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consilient-observer
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Consilient Observer
• Sep 26, 2023
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Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan
The life cycle captures the stages of a company’s existence, from birth to growth to maturation to decline. Knowing where a company is in its life cycle is helpful for assessing capital allocation, financing costs, governance, and valuation. In this report, we use the cash flow statement to place companies in the proper stage. We then show the average characteristics of companies in each stage, their rates of transition between stages, and the past shareholder returns of each transition cohort.
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Caron's Corner
• Sep 20, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight Article
• Sep 20, 2023
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Steven Quattry
Given the challenges of achieving “net zero” through the current global energy mix, nuclear is expected to become a more favored alternative and play a key role in a coordinated global energy transition.
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Insight audio
• Sep 15, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Takeaways & Key Expectations
• Sep 13, 2023
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Andrew Slimmon
In his September TAKE, Senior Portfolio Manager Andrew Slimmon presents thoughts about what could be ahead for equities as the market heads into the last quarter of the year.
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Caron's Corner
• Sep 11, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight Article
• Sep 07, 2023
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AIP Hedge Fund Team
The MSIM Hedge Fund Team explores the ways in which hedge funds may directly benefit from a higher cash yield environment making them compelling options as sources of returns and diversification.
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market-monitor
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Market Monitor
• Sep 07, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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market-pulse
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Market Pulse
• Sep 07, 2023
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Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak, Head of Fixed Income Managed Solutions and Lead Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses trends, risks and opportunities in the fixed income markets. Listen now.
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Insight audio
• Sep 05, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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PATH
• Sep 05, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
A hawkish Fed appears more concerned with bringing inflation down, than the prospect of recession. With a cooling labour market, slowing conditions, but consumers still appearing resilient, we believe we are taking a hard walk towards a soft landing.
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Sustainable Investing
• Sep 01, 2023
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Barbara Calvi, Anuj Gulati
As active asset managers with a focus on long-term value creation and responsible stewardship, effective engagement is a critical part of our investment process and fiduciary obligations.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Sep 01, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
The Broad Markets Fixed Income team explains why they believe we are still close to the end of the rate hiking cycle, but why rates may remain range bound until the data proves otherwise.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Navindu Katugampola
Approximately 50% of global GDP is dependent in some shape or form on nature, but as nature is being depleted we face the loss of an estimated $10 trillion worth of economic reward by 2050. Navindu Katugampola, Global Head of Sustainability at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, spoke with Nik Sekhran, Chief Conservation Officer of the WWF, about the role of investors and asset managers. Read the key takeaways here.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Gwen Le Berre
Parametric’s head of responsible investing, takes part in a panel discussing the US political environment for ESG investing.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Eric Carlson
Eric Carlson, Head of Sustainability and Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equity, discusses energy transition opportunities with India’s largest independent power producer.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Laurel Durkay
Head of Global Listed Real Assets, Laurel Durkay, shares her insights on environmental, social, and governance factors across real estate sectors and geographies at Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Finance Summit.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Barbara Calvi, Thomas Kamei, Mona Benisi, Marte Borhaug
The ESG lead for our Fixed Income, Counterpoint Global, Real Assets and International Equity teams discuss how they incorporate ESG and sustainability into their work, and what collaboration means to them.
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Sustainable Investing
• Aug 31, 2023
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Varun Mehta and Andrew Ford
Greenhouse gas emissions data, especially for Scope 3, isn’t where it needs to be. At Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable Finance Summit, Varun Mehta, Head of Investment Management Sustainability Data & Technology, discussed with his panellists GHG data’s challenges and outlook.
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Tales From the Emerging World
• Aug 29, 2023
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Jitania Kandhari, Audrey Muhirwa
While U.S. residential market dynamics are favorable with strong employment and low loan delinquencies, real estate in other developed economies faces vulnerabilities. China’s struggling property market remains a drag on its economy, but in many other emerging economies increased affordability, shifts in global trade and limited supply will create opportunities explains Jitania Kandhari, Head of Macro & Thematic Research, Emerging Markets Equity Team.
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Caron's Corner
• Aug 28, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Global Equity Observer
• Aug 28, 2023
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William Lock, Annabel Stanford
While society may be driven by immediate rewards, the International Equity team would argue that patience in investing leads to enduring results and positive long-term investment outcomes.
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Caron's Corner
• Aug 21, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight audio
• Aug 18, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Insight Article
• Aug 18, 2023
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Vishal Gupta, Ritesh Gupta
Indian retail is not a single, homogeneous market but an array of hundreds of smaller markets with differing local tastes. The Emerging Market Leaders team takes a look at the keys to success.
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Takeaways & Key Expectations
• Aug 14, 2023
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Andrew Slimmon
Responding to questions from those on the front lines, in his August TAKE, Senior Portfolio Manager Andrew Slimmon shares his thoughts for what could be ahead for the equity markets.
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EDGE
• Aug 09, 2023
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Counterpoint Global
Counterpoint Global looks back across almost two decades of dedicated research on disruption—and the ways it reinforces our long-term mindset, helps us manage risk and reduce errors of omission. Diving into studies of digital advertising, cloud computing and the approaching wave of AI, the team reviews both how we approach disruptive change research and how that research has benefited Counterpoint Global in capitalizing on unique investment opportunities.
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Caron's Corner
• Aug 07, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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PATH
• Aug 07, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
It may very well be the beginning of the end of the hiking cycle, as inflation continues to ease. However, we remain nimble and well-positioned to manage fat tail risks. Read here what it means for our portfolios.
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Market Monitor
• Aug 04, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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Tales From the Emerging World
• Aug 03, 2023
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Steve Quattry
Nigeria's new reform minded president looks to accelerate economic growth for Africa's largest economy, leading to investment opportunities targeting the rising consumer.
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Insight Article
• Aug 02, 2023
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Laurel Durkay
Data centers have benefitted significantly over the past two decades given the exponential growth in data. The advent of artificial intelligence is set to drive demand even further creating compelling investment opportunities in the REITs market.
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Market Monitor
• Aug 02, 2023
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Multi-Asset Credit Team
Analysis of global credit markets and where we see future opportunities.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Jul 31, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
U.S. recession risk keeps receding, with many analysts, including the Fed research staff, now saying the highest probability scenario is no recession at all. But, despite this increased optimism, inflation has been behaving well. The Broad Markets Fixed Income team explains why this can be good for financial assets in their monthly outlook.
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Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint
• Jul 31, 2023
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Cyril Moulle-Berteaux, Sergei Parmenov
MSIM's Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: "Has Japan Finally Exited Deflation?"
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Global Equity Observer
• Jul 31, 2023
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Bruno Paulson, Emma Broderick
As artificial intelligence enters its next chapter, the early winners of the “AI gold rush” have been the semiconductor and cloud computing providers. But the surge in generative AI also included two surprises: the speed of consumer adoption and the lack of barriers to entry. While the full impact of AI remains unclear, the International Equity Team continues to invest through its high-quality lens, focusing on further opportunities in cost reduction and value creation, and with an eye on risks.
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Engagement Report
• Jul 27, 2023
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Marte Borhaug
The latest edition of Engage, the International Equity Team’s semi-annual update on their ESG engagement activity.
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Insight Article
• Jul 27, 2023
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AIP Hedge Fund Team
In recent years, multi-manager platforms (Multi-PMs) have completely transformed the hedge fund world. In this FAQ, we answer fundamental questions about these Multi-PMs. What are they and why are they attracting so many investors?
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Caron's Corner
• Jul 26, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Market Alert
• Jul 26, 2023
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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.
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Insight Article
• Jul 26, 2023
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Vikram Raju, Adam Ross
In this piece, Vikram Raju, Head of Climate Investing for Morgan Stanley Private Credit and Equity, and Adam Ross, Principal on the 1GT Team, define Avoided Emissions, and why they play a crucial role in the path to net-zero.
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Consilient Observer
• Jul 25, 2023
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Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan
We examine the demographics of public companies and their patterns of wealth creation. We focus on the last half century in the U.S. and review the “births” and “deaths” of public companies. We also discuss changes in market composition. Nearly 60 percent of companies have failed to create value, and 2 percent have created 90 percent of the aggregate wealth. This suggests two strategies for portfolio construction: seek broad diversification or aim to own the wealth creators.
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The Big Picture
• Jul 25, 2023
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Jitania Kandhari
A closer look at China’s past, present and future, its transition from poverty under Marxist policies to the global powerhouse it is today, and its ongoing attempt to navigate the complex intersection of economic, technological and geopolitical realities to achieve its goals. Jitania Kandhari, Deputy CIO, Solutions & Multi Asset Group, explores.
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Caron's Corner
• Jul 24, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight Audio
• Jul 18, 2023
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Vikram Raju
In this piece, Vikram Raju, Head of Climate Investing for Morgan Stanley Private Credit and Equity, and Adam Ross, Principal on the 1GT Team, define Avoided Emissions, and why they play a crucial role in the path to net-zero.
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Caron's Corner
• Jul 17, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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global-fixed-income-bulletin
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Jul 14, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
Crunch time will arrive later in 2023 as the cumulative effects of central bank tightening continue to bite and residual strength from pandemic fiscal policy support wanes if not disappears. Recession risks remain, but in our view, remain overblown.
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Insight Article
• Jul 12, 2023
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Laurel Durkay
Head of Global Listed Real Assets Laurel Durkay, CFA, joined Nareit's John Worth, Executive Vice President of Research and Investor Outreach, to discuss second quarter 2023 U.S. REIT performance and upcoming trends to help viewers benchmark and analyze exposure. The one-hour webinar was moderated by Mike Consol, Senior Editor of Real Assets Adviser, and hosted by Nareit and Institutional Real Estate, Inc.
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Market Monitor
• Jul 11, 2023
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Emerging Markets Debt Team
In-depth review of fundamentals and valuations across emerging markets debt.
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Market Monitor
• Jul 11, 2023
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Floating-Rate Loan Group
Insight on loan market fundamentals and the role of floating-rate loans within portfolios.
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Caron's Corner
• Jul 10, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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audio
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Insight audio
• Jul 07, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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PATH
• Jul 06, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
Based on a slowing but resilient labour market and a policy stance that is more accommodative than tight relative to inflation, we increasingly expect a soft landing. See how we’re adjusting our tactical positioning in response.
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Market Monitor
• Jul 06, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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Insight Article
• Jul 03, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
Now that a 40-year period of declining interest rates has abruptly ended, investors are evaluating alternative means of creating efficient portfolios with more stable returns. Andrew Harmstone and Jim Caron explore.
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Global Equity Observer
• Jun 29, 2023
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Marcus Watson and Richard Perrott
In the world of M&A, not all acquirers are equal. The International Equity Team is cautious of M&A, typically a high-risk choice for a company’s capital allocation. But there are companies out there—some of which they own—with a track record of relatively low-risk acquisitions that add meaningfully to shareholder returns. Good acquirers are a rare breed, but there are common characteristics to their strategies that suggest it is a repeatable process.
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Caron's Corner
• Jun 26, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight audio
• Jun 23, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Insight Article
• Jun 22, 2023
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Jeff Levin, Mark Jochims
Appetite for opportunities in private debt investing has been on the rise. In this dialogue, members of Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Private Credit leadership team, Jeff Levin and Mark Jochims, offer their perspective on the market.
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Market Pulse
• Jun 21, 2023
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Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak, Head of Fixed Income Managed Solutions and Lead Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses trends, risks and opportunities in the fixed income markets. Listen now.
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Insight Article
• Jun 20, 2023
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Aaron Sack,
Patrick Whitehead
The middle-market private equity landscape has evolved significantly in the past decade. An increasing number of investors, a larger pool of capital and a fixed supply of top-quality companies have combined to drive up asset values, placing greater importance on the ability to drive true alpha. Aaron Sack and Patrick Whitehead explain.
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Insight Video
• Jun 16, 2023
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International Equity
Adding resilience to your portfolio means letting the companies you hold work for you. Learn how the International Equity team seeks to identify companies with earnings resilience and why this matters for long-term investors.
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Takeaways & Key Expectations
• Jun 15, 2023
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Andrew Slimmon
In his June TAKE, Senior Portfolio Manager Andrew Slimmon presents helpful thoughts for now what happens to equities.
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Global Multi-Asset Viewpoint
• Jun 15, 2023
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Cyril Moulle-Berteaux, Sergei Parmenov
MSIM's Global Multi-Asset Team discusses their investment perspective in the latest viewpoint: “The Five Forces of Secular Inflation"
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• Jun 14, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
Expectations for the month of May were set low for the U.S. economy, but even with all the volatility during the month, the U.S. economy appeared to come out stronger. The Broad Markets Fixed Income team explores.
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Caron's Corner
• Jun 12, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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Insight audio
• Jun 09, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Insight Article
• Jun 07, 2023
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Jarrod Quigley
Secondary markets for hedge funds and private credit can offer compelling returns and important risk mitigation benefits.
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consilient-observer
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Consilient Observer
• Jun 06, 2023
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Michael Mauboussin, Dan Callahan
This report extends our analysis of the ROICs for public companies in the U.S. and updates the data to cover the years 1990 to 2022. We start by providing the latest ROIC figures, then examine the link between changes in ROICs and total shareholder returns (TSRs), and finish by reviewing elements of competitive strategy as well as persistence of ROIC by sector.
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Market Monitor
• Jun 06, 2023
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Get a quick overview and dive into market data with our comprehensive, visual review of global economic and asset class performance presented in charts and graphs.
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carons-corner
audio
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Caron's Corner
• Jun 05, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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PATH
• Jun 05, 2023
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Andrew Harmstone, Jim Caron
A debt ceiling deal that is likely to lead to fiscal tightening has long-term risks. However, defensive positioning or "waiting" for a recession can be costly. In such an environment, we believe it is better to be balanced than defensive.
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Global Equity Observer
• May 31, 2023
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Alistair Corden-Lloyd
The resilience to navigate the sorts of global challenges we’ve seen over the last few years requires quality capital allocations. We’ve seen remarkable resilience in our holdings because the companies we look for exhibit deep, wide and well-managed economic moats that protect and grow market share, sustain or improve profitability, and potentially deliver attractive long-term returns. But maintaining those moats requires sustained investment in the unique attributes of the company’s offerings.
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Caron's Corner
• May 30, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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audio
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Insight audio
• May 26, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Tales From the Emerging World
• May 24, 2023
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Paul Psaila, Uday Tharar
Brazil’s president Lula has unveiled ambitious spending plans to appease his supporters, but we believe he will moderate his tone and embrace responsible economic policies to manage the fiscal policy and allow the central bank to start cutting rates.
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Caron's Corner
• May 22, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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market-alert
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Market Alert
• May 16, 2023
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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.
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Global Fixed Income Bulletin
• May 15, 2023
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Fixed Income Team
After the woes of March, investors were gifted with a relatively mellow month in April. Yet given continued uncertainty, the Fixed Income Team recommends remaining flexible.
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Insight audio
• May 12, 2023
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Fixed Income Managed Solutions
John Dillon, Lead Municipal Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Managed Solutions Team, discusses trends and opportunities in the municipal markets. Listen now.
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Insight audio
• May 09, 2023
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Kevin Lynyak
Kevin Lynyak and James Benadum provide a review and outlook on the Preferred Securities Market.
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Caron's Corner
• May 08, 2023
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Jim Caron
Jim Caron, Co-Lead Global Portfolio Manager and Co-Chief Investment Officer, Global Balanced Risk Control Team, shares his macro thematic views on key market drivers.
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