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Resilient Compounders: Worth Every Penny

Oct 19, 2020

The International Equity Team’s three global strategies, on average, have earnings that are flat year to date, versus a 15% fall for the MSCI World Index as a whole. Bruno Paulson muses why high quality compounders don’t command a larger premium.

Global Equity Observer

Resilient Compounders: Worth Every Penny

Oct 19, 2020

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 Fixed Income Bulletin
Sustainable Investing

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Nov 2020

How Big Are the Waves?

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

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Engagement Report • Nov 2020

Engage - Autumn 2020

Sustainable Investing • Oct 2020

ESG in Sovereign Fixed Income Investing: Identifying Opportunities, Correcting Biases

Sustainable Investing • Oct 2020

4 Steps to Sustainable Investing

Sustainable Investing • Oct 2020

Sustainability: Material Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Sustainable Investing • Sep 2020

Driving Value in Liquidity Through ESG

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

Sustainable Investing • Jun 2020

All Green Bonds Are Not Created Equal

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Market Pulse • Dec 03, 2020 • 03:09 Min
Lead With Leaders Vishal Gupta Vishal Gupta, Portfolio Manager for the Emerging Markets Leaders Strategy, discusses opportunities after the moves in the market this year and themes he’s focused on going forward. Listen now.

Market Pulse • Dec 02, 2020
The Year Ahead for the U.S.: Fundamental Challenges Exist, but Policy Will Prevail Jim Caron Jim Caron, Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides a timely insight on the fixed income markets today.

Market Pulse • Nov 30, 2020 • 7:42 Min
What the Bond Market Is Telling Us About the Future of the Economy 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.

Press reprint • Nov 25, 2020
Good practice for gender advocates in asset management Laura Bottega 2020 appears as a watershed year for diversity in the workplace. Laura Bottega talks about her experience as a woman in a male dominated industry, her efforts to advocate for gender diversity, and distils the lessons learned along the way.

Insight Video • Nov 19, 2020 • 4:29 Min
Emerging Markets Leaders Q&A Vishal Gupta, Steve Sun In this video, the portfolio manager and portfolio specialist for Emerging Markets Leaders Strategy share how they find investment opportunities, why macro trends are important, in which countries they find investable companies and when they believe it is the right time to invest.

PATH • Nov 18, 2020 • 2:39 Min
After the US Election: Where are the Opportunities? [Audio] Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith Christian Goldsmith shares the GBaR team’s latest market views.

Media Appearance • Nov 16, 2020
Global Endurance Portfolio featured on CNBC Counterpoint Global This 30-name Morgan Stanley fund is up 70% this year — Here’s how the manager picks winning stocks.

Market Pulse • Nov 16, 2020 • 6:24 Min
First Look at 2021: Too Much Liquidity Chasing Too Few Assets 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.

Press reprint • Nov 15, 2020
Neha Champaneria Markle named in the WSJ Women to Watch list Neha Champaneria Markle The Wall Street Journal names AIP Private Markets’ Neha Champaneria Markle in their annual Women to Watch list of top female talent in Private Equity.

Market Alert • Nov 11, 2020 • 5:26 Min
Market Alert with Andrew Slimmon: Opportunities Abound 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.

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Nov 11, 2020
How Big Are the Waves? Global Fixed Income Team With the U.S. election in the rear-view mirror, the scope of fiscal stimulus and a resurgent virus remain two big questions for the global economy and bond markets.

Tales From the Emerging World • Nov 10, 2020
The Pandemic's Silver Lining Ruchir Sharma Ruchir Sharma, Chief Global Strategist and Head of Emerging Markets, explains how economic reform in emerging economies is the pandemic’s silver lining.

PATH • Nov 10, 2020
US Presidential Election: The State of Play Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.

Market Pulse • Nov 09, 2020 • 7:21 Min
Presidential Election Series: The 4 Major Market Implications of a “No Blue Wave” Scenario 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.

MARKET PULSE • Nov 05, 2020 • 1:00:12 Min
Hear the replay: U.S. Election 2020 Debrief Jim Caron, Andrew Slimmon Morgan Stanley Investment Management portfolio managers shared their views on the likely impact of the U.S. presidential election on the economy and the markets.

Engagement Report • Nov 03, 2020
Engage - Autumn 2020 International Equity Team The latest edition of Engage, the International Equity Team’s semi-annual update on their ESG engagement activity.

Market Pulse • Nov 02, 2020 • 6:25 Min
Presidential Election Series: Expect More Questions Than Answers – and Rising Volatility 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.

Market Pulse • Oct 30, 2020 • 09:39 Min
The Markets and Presidential Elections Through a Historical Lens Jitania Kandhari Jitania Kandhari, Head of Macroeconomic Research for the Global Emerging Markets Team and Co-Portfolio Manager of the Active International Allocation Portfolio, takes a historical look at the markets and presidential elections.

INSIGHT AUDIO • Oct 30, 2020
Presidential Election Series With Jim Caron 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.

Insight Article • Oct 29, 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.

Sustainable Investing • Oct 28, 2020
ESG in Sovereign Fixed Income Investing: Identifying Opportunities, Correcting Biases Soledad Lopez, Navindu Katugampola, Barbara Calvi The Global Fixed Income Team’s newly enhanced Sovereign Sustainability Model is a significantly updated and comprehensive approach to evaluating ESG performance for Sovereign issuers.

Sustainable Investing • Oct 26, 2020
4 Steps to Sustainable Investing Asset owners who embrace sustainable investing face a steep implementation curve. Adopting these four steps can guide a dynamic strategy for the long term.

Market Pulse • Oct 26, 2020 • 7:44 Min
Presidential Election Series: Pricing in the Return of Demand 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 23, 2020
Market Update: A Silver Lining on the Horizon Andrew Harmstone, Manfred Hui, Christian Goldsmith The GBaR team provides an update on its latest market views and asset allocation positioning.

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.

Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint • Oct 19, 2020
U.S. Industrials Poised to Outperform Sergei Parmenov, Cyril Moulle-Berteaux MSIM’s Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: 'U.S. Industrials Poised to Outperform.'

Global Equity Observer • Oct 19, 2020
Resilient Compounders: Worth Every Penny William Lock, Bruno Paulson The International Equity Team’s three global strategies, on average, have earnings that are flat year to date, versus a 15% fall for the MSCI World Index as a whole. Bruno Paulson muses why high quality compounders don’t command a larger premium.

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 Sustainable 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.

Insight Article • Sep 30, 2020
Fixed Income Newsletter: Quarterly Update John Dillon, Kevin Lynyak The Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team provides review and perspective on fixed income markets.

Sustainable Investing • Sep 28, 2020
Driving Value in Liquidity Through ESG Barbara Calvi, Navindu Katugampola Investors are increasingly looking to incorporate ESG within their entire portfolio, including the liquidity component. We discuss our holistic approach to ESG analysis and how that is integrated into the investment process.

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.

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.

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.

Insight Article • Aug 24, 2020
Post COVID-19 Crisis, Increasing Duration Could Open Up New Realms for Private Equity Managers AIP Private Markets Team As holding period of a private equity portffolio continue to increase, AIP Private Markets Secondaries look at the solutions on offer to the investor.

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.

Insight Article • Aug 13, 2020
The Case for Private Equity Investing Amid the Crisis Neha Champaneria Markle Learn how coronavirus has affected the outlook for private equity investing, which could become an important source of capital in an economic recovery.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Insight Video • Jun 26, 2020 • 2:45 Min
MSIFT Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio: Balancing Risk and Opportunities Neil Stone Portfolio Manager Neil Stone discusses how an index-aware approach allows the fund to balance risks with opportunities.

Insight Video • Jun 26, 2020 • 3:00 Min
MSIFT Corporate Bond Portfolio: An Active, Value Driven Approach to Credit Joseph Mehlman What impact will monetary policy intervention have on investment grade credit? Joseph Mehlman, portfolio manager for the Global Fixed Income team, explains why the team believes the Fund’s approach makes it poised to benefit.

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.

Insight Article • 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.

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