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.

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.
Markets are seeing a mid-cycle slowdown rather than a full blown recession, according to John Woods, Lombard Odier chief investment officer, Asia.
Long duration bonds are not much better than they were three years ago before the 2022 bond bear market, warns Muzinich’s Tajtana.
Lauren Hardy gauges the lie of the land across the investment universe as we embark on a new year.
Rising market uncertainty could boost returns for fixed income investors, says the asset manager.
Cash is no longer king as rate cuts approach in 2025.
The purchase of Degroof Petercam has boosted assets and broadened the scale of the wealth manager’s products and services.
The rising likelihood of ‘higher for longer’ rates could make income assets more appealing.
BlackRock’s annual global insurance report found that most insurers surveyed plan to increase their investments to private assets in the next two years.
Concerns have started to emerge on valuations.
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