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Strategic Sector Selector Are we there yet?
Economic indicators may have deteriorated, but equity markets in the US and Europe have not moved a great deal in the third quarter, despite some volatility in August. We are none the wiser as to whether we are in a
The Potential and Challenges of 5G: A Global Credit Analysis
The world’s biggest telecommunications companies spent hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars to build the pipes that undergird the internet, yet they weren’t the big winners. Instead, the giants of search, social media, and streaming media have garnered most of
Global Equity Ratings
Preferred Sectors: Health Care, Technology and Consumer
Mispriced Innovation – Patents as a Leading Indicator for Earnings Growth
By protecting intellectual property rights, patents act as a safeguard for the economic interests of inventors and give them incentive to innovate. The innovations that they were designed to protect are a driving force of technological and social change. From
Late Cycle Investing: How to Position and Protect Portfolios Within Leveraged Finance
Leveraged finance markets continue to provide active managers with compelling opportunities to generate alpha. Here, we offer our views on how to use security selection and sector allocations to enhance a portfolio’s outperformance potential, while defending against the risks ahead.
Strategic Sector Selector The moment before the penalty kick
US and European equity markets continued upward during the second quarter of 2019, albeit at a more moderate pace. Expectations of monetary easing by major central banks provided a short-term boost but leaves us with little visibility of what comes
Weekly Economic Commentary
Bumpy Road Ahead For The U.S. Auto Industry Germany’s Motor Is Sputtering Chinese Auto Sales Are Stuck in Reverse
Sector Dashboard
Equity markets surged back in the first quarter of 2019, but it was only towards the end that we saw investor confidence start to recover. The first move by investors was to defend their core equity positioning and consider reducing
Index Dashboard: Europe
Shrugging off slowing growth and uninspiring economic data, European equities continued to ride a “risk on” wave in April. The S&P Europe 350 gained 4% on the month. With first-quarter earnings coming in better-than-feared for Europe’s blue-chips, and with further
Index Dashboard: U.S.
U.S. equities gained steam in April, powered by positive earnings, potential progress in U.S./China trade talks, and recent dovish sentiment from the Fed. The S&P 500®, the S&P MidCap 400® and S&P SmallCap 600® all gained 4%, and the VIX®
Sector Dashboard
Overview Equity markets surged back in the first quarter of 2019, but it was only towards the end that we saw investor confidence start to recover. The first move by investors was to defend their core equity positioning and consider
Future of financial services
Perspectives The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought to the fore technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and automation, Internet of Things (IoT) and analytics, to name a few. The convergence of these technologies and its effects are already
Sector Effects in the S&P 500® The Role of Sectors in Risk, Pricing, and Active Returns
Sometimes, the sector composition of an equity portfolio is of primary importance. At other times, single-stock risks are more prominent. In this paper, we shall: Assess the relative importance of sectors in determining the performance of the S&P 500 and
Sector Effects in the S&P 500® The Role of Sectors in Risk, Pricing, and Active Returns
Sometimes, the sector composition of an equity portfolio is of primary importance. At other times, single-stock risks are more prominent. In this paper, we shall: Assess the relative importance of sectors in determining the performance of the S&P 500 and
Accessing the Leading Growth Themes in Technology
Tech companies continue to innovate and disrupt. Exposure to secular growth trends makes the sector less reliant on economic growth. It can be hard to pick just one winner — investing in a basket of companies allows investors to diversify
Spdr Etfs Sector Dashboard
Overview Sector inflows are back! Renewed investor confidence has seen net buying of equities and sector ETFs since mid-February. This has included Technology which proved a good sentiment indicator last year. Our three SPDR Sector Picks led the performance returns in February on
U.S. Equal Weight Sectors Dashboard
The S&P 500 Equal Weight outperformed the S&P 500 by 0.5% in February, and in a reversal from prior months, is now outperforming by 0.6% over the past twelve months. 6 out of 11 equal weight sectors outperformed their cap
Sugar in 2019: Current state of play
Sugar has become an increasingly important driver of the food and beverage industry since we first explored the topic in 2015. The health impacts are clearly worrying, which is translating into increased regulatory attention and consumer awareness of sugar content.
Global outlook summary
The global information and communications technology (ICT) system is at risk of splintering into US- and Chinese-led spheres of influence. Currently, the US and China are engaged in negotiations in an effort to avoid a further escalation in the trade
U.S. Equal Weight Sectors Dashboard
The S&P 500 Equal Weight outperformed the S&P 500 by 2% in January, and underperformed by 0.6% over the past twelve months. All sectors posted gains in January, and 8 out of 11 equal weight sectors outperformed their cap weighted
Een nieuw tijdperk van infrastructuur
Infrastructuuraandelen zijn ongekend populair onder beleggers. In 2018 gaan ze waarschijnlijk een record vestigen als het gaat om investeringen in niet-beursgenoteerde infrastructuurprojecten.1 Waarom? Infrastructuurinvesteringen bieden een vrij hoog rendement dat beleggers die behoefte hebben aan regelmatige inkomsten, zoals verzekeringsmaatschappijen en
Playing a Slice of the Tech Megatrends
Strategy Espresso The Technology sector changed a lot last year. The GICS sector reclassification, enacted in September 2018, created the new Communication Services sector. This action left Tech as a smaller, more tightly defined group of hardware, software and semiconductor
Industry Top Trends 2019
To communicate our credit views on rated companies and industries, we have recently published 23 Industry Top Trends reports for corporate and infrastructure industries globally. This publication brings those reports together in a single volume and is the fourth annual
Hunting for discounts in the January sales
Strategic Sector Selector US and European equity markets finished last year battered and bruised. Concerns about a potential global economic slowdown seemed to be the main driver, but we think the reaction is overdone. Our economic outlook is broadly unchanged
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Asset Allocation Consensus September
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