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Thematics Spotlight : World Day for Safety and Health at Work 2021

In societies undergoing constant transformation, shaken by successive waves of innovation and a global health crisis, occupational health and safety must be a priority for companies around the world more than ever.

  • April 28, 2021
Thematics Spotlight: Valuing Water Today To Preserve Tomorrow

A look at the World water day which is yet another opportunity to raise awareness around the global water crisis.

  • April 25, 2021
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A Growth Equity Strategies Update with Aziz Hamzaogullari, Loomis Sayles

Aziz Hamzaogullari, discusses how the team's disciplined and differentiated philosophy and process shape the performance profile of Loomis Sayles Growth Equity Strategies.

Global Equities: Making Sense Of A Market In Turmoil
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Global Equities: Making Sense Of A Market In Turmoil

Hollie Briggs, vice president and director of product management at Loomis, Sayles & Company, sat down with Citywire to discuss how the team at Loomis prepare for, and work through, the different eventualities that the global equity markets can bring.

  • April 16, 2021
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Thematics Insights : Water and Wastewater Testing Thematics Insights : Water and Wastewater Testing

A look at the water and wastewater testing knowing the growth opportunity from the global pandemic of Covid 19.

  • April 15, 2021
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Investing in Emerging Markets with WCM Investing in Emerging Markets with WCM

To help make the most of emerging market opportunities for its clients, WCM Investment Management uses an active, long-term investment approach focused on companies with improving competitive advantages and superior corporate cultures.

  • April 13, 2021
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Solving Puzzles During the Golden Age of Learning Solving Puzzles During the Golden Age of Learning

US Investment Analyst Joe Pittman explains why Harris Associates’ commitment to continuous learning is fundamental to successful investing in dynamic markets.

  • March 31, 2021
Understanding Markets, Interest Rates, and Vaccines
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Understanding Markets, Interest Rates, and Vaccines

PM Jack Janasiewicz on near-term market conditions in light of continued federal fiscal aid, monetary policy support, and the vaccine rollout.

Harris Associates: An Insight Into Their Value Approach
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Harris Associates: An Insight Into Their Value Approach

Daniel Nicholas, Client Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates discusses their buy/sell process and how they differ from their peers.

  • March 24, 2021
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Corporate Culture and the Pandemic: Challenges Can Create Opportunity Corporate Culture and the Pandemic: Challenges Can Create Opportunity

PM Mike Tian of WCM Investment Management discusses how some businesses are adapting to a changed business environment as a result of Covid-19.

  • February 18, 2021
Loomis Sayles Growth Equity Strategies: The Search for Alpha Is a Search for Skill
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Loomis Sayles Growth Equity Strategies: The Search for Alpha Is a Search for Skill

Steps taken to pursue sustainable alpha generation are explained by Loomis Sayles Growth Equity Strategies CEO and portfolio manager Aziz Hamzaogullari.

  • February 17, 2021
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Volatility Investing by Seeyond : Volatility Risk Premium Strategy
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Volatility Investing by Seeyond : Volatility Risk Premium Strategy

Simon Aninat, portfolio manager and Volatility specialist, provides insights on Seeyond’s short volatility strategy.

Vaughan Nelson: Global SMid Cap Equity Strategy
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Vaughan Nelson: Global SMid Cap Equity Strategy

Chris Wallis, CEO and CIO of Vaughan Nelson discusses their Global SMid Cap strategy and why it’s good to be invested now.

  • January 14, 2021
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In Case You Missed It: A Conversation with Loomis Sayles’ Full Discretion Team In Case You Missed It: A Conversation with Loomis Sayles’ Full Discretion Team

Veteran team of Elaine Stokes, Matt Eagan, and Brian Kennedy discuss succession plans as Dan Fuss steps away from portfolio management. They also share views on 2021 global fixed income markets.

  • January 12, 2021
Volatility Investing by Seeyond: Long Volatility Strategies
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Volatility Investing by Seeyond: Long Volatility Strategies

Simon Aninat, portfolio manager and Volatility specialist , explains Seeyond’s approach to active long volatility strategies.

Thematics Insights: Why Are Subscriptions So Attractive? Thematics Insights: Why Are Subscriptions So Attractive?

Both consumers and businesses are subscribing more and more to products and services. This Insight shines the light on some of the long term factors that are driving the broad adoption of subscription based models across a nice mix of industries.

  • December 24, 2020
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Volatility Investing by Seeyond: Introduction to Our Philosophy
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Volatility Investing by Seeyond: Introduction to Our Philosophy

Simon Aninat, portfolio manager and Volatility specialist, presents Seeyond’s vision on this unique asset class.

Credit Check: The Full Discretion Approach to Credit Selection Credit Check: The Full Discretion Approach to Credit Selection

Loomis Sayles fixed income managers explain how they look to capitalize on persistent inefficiencies and drive excess return potential in corporate credit.

  • November 25, 2020
Loomis Sayles: Growth Equity Strategies with Aziz Hamzaogullari
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Loomis Sayles: Growth Equity Strategies with Aziz Hamzaogullari

Aziz Hamzaogullari, CIO, and founder of the Growth Equity Strategies Team, gives an investment update, discusses risks and opportunities, the integration of ESG and more.

Why Millennials Should Own Value Stocks Why Millennials Should Own Value Stocks

Millennial investors, more than any other demographic, may be best positioned to benefit from at least some value exposure.

  • November 12, 2020
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A Decade of Europe Minimum Volatility Investing at Seeyond A Decade of Europe Minimum Volatility Investing at Seeyond

With 10 years of investing under his belt, Seeyond’s Nicolas Just looks at what the future holds for this investment approach.

  • November 2, 2020
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Where Are the Bankruptcies? Where Are the Bankruptcies?

Despite record high unemployment during the pandemic, individual bankruptcy filings have fallen. What are the implications for portfolios?

Investing in Emerging Markets with WCM Investing in Emerging Markets with WCM

For the last twenty years, emerging markets’ economies have substantially outgrown their developed markets counterparts.

  • October 9, 2020
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Thematics Insights: Is Cash an Endangered Species? Thematics Insights: Is Cash an Endangered Species?

Are we moving towards a cashless society? Since the beginning of the health crisis, merchants have actually quite often refused our bank notes and coins.

  • August 11, 2020
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Investing Across Fixed Income with Loomis Sayles
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Investing Across Fixed Income with Loomis Sayles

Navigating bond markets in not easy. With Loomis Sayles, investors gain access to renowned research and portfolio management capabilities.

  • June 25, 2020
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Quantamentally Different Quantamentally Different

Machine learning allows portfolio managers to trawl through vast amounts of data, identify patterns and reveal original investment insights.

  • June 16, 2020
Mobilising The Machine Mobilising The Machine

The automation and technological improvements wrought by AI and Robotics are changing the way we live, interact and do business.

  • June 16, 2020
The Man Behind The Machine The Man Behind The Machine

The winning ‘quants’ will not just leverage Artificial Intelligence but employ innovative techniques that no other human nor machine is doing.

  • June 16, 2020
Transformational Technology Transformational Technology

Technology is revolutionising sometimes decades-old processes and enabling teams to do more with less.

  • June 16, 2020
Perspective In Patterns Perspective In Patterns

ESG and machine learning is the perfect match. It is self-taught, so it is able to highlight evolutionary patterns without human intervention.

  • June 16, 2020
AI and Active Quant Investing AI and Active Quant Investing

Many ‘quant’ approaches are looking for advanced techniques and data to generate additional investment performance, but only a select few will succeed.

  • June 16, 2020
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Loomis Sayles: An update on portfolio changes in the growth equity strategies
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Loomis Sayles: An update on portfolio changes in the growth equity strategies

Aziz Hamzaogullari, CIO, and founder of the Growth Equity Strategies team, talks to Darren Pilbeam about the recent changes he has made to his portfolios.

  • May 28, 2020
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Risk Returns in a Multi-Asset Portfolio Construction
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Risk Returns in a Multi-Asset Portfolio Construction

The integration of global markets and the algorithmic trading has impacted market structure. How can investors adapt their strategies to this new reality?

  • May 27, 2020
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Portfolio Defense: Value, Growth, or Neither? Portfolio Defense: Value, Growth, or Neither?

Analysis of 20-year returns suggests that sector diversification may be a more effective defensive strategy than favoring growth or value equity styles.

The safety market: an opportunity for investors The safety market: an opportunity for investors

Within the current context of a global pandemic, safety considerations have become all the more obvious, impacting the way we think, interact and live our daily lives.

  • May 7, 2020
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Three Reasons to Stay Invested in Volatile Times Three Reasons to Stay Invested in Volatile Times

Why panic selling during unsettling times may be one of the worst things long-term investors could do is analyzed over three decades.

  • March 27, 2020
Intelligence Inside
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Intelligence Inside

Karen Kharmandarian, co-manager for the Thematics AI & Robotics strategy, explains why AI and robotics will continue to influence all aspects of our lives.

  • March 25, 2020
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Safety in Numbers
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Safety in Numbers

Frederic Dupraz, lead manager of the Thematics Safety strategy, explains why the response to emerging threats to our safety create investment opportunities.

  • March 24, 2020
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Risk Variation in Trend-Following Systems Risk Variation in Trend-Following Systems

This paper reviews how risk exposures are determined in trend-following systems to provide some clarity into these options.

  • March 4, 2020
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Subscription Economy: The Future of Consumption
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Subscription Economy: The Future of Consumption

With the right supporting demographic, technological and sustainability drivers in place, the subscription economy is poised to see further accelerating growth.

  • February 12, 2020
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Value Investing – Is It Different This Time? Value Investing – Is It Different This Time?

A value investor usually requires a substantial price discount at the company’s intrinsic value. But the latter exceeds the mere accounting value of its tangible assets.

  • February 10, 2020
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Q&A with Daniel Nicholas, Harris Associates – Value investing, a long-term view Q&A with Daniel Nicholas, Harris Associates – Value investing, a long-term view

Daniel Nicholas, client portfolio manager, discusses value strategies, passive investing, and how value strategies can work alongside more alternative products.

  • January 7, 2020
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Good Things Come To Those Who Wait Good Things Come To Those Who Wait

It takes patience – as well as focus and insight – to generate alpha in US equities. After all, finding growth in one of the most efficient and over-researched markets in the world is no easy challenge

  • October 28, 2019
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Leave Mother Nature Alone Leave Mother Nature Alone

On earth as in markets, humans have been trying to domesticate mother nature for their own benefit. But Nature always takes back its place.

Negative Interest Rates, Reflection and Remedy of Excess Pessimism in Europe Negative Interest Rates, Reflection and Remedy of Excess Pessimism in Europe

At this uncertain stage internationally, are investors overreacting about Europe and potential recession risks?

  • September 19, 2019
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Thematics – A True Source of Diversification?
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Thematics – A True Source of Diversification?

In the future, will everyone be investing in megatrends? And who benefits from shifts in demographic, innovation, globalisation and scarcity?

  • September 11, 2019
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Alternatives – Will They Become a Future Core Allocation?
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Alternatives – Will They Become a Future Core Allocation?

Once considered an exotic delicacy, we’re seeing investors increasingly embracing alternative investments.

  • September 11, 2019
Value Investing in Emerging Markets: Lessons from History Value Investing in Emerging Markets: Lessons from History

Daniel Nicholas, Client Portfolio Manager at Harris Associates, looks back to the volatility in Asian markets during the 1990s and draws six key conclusions for investing in Emerging Markets.

  • August 12, 2019
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Manager Point of View: Clear opportunities Manager Point of View: Clear opportunities

Simon Gottelier, co-manager for the Thematics Water strategy, explores how some companies are addressing global imbalances in water supply and demand.

  • August 9, 2019
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Manager Point of View: Schrödinger’s CAPE? Manager Point of View: Schrödinger’s CAPE?

Carmine De Franco, Head of Fundamental Research at Ossiam, explains why the Cyclically Adjusted Price Earnings Ratio (CAPE) is still a powerful tool for investors.

  • July 16, 2019
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Four Perspectives on Global Equity Four Perspectives on Global Equity

Compelling alternatives await for those willing to actively diversify their equity allocations.

  • May 30, 2019
Natixis Portfolio Clarity<sup>SM</sup> UK Portfolio Barometer Q4 2017 Review Natixis Portfolio ClaritySM UK Portfolio Barometer Q4 2017 Review

Review analysis and trends from 51 model risk-rated portfolios managed by UK financial adviser and wealth management firms in the three months ending December 2017.

  • March 27, 2018
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Natixis Portfolio Clarity<sup>SM</sup> UK Portfolio Barometer Q2 2017 Review Natixis Portfolio ClaritySM UK Portfolio Barometer Q2 2017 Review

Review analysis and trends from 117 model risk-rated portfolios managed by UK financial adviser and wealth management firms in the three months ending June 2017.

  • September 18, 2017
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Natixis Portfolio Clarity<sup>SM</sup> UK Portfolio Barometer Q1 2017 Review Natixis Portfolio ClaritySM UK Portfolio Barometer Q1 2017 Review

Analysis and trends from 97 model risk-rated portfolios managed by UK financial adviser and wealth management firms in the three months ending March 2017.

  • August 17, 2017
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Portfolio Consulting and Analysis Portfolio Consulting and Analysis

Review our comprehensive portfolio consulting and risk analysis capabilities.

  • October 19, 2016
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