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Global Equity Observer

Sep 23, 2020

The current crisis has tested conventional wisdom, including what to expect of health care companies. Marcus Watson examines the sector’s resilience in the face of a global pandemic.

Global Equity Observer

Health care in a pandemic

Sep 23, 2020

The current crisis has tested conventional wisdom, including what to expect of health care companies. Marcus Watson examines the sector’s resilience in the face of a global pandemic.

Global Equity Observer

Paying Up

Jul 16, 2020

The payments industry is emerging as one of the most attractive parts of the Fintech world. The International Equity Team explains.

Global Equity Observer

Unlocking the Future – The Post-COVID World

Jun 12, 2020

As lockdown measures ease, the International Equity Team considers how the global pandemic has demonstrated the importance of a digital presence for companies.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin
Sustainable Investing

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Oct 2020

The Devil Is in the Details

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Sep 2020

Consolidation Is the Name of the Game

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Aug 2020

The Song Remains the Same

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Jul 2020

Can It, Will It, Continue?

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Jun 2020

The Tide Turns: It’s More than Hope

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • May 2020

The Long and Winding Road

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Apr 2020

The End of the Beginning

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Feb 2020

It’s All About the Virus

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Feb 2020

Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Water...

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Sustainable Investing • Oct 2020

Sustainability: Material Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Sustainable Investing • Sep 2020

Decarbonisation: The Basics

Vikram Raju's 2020 IPE Congress presentation

Sustainable Investing • Aug 2020

Vikram Raju's 2020 IPE Congress presentation

Discussing the climate investing’s opportunity set

Sustainable Investing • Jul 2020

Discussing the climate investing’s opportunity set

MACRO INSIGHT • Jul 2020

The Global Gaming Industry Takes Center Stage

Sustainable Investing • Jun 2020

All Green Bonds Are Not Created Equal

Sustainable Investing • Jun 2020

ESG and Trends in Reserves Management

Convergence • May 2020

Sustainability Research

Sustainable Investing • May 2020

Emily Chew Joins Morgan Stanley Investment Management

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Market Pulse • Oct 19, 2020
Presidential Election Series: The Impact of the Tax and Spending Plans Jim Caron Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

EDGE • Oct 19, 2020
Quantum Computing Counterpoint Global Quantum computers store and process information using the quantum mechanical properties of matter. Counterpoint Global investigates the impact this new hardware could have on processing speeds and its potential to tackle previously unsolvable computing problems.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Oct 16, 2020
The Devil Is in the Details Global Fixed Income Team Our Global Fixed Income team discuss a “most challenging month for financial markets” and argue their long risk position is the best way to position portfolios.

Sustainable Investing • Oct 16, 2020
Sustainability: Material Actions Speak Louder Than Words Leslie Delany The Applied Equity Advisors team looks to effectively link the sustainability impact of its Global Concentrated Equity ESG strategy to the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals, all while striving to meet portfolio performance objectives.

Tales From the Emerging World • Oct 13, 2020
The Stock Market Is Not Partisan Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma, Chief Global Strategist and Head of Emerging Markets, takes an historical look at market returns and volatility leading up to a United States presidential election – and the implications for this year.

Market Alert • Oct 07, 2020 • 4:52 Min
"The Economy, Stupid" 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 • Oct 05, 2020 • 7:43 Min
Bonds Are Repricing on the U.S. Election Jim Caron Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

PATH • Oct 02, 2020
Road to Recovery: 2020’s Final Lap Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.

Takeaways & Key Expectations • Sep 30, 2020
Equity Market Commentary - September 2020 Andrew Slimmon In his September TAKE, Andrew Slimmon discusses his latest thoughts on equity markets as we wrap up the third quarter and begin the final stretch of the year.

Market Pulse • Sep 28, 2020
October Discovery: Is the Price Right? Jim Caron Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Media Appearance • Sep 24, 2020
Counterpoint Global featured in Barron's Counterpoint Global Counterpoint Global's Growth Portfolio and International Opportunity Portfolio have beat the market without owning the FAAMG stocks.

Global Equity Observer • Sep 23, 2020
Health care in a pandemic Marcus Watson The current crisis has tested conventional wisdom, including what to expect of health care companies. Marcus Watson examines the sector’s resilience in the face of a global pandemic.

PATH • Sep 21, 2020 • 3:34 Min
Animal Spirits and the US Election: Will Momentum Stall? [Audio] Andrew Harmstone, Christian Goldsmith Christian Goldsmith shares the GBaR team’s latest market views.

Market Pulse • Sep 21, 2020 • 6:42 Min
A Mixed Bag of Data, but Optimism About the Future Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

PATH • Sep 18, 2020
Animal Spirits and the US Election: Will Momentum Stall? Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.

Sustainable Investing • Sep 16, 2020
Decarbonisation: The Basics Vladimir Demine, Candida de Sliva Decarbonisation 101. The International Equity Team discusses how a high quality equity portfolio can help investors seeking to reduce their carbon footprint.

Liquidity Watch • Sep 16, 2020
September 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.

Consilient Observer • Sep 15, 2020

One Job

Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan

The one job of an equity investor is to take advantage of gaps between expectations and fundamentals, which requires an understanding of the magnitude of investment and return on investment in order to properly anticipate free cash flows. With investments shifting more toward intangible assets, this report discusses the measurement and characteristics of intangible assets and reviews the implications of the growth of intangibles for investors.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Sep 14, 2020
Consolidation Is the Name of the Game Global Fixed Income Team A benign August saw positive trends continue. How long will this continue, what does this mean for fixed income investors? The Global Fixed Income team explore.

Market Pulse • Sep 14, 2020 • 4:47 Min
Fed Focus: Credit Rates and Solvency Risk 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 • Sep 09, 2020
The Winners of a Post-Pandemic Era Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma, Chief Global Strategist and Head of Emerging Markets lists the economies most likely to thrive in the post pandemic era, arguing that the winners will need a strong defense against the forces of deglobalization, rising debt, and meddling governments, and a strong offense to exploit the booming digital economy.

PATH • Sep 08, 2020
Warning: Ice on the road ahead Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.

Market Pulse • Sep 08, 2020 • 6:01 Min
Risk Off Today, but a Silver Lining Is on the Horizon Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Liquidity Watch • Sep 04, 2020 • 05:49 Min
Liquidity Investment Guide for a Zero Rate Environment Brian Buck Brian Buck, Executive Director Morgan Stanley Global Liquidity, highlights content from the Liquidity Investment Guide, a comprehensive review of liquidity investment options as well as possible portfolio allocation strategies available to our investors. Listen now.

Market Alert • Sep 02, 2020 • 5:34 Min
Presidential Elections, the Elusive Market Pullback and a Lack of Opportunities 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 • Aug 31, 2020 • 5:58 Min
History in the Making: A Reworking of Fed Policy Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Market Pulse • Aug 24, 2020 • 5:15 Min
Where Do We Go From Here? The Fed Considers AIT – Average Inflation Targeting Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

PATH • Aug 21, 2020
Global markets: China’s positive outlook may not benefit the rest of the world Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.

Market Pulse • Aug 21, 2020
Where to Go From Here? Reimagining the Fed’s Policy Response Function Jim Caron In his latest Market Pulse, Jim Caron looks at how investors are incentivized to align with the Fed's policy response function, which should broadly support asset prices and ease financial conditions.

EDGE • Aug 19, 2020
CAR-T Therapy Stan Delaney CAR-T cell therapy has been a huge breakthrough in curing blood cancers. MSIM’s Counterpoint Global explores how recent advances in the technology could improve its safety and lower its cost while expanding CAR-T cell therapy’s addressable market.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Aug 14, 2020
The Song Remains the Same Global Fixed Income Team Despite good news on the policy front, challenges remain - U.S./China relations, U.S. fiscal cliff, U.S. elections and the pandemic - yet we remain optimistic.

Market Pulse • Aug 06, 2020 • 2:41 Min
A Distinct Approach to High Yield Richard Lindquist With a focus on smaller, middle market issuers, the MSIFT High Yield Portfolio takes a distinct approach to the high yield market. Head of Global High Yield Richard Lindquist explains.

Media Appearance • Aug 04, 2020
And the No. 1 Stock-Fund Manager Is... Dennis Lynch Dennis Lynch and his funds were recently featured in the Wall Street Journal for winning their latest Winners' Circle contest.

Consilient Observer • Aug 04, 2020
Public to Private Equity in the United States: A Long-Term Look Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan Over the past quarter century there has been a marked shift in U.S. equities from public markets to private markets controlled by buyout and venture capital firms. This change has had reverberations for asset managers, investors, executives, and policy makers.

Market Pulse • Aug 03, 2020 • 5:17 Min
On the Contrary, the Dollar Is Still Strong, but Weakening Is on the Horizon Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Sustainable Investing • Aug 01, 2020 • 15:01 Min
2020 IPE Congress - Vikram Raju Video Replay Vikram Raju Head of Impact Investing, Vikram Raju, speaks at the 2020 IPE Congress on climate investing

Sustainable Investing • Jul 31, 2020
Beyond Windmills: The New Environmental Portfolio Vikram Raju AIP Private Markets’ Head of Impact Investing finds that solutions to climate change are nuanced and may generate compelling investment opportunities.

Market Alert • Jul 30, 2020 • 4:30 Min
In Spite of Summer, the Market Tends to be Neither Hot nor Humid in August 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 • Jul 30, 2020
Fishing for Stocks in China Kristian Heugh, Marc Fox Our location in Hong Kong gives us a unique perspective on the risks and opportunities of investing in China, a market we believe is ripe with opportunity for bottom-up stock picking, particularly in the consumer, internet, healthcare and education industries.

Liquidity Watch • Jul 29, 2020 • 3:33 Min
July 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

Market Pulse • Jul 29, 2020
Market Pulse with Jim Caron: The Fed Keeps Rates Low While the Dollar Weakens Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today.

Insight Article • Jul 28, 2020
Where To Next: A Framework For Resilience Nash Waterman The AIP Private Markets team explains their framework for selecting companies and constructing a portfolio that seeks to withstand changes in the economic cycle.

Insight Article • Jul 27, 2020
AIP Hedge Fund Solutions Team Review and Outlook 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 • Jul 27, 2020 • 3:41 Min
Procyclical Forces Weaken the U.S. Dollar Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Takeaways & Key Expectations • Jul 24, 2020
Equity Market Commentary - July 2020 Andrew Slimmon In his July TAKE, Andrew Slimmon discusses how behavioral finance again takes the front seat. Many investors remain pessimistic in spite of signs that in fact, 2020 could be a good year for equities.

Insight Video • Jul 22, 2020 • 2:21 Min
Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund: Active and Flexible for an Evolving Bond Market Jim Caron Portfolio manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies Jim Caron explains the potential benefits of an unconstrained bond strategy – where managers are free to go where the opportunities – not the index – take them.

TALES FROM THE EMERGING WORLD • Jul 21, 2020
No, the Markets Aren't Crazy Ruchir Sharma In his latest Tales From the Emerging World, Ruchir Sharma, Head of Emerging Markets and Chief Global Strategist, notes that though stock valuations have been inflated by lower interest rates, the market remains the best barometer of the economic cycle.

Market Pulse • Jul 20, 2020 • 5:15 Min
A Weaker Dollar Can Benefit the Global Economy Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

MACRO INSIGHT • Jul 17, 2020
The Global Gaming Industry Takes Center Stage Sean Shaw, Steven Quattry, Jessica Whitt, Jorge Chirino Video gaming is arguably on its way to becoming the world’s new favorite pastime, as advances in technology and new social formats are bringing an activity once considered fringe more deeply into the mainstream.

Global Equity Observer • Jul 16, 2020
Paying Up Dirk Hoffmann-Becking, Alex Gabriele The payments industry is emerging as one of the most attractive parts of the Fintech world. The International Equity Team explains.

Resilience • Jul 16, 2020
Alternative Risk Premia: Taking Control of Your Exposures Patrick Reid, Gary Chan ARP are factor-based sources of return that are rules-based and systematically derived. Many ARP seek to be market-neutral or risk-mitigating. Both may be appealing to investors focused on building resilient portfolios.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Jul 15, 2020
Can It, Will It, Continue? Global Fixed Income Team With infection rates rising globally we ask whether the economic recovery can continue if health and employment concerns depress earnings and spending power.

Market Pulse • Jul 13, 2020 • 7:01 Min
The Global Economy Is Slowly Emerging From the Shadows Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Market Alert • Jul 09, 2020 • 4:04 Min
The Reconnect, the NASDAQ Bubble and the Reemergence of Asian Tech 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.

Media Appearance • Jul 07, 2020
Morgan Stanley’s Lynch is Beating 99% of Peers With Growth Play Dennis Lynch Dennis Lynch, head of Counterpoint Global at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, discusses his mutual fund's investment strategy amid the Covid-19 pandemic with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker on "Bloomberg Markets.

Market Pulse • Jul 06, 2020 • 6:36 Min
Will the Sizzle Fizzle? Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Insight Article • Jul 01, 2020

Climate Transition in a Portfolio Context: What Matters and What to Measure

Portfolio Solutions Group

The Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and the Portfolio Solutions Group examine the increasing trend of decarbonization in business and investment conversations, and explain why they believe this will give rise to compelling investment opportunities and affect the way that investors build and manage their portfolios.

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Sustainable Investing • Jun 30, 2020

All Green Bonds Are Not Created Equal

Navindu Katugampola, Barbara Calvi

The universe of “sustainable bonds” spans a broad set of categories, creating a confusing mosaic for investors to decipher, and leading to accusations of “greenwashing” by critics. The Global Fixed Income Sustainable Investing team explores how they look through the labelling to critically assess sustainable bond issuance within their investment process.

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Takeaways & Key Expectations • Jun 30, 2020
Equity Market Commentary - June 2020 Andrew Slimmon Is the tech sector in bubble territory like it was back in 2000? “Maybe so”, says Andrew Slimmon, “but we believe there are still plenty of reasonably priced names out there.”

Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint • Jun 30, 2020
Stars Aligned for Higher Inflation Sergei Parmenov, Cyril Moulle-Berteaux MSIM’s Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: "Stars Aligned for Higher Inflation."

Market Pulse • Jun 29, 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.

Sustainable Investing • Jun 25, 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.

Resilience • Jun 24, 2020
Alternative Lending and the Resilient Consumer Kenneth Michlitsch Fintech-driven alternative lending exhibited resilience during the acute initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent data supports continued optimism.

Investment Insight • Jun 24, 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 • Jun 22, 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 • Jun 19, 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.

Media Appearance • Jun 16, 2020

Dennis Lynch featured on CNBC

Dennis Lynch

Dennis Lynch and his Insight Fund were highlighted on CNBC.com. He is quoted that the Insight Fund serves as the “sort of our best ideas” product, and his team’s goal is to “collect what we think are highly unique companies.” Lynch goes on to say his investment team has a few main areas of expertise, such as tech and health care, but that a main focus is on identifying upcoming trends.

Market Pulse • Jun 15, 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 • Jun 15, 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 • Jun 15, 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 • Jun 15, 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 • Jun 15, 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 • Jun 12, 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 • Jun 11, 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 • Jun 10, 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.

Consilient Observer • Jun 09, 2020
The Math of Value and Growth Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan 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 • Jun 09, 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 • Jun 08, 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.

Takeaways & Key Expectations • Jun 04, 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.

Market Pulse • Jun 04, 2020
Active International Allocation Commentary - April 2020 Jitania Kandhari, Ben Rozin The Active International Allocation team reflects on the markets and their portfolio

Liquidity Watch • Jun 03, 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 • Jun 02, 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.

Market Pulse • Jun 01, 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.

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

Convergence • May 30, 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.

Media Appearance • May 28, 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 • May 28, 2020 • 3:05 Min
In a High Yield Minute 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 • May 27, 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 • May 26, 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 • May 26, 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 • May 21, 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 • May 21, 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 • May 20, 2020
Myth Busting, Popular Delusions, and the Variant Perception Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan We address four myths or popular delusions in the investment industry.

Insight Article • May 20, 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 • May 18, 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 • May 18, 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 • May 18, 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 • May 15, 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 • May 15, 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 • May 14, 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 • May 14, 2020
Emerging Markets Debt Outlook: Surviving Outside the Tent Sahil Tandon, Soledad Lopez, 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 • May 13, 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 • May 11, 2020
Jobs Report: Is the Worst Behind Us? Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Reprint • May 07, 2020

Kristian Heugh Featured in Citywire

Kristian Heugh

Kristian Heugh and his Global Opportunity and new Developing Opportunity Portfolios were highlighted in Citywire. The portfolio invests in global companies that have been deemed by Heugh and his team to be undervalued with strong potential for growth. According to Heugh “you really have to understand what’s happening in all parts of the world. The U.S. is a wonderful country, a very exciting place, but the world is much larger than just the United States.”

TALES FROM THE EMERGING WORLD • May 07, 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.

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