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Market Pulse • 29-Jun-2020 • 7:00 Min
Policy or Pandemic: Which Will Drive Asset Prices? Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Investment Insight • 24-Jun-2020
Post-Crisis Private Markets Investing Portfolio Solutions Group In light of the extraordinary market disruption due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the PSG team considers the broader potential impacts of the current crisis on private markets and describes potential areas of investment opportunity going forward in the post-crisis environment.

Market Pulse • 22-Jun-2020 • 3:45 Min
Q3 2020: Better? Yes. But Good Enough? Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 19-Jun-2020
Active Management in Fixed Income: Now More than Ever Jim Caron Given that interest rates are near zero, or negative, in many countries for the foreseeable future, will bonds be useful diversifiers in portfolios? Jim Caron, Global Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, thinks “yes” but the key is an actively managed focus on alpha.

PATH • 19-Jun-2020 • 03:05 Min
Coronavirus: Fundamental weaknesses begin to hit home [Audio] Andrew Harmstone, Christian Goldsmith Christian Goldsmith shares the GBaR team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.

PATH • 18-Jun-2020
Coronavirus: Fundamental weaknesses begin to hit home Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith In this article, the GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning in light of the spreading impact of the coronavirus.

Market Pulse • 15-Jun-2020 • 8:12 Min
Credit Check with Richard Ford Richard Ford Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • 15-Jun-2020
The Tide Turns: It’s More than Hope Global Fixed Income Team Despite unprecedented bad economic data and the uncertain course of the coronavirus, markets continued on an upward trajectory in May and rallied further.

Resilience • 15-Jun-2020
Long Short Equity Strategies: "Hedging" Your Bets Eric Stampfel Amid the market uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, investors may be seeking ways to add resilience to their portfolios. Long-short equity strategies have the potential to deliver steady returns in volatile markets.

Market Pulse • 15-Jun-2020 • 5:48 Min
New Normal? No Such Thing. The Market is Just Establishing a New Range. Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Resilience • 14-Jun-2020

Risk as a starting point — not an afterthought

Andrew Harmstone

Dazzling investment returns make good headlines─as do spectacular investment crashes, such as the one triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic or the Financial Crisis of 2008-2009. But seldom do we read stories about resilient strategies that have excelled in managing volatility while delivering, competitive returns. Yet managing volatility is one of the keys to surviving a sharp market downturn.

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Global Equity Observer • 12-Jun-2020
Unlocking the Future – The Post-COVID World William Lock, Bruno Paulson As lockdown measures ease, the International Equity Team considers how the global pandemic has demonstrated the importance of a digital presence for companies.

Market Alert • 11-Jun-2020 • 3:59 Min
The Disconnect Between the Stock Market and the Economy Andrew Slimmon Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.

Liquidity Watch • 10-Jun-2020 • 3:51 Min
June FOMC Meeting Recap Brian Buck Brian Buck, Executive Director Morgan Stanley Global Liquidity, discusses the latest messaging from the Federal Reserve about monetary policy, including interest rates, and the implications for short-term investors. Listen now.

Sustainable Investing • 10-Jun-2020
ESG and Trends in Reserves Management There is a growing interest in ESG assets amongst central bank reserve managers, a new survey by Morgan Stanley Investment Management and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) finds.

Consilient Observer • 09-Jun-2020
The Math of Value and Growth Counterpoint Global We show how corporate valuations change as we vary assumptions about growth, return on incremental invested capital, and the discount rate.

Tales From the Emerging World • 09-Jun-2020
The Era After the Coronavirus Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, looks at the huge push the pandemic is giving his Four Ds—deglobalization, depopulation, declining productivity and rising government debt.

Market Pulse • 08-Jun-2020 • 6:31 Min
The Reopening Rally and the Fed’s Forward Guidance Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

PATH • 05-Jun-2020
Coronavirus: Who is the ‘Smart Money’ Investor? Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith In this article, the GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning in light of the spreading impact of the coronavirus.

Takeaways & Key Expectations • 04-Jun-2020
Equity Market Commentary - May 2020 Andrew Slimmon Value stocks historically garner their biggest outperformance coming out of recessions. But investors' emotional conflict between recency bias and opportunity is more acute in this environment.

PATH • 04-Jun-2020 • 3:23 Min
Who is the ‘Smart Money’ Investor? [Audio] Christian Goldsmith, Andrew Harmstone Christian Goldsmith shares the GBaR team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.

Liquidity Watch • 03-Jun-2020 • 9:50 Min
Negative Interest Rates and the Implications for Money Market Funds Robert Leggett Bob Leggett, Executive Director Morgan Stanley Global Liquidity, discusses considerations around negative interest rates and the implications for the money market fund industry. Listen now.

Resilience • 02-Jun-2020
Lessons from a 21-year-old Warren Buffett Kristian Heugh, Marc Fox Investing in high-quality companies—at the right price—may grow investors’ wealth while potentially providing a level of reassurance in falling markets.

Path • 01-Jun-2020
Coronavirus: Positioning for tactical opportunities Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith In this article, the GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning in light of the spreading impact of the coronavirus.

Market Pulse • 01-Jun-2020 • 6:36 Min
Follow the Money, Find the Performance Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Insight Article • 31-May-2020
Where To Next: A Framework For Resilience Nash Waterman The AIP Private Markets team explains their framework for selecting companeis and constructing a portfolio that seeks to withstand changes in the economic cycle.

Resilience • 31-May-2020
How to Remain Resilient through a Downturn Investing in stocks is risky—but historically it’s been a risk worth taking.

Convergence • 30-May-2020
Sustainability Research Counterpoint Global Counterpoint Global discusses how Sustainability Research is additive to their existing investment process and converges the pursuit of profits and purpose.

Sustainability Insight • 28-May-2020
Emily Chew Joins Morgan Stanley Investment Management Emily Chew has joined us as the Global Head of Sustainability for Investment Management. Emily will lead our investment business’ sustainability strategy and governance efforts.

Media Appearance • 28-May-2020
Ruchir Sharma Authors Op-Ed in the New York Times Ruchir Sharma In “How the Pandemic Is Turning Us Inward” Ruchir Sharma, Chief Global Strategist and Head of Emerging Markets, speculates about COVID-19’s ability to accelerate trends that were already underway.

Market Pulse • 28-May-2020 • 3:05 Min
In a High Yield Minute [Audio] Sarah Harrison Corporate liquidity profiles have been severely challenged during the lockdown. Sarah Harrison, Head of European High Yield, believes the policy response in Europe so far has helped stem default rates, and further action has the potential to restore investor confidence in the European High Yield asset class. Listen now.

Insight Article • 27-May-2020
Alternative Risk Premia: Seeing the Whole Picture Patrick Reid, Eban Cucinotta Alternative risk premia (ARP) is a newly coined industry category. While a convenient catchall term, it belies the heterogeneity of these strategies which can be risk-seeking, risk-mitigating and anywhere in between. Recent press has thrown a spotlight on ARP strategies, but it fails to tell the whole story.

Sustainable Investing • 26-May-2020
Asset Owners See Sustainability as Core to the Future of Investing Morgan Stanley’s second Sustainable Signals survey of institutional asset owners provides key insights on current trends in sustainable investing.

Market Pulse • 26-May-2020
The Breadth of the Market Is Encouraging Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Resilience • 21-May-2020
Our Formula for Earnings Resilience Laura Bottega In our view, “the formula” for successful investing consists of two critical elements: pricing power and recurring revenues.

Resilience • 21-May-2020
Resilient by Design William Lock, Laura Bottega In this changing world, today and beyond the pandemic, global equity investors should be looking for companies that are resilient and portfolio management teams that can find them.

Consilient Observer • 20-May-2020
Myth Busting, Popular Delusions, and the Variant Perception Counterpoint Global We address four myths or popular delusions in the investment industry.

Insight Article • 20-May-2020
An Introduction to Alternative Lending Kenneth Michlitsch As investors grapple with the portfolio implications of a global pandemic, fintech-driven alternative lending may offer attractive absolute and risk-adjusted return characteristics. An allocation to this nascent private credit asset class may provide exposure to a secular shift in the way consumers and small businesses access capital.

Market Pulse • 18-May-2020 • 5:59 Min
Credit Check with Richard Ford Richard Ford Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 18-May-2020 • 6:32 Min
Never Say Never: The Pros and Cons of Negative Interest Rates Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Resilience • 18-May-2020
Resilient Companies Build Resilient Supply Chains Vishal Gupta The coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating supply chain localization/diversification as companies seek to boost their resilience to global shocks say our Emerging Markets Leaders team.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • 15-May-2020
The Long and Winding Road Global Fixed Income Team There may be many twists and turns on the road to full economic recovery, but the longer your investment horizon, the more confident we believe you should be.

Global Equity Observer • 15-May-2020
The COVID-19 Accelerator Dirk Hoffmann-Becking, Nic Sochovsky Will COVID-19 be a great accelerator of existing forces and trends? The International Equity team explores.

Market Alert • 14-May-2020 • 3:42 Min
The Stock Market Looks Forward, So What Does It See Now? Andrew Slimmon Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.

Insight Article • 14-May-2020
Emerging Markets Debt Outlook: Surviving Outside the Tent Sahil Tandon, Mariano Pando Has the imminent demise of Emerging Markets been greatly exaggerated once again? Find out what the Emerging Markets Debt Team thinks.

Market Pulse • 13-May-2020
Where Are Bond Yields Going? It depends on what part of the curve you are asking about. Jim Caron The goal of the Fed’s policy response function is to prevent the liquidity crisis brought on by Covid-19 from becoming a solvency crisis. Jim Caron reviews the impact on bond yields.

Market Pulse • 11-May-2020
Jobs Report: Is the Worst Behind Us? [Audio] Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

TALES FROM THE EMERGING WORLD • 07-May-2020
Why Markets Are Partying Through the Pandemic Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, explains why stock markets are rallying amid the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Market Pulse • 07-May-2020 • 4:31 Min
Bank of England Update and U.K. Outlook [Audio] Anton Heese Anton Heese, European Macro Strategist for the Global Fixed Income Team, offers his perspective on the May 7 Bank of England Monetary Policy Decision. Listen now.

PATH • 06-May-2020 • 3:27 Min
Coronavirus: Calm waters for now, but storm clouds on the horizon [Audio] Christian Goldsmith, Andrew Harmstone Christian Goldsmith shares the GBaR team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.

Market Pulse • 04-May-2020 • 8:51 Min
Credit Check with Richard Ford Richard Ford Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 04-May-2020 • 4:30 Min
The Risks Ahead: An Historically Weak Jobs Report & New U.S./China Tensions Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Press Release • 04-May-2020

Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s AIP Private Markets Team Expands $800 Million Impact Investing Platform with Global Climate Impact Fund

AIP Private Markets Team

Alternative Investment Partners Private Markets, part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, today announced it has built upon its $800 million impact investing platform by closing on a fund which will focus on climate solutions. The $110 million fund seeks to address critical climate issues including global warming and pollution, depleting resources and eco diversity.

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Insight Video • 04-May-2020
Applied Equity Advisors Investment Process Leslie Delany, Andrew Slimmon A global, unconstrained and style flexible investment process lets Applied Equity Advisors “stay in the game” and take advantage of a wider set of investment opportunities.

Investment Insight • 01-May-2020
Secondaries v2.0: The Era of Transformation AIP Private Markets Team What are transformational secondaries and why are they attractive ? MSIM's AIP Private Markets Secondaries team answers.

PATH • 01-May-2020 • 2:57 Min
Coronavirus: A look at safe havens [Audio] Christian Goldsmith, Andrew Harmstone Christian Goldsmith shares the GBaR team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.

Sustainable Investing • 30-Apr-2020
The Butterfly Effect & COVID-19: Six Implications for Sustainable Investing in an Interconnected World Navindu Katugampola COVID-19 is a disruption event with enormous personal, societal and economic repercussions. As fixed income investors, we are watching six implications of the pandemic for sustainable investing.

Market Pulse • 30-Apr-2020 • 3:12 Min
European Central Bank Update: Flexibility and Fragmentation [Audio] Anton Heese Anton Heese, European Macro Strategist for the Global Fixed Income Team, offers his perspective on the European Central Bank’s April 30 announcement. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 29-Apr-2020

The Fed: Playing a Strong Hand but Unwilling to Show Their Cards

Jim Caron

On April 29 the Fed indicated the need to keep credit flowing, for both for businesses and individuals. To date most of the Fed’s actions are supporting credit in the business sector, to the point where we do not believe the Fed has done enough with respect to consumer credit, particularly in light of their statements about keeping credit flowing to the “real economy.” Jim Caron looks at a Fed that is playing a strong hand, but unwilling to show all its cards.

Insight Article • 29-Apr-2020
Fintech Continues to Disrupt Consumer Lending Kenneth Michlitsch In this article, AIP Alternative Lending Group Portfolio Manager Ken Michlitsch shares his insights on why fintech continues to disrupt consumer lending.

Market Alert • 27-Apr-2020 • 3:51 Min
Market Alert with Andrew Slimmon: Stocks…Yes! Market…No! Andrew Slimmon Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.

Market Pulse • 27-Apr-2020 • 4:51 Min
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: A Big Week for Global Central Banks Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

PATH • 24-Apr-2020 • 3:16 Min
Coronavirus: Monetary and Fiscal Policy - Is the Kitchen Sink Enough? [Audio] Andrew Harmstone Andrew Harmstone shares the GBaR team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.

Market Pulse • 23-Apr-2020 • 04:24 Min
EM Leaders: Looking to Future Growth [Audio] Vishal Gupta Vishal Gupta, Portfolio Manager on the Global Emerging Markets team, discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the Emerging Markets Leaders strategy. Listen now.

Takeaways & Key Expectations • 23-Apr-2020
Equity Market Commentary - April 2020 Andrew Slimmon Yield curve signals. Bear markets. The “Reopening of the Economy” versus “Stay at Home” stocks. Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisor team, covers these topics – and much more.

Insight Article • 23-Apr-2020
1Q2020 Review/Outlook: Global Fixed Income Opportunities Jim Caron The first quarter ended in a far different place than where the year started. Portfolio Jim Caron reflects on how these unexpected developments impacted the portfolio, and offers his perspective on what’s to come.

Market Pulse • 23-Apr-2020 • 2:56 Min
The Case for EM in the Post-Pandemic World [Audio] Jitania Kandhari Jitania Kandhari, Head of Macroeconomic Research on the Global Emerging Markets team and portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Breakout Nations and Active International Allocation strategies, provides timely insights on why we believe now is the time for emerging market equities. Listen now.

Insight Article • 21-Apr-2020
Hedge Fund Investing through a Pandemic Christopher Morser The AIP Hedge Fund Solutions Team provides its view on recent performance of the hedge fund industry and its outlook for hedge fund strategies going forward.

Market Pulse • 20-Apr-2020 • 6:21 Min
Whatever It Takes: Loan Programs, Oil & the Reopening of America Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 20-Apr-2020
Recent Fed Actions: Implications for the High Yield Market Global Fixed Income Team The Fed’s involvement in the high yield market is unprecedented, so there is no prior history to look back upon as a guide. The Global High Yield team explores how the action could impact investors.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • 16-Apr-2020
The End of the Beginning Global Fixed Income Team We’re hopeful that policy actions will help the economy return to normal as the health crisis recedes. But it remains unknown how deep and protracted the downturn will be as we’re held hostage to the path of the virus.

Market Pulse • 15-Apr-2020
Allocating Fixed Income Assets Through the Great Unknown Christian Roth We are facing a health crisis the likes of which we have not witnessed for close to a century. A seismic move to de-risk portfolios has created volatility and illiquidity not seen since 2008, and it is against this uncertain backdrop we invest today. Read more about the Global Fixed Income Team’s best thinking.

Consilient Observer • 14-Apr-2020
Dispersion and Alpha Conversion Counterpoint Global An investor’s success requires both skill and opportunity. We look at how investors can express skill and use dispersion to measure the opportunity set.

Market Pulse • 13-Apr-2020 • 6:36 Min
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: The Alphabet Soup of Liquidity & Solvency Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 09-Apr-2020
Fixed Income Market Update Michael Kushma, Katie Herr The Global Fixed Income team presented an update on the Fixed Income Market on 9 April 2020.

Market Alert • 08-Apr-2020 • 3:35 Min
Is the Bear Headed for Hibernation Soon? Andrew Slimmon Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.

PATH • 08-Apr-2020
Coronavirus: Markets’ excessive optimism Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui In this article, the GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning in light of the spreading impact of the coronavirus.

TALES FROM THE EMERGING WORLD • 07-Apr-2020
The Strange Shape of the Coronavirus Crash Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, makes the case for great opportunities in emerging markets in the After Coronavirus world.

Market Pulse • 06-Apr-2020 • 4:27 Min
Credit Beat with Joseph Mehlman Joseph Mehlman Joseph Mehlman, Head of U.S. Credit, provides timely insights on the fast-changing world of U.S. credit markets. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 06-Apr-2020 • 4:44 Min
Credit Check with Richard Ford Richard Ford Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 06-Apr-2020 • 6:15 Min
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: A Silver Lining - Volatility Is Dropping Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Sustainable Investing • 03-Apr-2020
Debunking Six Myths About Climate Investing Vikram Raju AIP Private Markets’ Head of Impact Investing finds that solutions to climate change are nuanced and may generate compelling investment opportunities.

Press Release • 03-Apr-2020

TSG Consumer Partners Acquires Pathway Vet Alliance from Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

Aaron Sack, David N Miller

TSG Consumer Partners, a leading private equity firm focused exclusively on the branded consumer and retail sectors, today announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Pathway Vet Alliance LLC from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners. As part of the transaction, Pathway management will continue to lead the Company and retain a significant minority stake. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Path • 02-Apr-2020 • 2:43 Min
Coronavirus: End of Q1 – time to take stock [Audio] Andrew Harmstone, Christian Goldsmith Christian Goldsmith, Portoflio Specialist for the GBaR Team, shares the team’s latest market views with a focus on the impact of coronavirus.

Market Pulse • 02-Apr-2020
Fixed Income Market Update Michael Kushma, Richard Ford, Richard Class The Global Fixed Income team presented an update on the Fixed Income Market on 2 April 2020.

Market Pulse • 02-Apr-2020
Building a Better Transmission Mechanism: Extending Credit to the Real Economy Jim Caron It's critical to understand the policy reaction functions designed to support markets during times of crisis because it provides insight into which assets may perform best as the economy moves out of the crisis environment.

Market Pulse • 02-Apr-2020
Active International Allocation - Market Commentary Jitania Kandhari, Ben Rozin The MSIM Active International Allocation Team offers their perspective on the global markets and the AIA portfolio in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Market Pulse • 31-Mar-2020
Rating Agencies Action Summary Global Fixed Income Team The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted supply chains of many companies and caused commodity prices to fall. How will rating agencies react to this disruption? The Global Credit research team explores.

Insight Article • 31-Mar-2020
Increasing Duration Opens Up New Realms for the Private Equity Secondaries Market AIP Private Markets Team The AIP Private Markets Team explores possible solutions to check or reverse the upward trend in duration and allay investors' concerns about increasing their allocation to private equity.

Market Pulse • 31-Mar-2020
The Resilience Afforded by High Quality Companies International Equity Team The International Equity team shares their views on the potential impact of the pandemic through the lens of the team’s quality focused investment approach. Listen now.

Global Equity Observer • 31-Mar-2020
In Search of Resilience William Lock, Bruno Paulson In unprecedented times, resilience is essential. How can investors build a resilient portfolio in tough times? Bruno Paulson explains.

Engagement Report • 31-Mar-2020
2019 Global Stewardship Report Our 2019 Global Stewardship Report showcases how MSIM is advancing sustainable investing through ESG integration and engagement. The report highlights sustainability engagement case studies on key themes and across investment teams, Firmwide proxy voting statistics and industry collaboration on sustainability initiatives

Engagement Report • 30-Mar-2020
Engage - Spring 2020 International Equity Team The latest edition of Engage, the International Equity Team’s semi-annual update on their ESG engagement activity.

Market Pulse • 30-Mar-2020 • 5:52 Min
Credit Check with Richard Ford Richard Ford Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 30-Mar-2020
Market Pulse with Jim Caron Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Path • 27-Mar-2020
Coronavirus: Focus shifts to the US Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith In this article, the GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning in light of the spreading impact of the coronavirus.

Market Pulse • 27-Mar-2020
Fixed Income Market Update Michael Kushma, Richard Class Michael Kushma, Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, and Richard Class, Head of Product Development for EMEA and European Multi Sector Strategies, Portfolio Manager, presented an update on the Fixed Income Portfolio on 26 March 2020.

Market Alert • 26-Mar-2020 • 3:39 Min
Market Alert with Andrew Slimmon: Is The Relief Rally Here? Andrew Slimmon Andrew Slimmon, Head of the Applied Equity Advisors Team, offers a timely perspective on what is shaping the markets now as well as insights on investment opportunities and risk within global equities. Listen to his Market Alert.

Market Pulse • 26-Mar-2020
Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: China Equity Portfolio Global Emerging Markets Team Despite the economic impact of COVID19, on-shore and off-shore China markets continue to offer exposure to a wide breadth of companies and sectors not readily available elsewhere, in the view of Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets Equity team.

Market Pulse • 26-Mar-2020
Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio Global Emerging Markets Team High quality companies in emerging markets are likely to strengthen their dominance after recovery from the COVID-19 crisis gets underway, says Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets Equity team.

Market Pulse • 26-Mar-2020

Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: Frontier Markets Portfolio

Global Emerging Markets Team

Leaders in the next decade will likely include frontier markets, such as Vietnam, Egypt and Indonesia, according to Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets Equity team. Our Frontier strategy remains focused on quality growth companies despite the coronavirus and we believe investments will emerge stronger relative to competitors.

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Market Pulse • 26-Mar-2020
Addressing the Coronavirus Impact: Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio Global Emerging Markets Team Even before the corona-induced sell-off, emerging market equities were cheap relative to the US and their own history. After the COVID-19 drawdown, valuations present an extraordinarily attractive entry point, says Investment Management’s Global Emerging Markets Equity team.

Market Pulse • 25-Mar-2020
High Yield Outlook: Current Risks and Opportunities Global Fixed Income Team Historically, high yield has proven itself to be resilient. It is our view that active managers have the potential to outperform, avoid problematic sectors, and minimize default losses.

Insight Article • 24-Mar-2020
The Rise of Hedge Fund Co-Investments Jarrod Quigley Hedge fund co-investments have an important role to play in client portfolios, explains AIP Hedge Fund Solutions Team Managing Director Jarrod Quigley.

Market Pulse • 24-Mar-2020 • 7:30 Min
Credit Check with Richard Ford Global Fixed Income Team Credit markets have been under tremendous pressure. What should investors think? Richard Ford, Global Head of Credit, offers his views. Listen now.

Market Pulse • 23-Mar-2020
Liquidity vs. Solvency = Fed vs. Fiscal Stimulus Jim Caron The Fed is taking unprecedented action to help prevent a liquidity crisis from turning into a solvency crisis. Jim Caron explores what's been done so far.

Market Pulse • 23-Mar-2020
Coronavirus Update: The Outlook for Global Credit Richard Ford Richard Ford, Head of Credit with the Global Fixed Income Team, discusses the potential impact of the coronavirus on global credit markets.

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