even cash.

BNP Paribas WM sticks with equity overweight
There will be more rate cuts outside of the US which should support financial assets, according to the firm’s Asia CIO.

Will bond yields stay higher for longer?
The rising likelihood of ‘higher for longer’ rates could make income assets more appealing.

Asia markets brace for higher tariffs
The resilience of Asian domestic economies could withstand higher trade tariffs, say market strategists.

Jupiter buys investment boutique
Meanwhile, Nick Payne, Jupiter’s lead investment manager for global emerging market equities, will be leaving the business at the end of this year.

HSBC partners with IFC to promote EM bond issuers
The arrangement extends a collaboration between HSBC and IFC that started in 2019.

Fed rate cut: ‘An appropriate move given how far they are from their likely destination’
The markets largely shrugged off the decision by the US Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark interest rate yesterday by 50bp.

Julius Baer hires head of Asia Switzerland
Reto Buerer has over two decades of experience in wealth management in Asia Pacific.

GMO: Deep value is our highest conviction idea
Index providers are labelling growth and value stocks seemingly arbitrarily, according to GMO’s asset allocation team.

Will active ETFs prove to be as successful as passives?
Will traditional asset managers be receptive to adopting the format?

Morgan Stanley IM’s CIO cites US fiscal policy as top concern
Morgan Stanley Investment Management chief investment officer Jim Caron is worried about the potential dominance of fiscal policy over monetary policy.