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Resilient Compounders: Worth Every Penny

19-Oct-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

19-Oct-2020

Global Equity Observer

Health care in a pandemic

23-Sep-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

16-Jul-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 • Jun 2020

Cambian las mareas: más que esperanza

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • May 2020

The Long and Winding Road

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • Apr 2020

The End of the Beginning

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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 • 03-Dec-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 • 02-Dec-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 • 30-Nov-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.

Market Pulse • 30-Nov-2020 • 7:42 Min
El pulso del mercado: ¿Qué nos dice el mercado de bonos sobre el futuro de la economía? Jim Caron Primer análisis de cara a 2021: Demasiada liquidez en busca de muy pocos activos.

Press reprint • 25-Nov-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 • 19-Nov-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 • 18-Nov-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.

Market Pulse • 16-Nov-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 • 15-Nov-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 • 11-Nov-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 • 11-Nov-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 • 10-Nov-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 • 10-Nov-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 • 09-Nov-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 • 05-Nov-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 • 03-Nov-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 • 02-Nov-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 • 30-Oct-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 • 30-Oct-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 • 29-Oct-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 • 28-Oct-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 • 26-Oct-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 • 26-Oct-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 • 23-Oct-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 • 19-Oct-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 • 19-Oct-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 • 19-Oct-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 • 19-Oct-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 • 16-Oct-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 • 16-Oct-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 • 13-Oct-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 • 07-Oct-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 • 05-Oct-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 • 02-Oct-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 • 30-Sep-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 Video • 30-Sep-2020

Outlook y revisión 3T2020: Global Fixed Income Opportunities

Jim Caron

Outlook y revisión 3T2020: Global Fixed Income Opportunities Jim Caron, responsable global macro, reflexiona sobre las lecciones aprendidas durante el tercer trimestre, y cómo el equipo está posicionando la cartera ante los riesgos conocidos - elecciones EEUU, COVID-19 y posible estímulo fiscal – de cara a los próximos meses.

Insight Video • 30-Sep-2020
3Q2020 Review/Outlook: Global Fixed Income Opportunities Jim Caron Portfolio manager and Head of Global Macro Strategies Jim Caron reflects on lessons learned during the third quarter, and how the team is positioning the portfolio for the risk of “known unknowns” -- U.S. elections, COVID-19 and potential fiscal stimulus – in the months ahead.

Insight Article • 30-Sep-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 • 28-Sep-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 • 28-Sep-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.

Global Equity Observer • 23-Sep-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 • 21-Sep-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 • 21-Sep-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 • 18-Sep-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 • 16-Sep-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 • 15-Sep-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 • 14-Sep-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 • 14-Sep-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 • 09-Sep-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 • 08-Sep-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 • 08-Sep-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 • 02-Sep-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 • 31-Aug-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 • 24-Aug-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 • 24-Aug-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 • 21-Aug-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 • 21-Aug-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 • 19-Aug-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 • 14-Aug-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 • 13-Aug-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.

Consilient Observer • 04-Aug-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 • 03-Aug-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 • 01-Aug-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 • 31-Jul-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 • 30-Jul-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 • 30-Jul-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 • 29-Jul-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 • 28-Jul-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 • 27-Jul-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 • 24-Jul-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.

Market Pulse • 24-Jul-2020
The EU Recovery Fund: Maybe not Hamilton, but hopefully a quiet summer on the beach Anton Heese Read why we believe investors are correct in seeing that the EU Recovery Fund will succeed in reducing euro sovereign credit risk.

TALES FROM THE EMERGING WORLD • 21-Jul-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.

Insight Video • 20-Jul-2020
2Q2020 Review/Outlook: MS INVF Global Fixed Income Opportunities Jim Caron Portfolio manager Jim Caron discusses how monetary and fiscal policies impacted markets during the second quarter – and what it means for the potential economic recovery to come.

Market Pulse • 20-Jul-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 • 16-Jul-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 • 16-Jul-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 • 15-Jul-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.

Insight Article • 15-Jul-2020
An Espresso with Ruchir Sharma and James Upton Ruchir Sharma, James Upton Watch Ruchir and Jim discuss the macroeconomic environment in emerging economies and identify market trends that are being accelerated by the COVID-19 crisis.

Market Pulse • 13-Jul-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 • 09-Jul-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.

Market Pulse • 06-Jul-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 • 01-Jul-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 • 30-Jun-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 • 30-Jun-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 • 30-Jun-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 • 29-Jun-2020 • 7:00 Min
Policy or Pandemic: Which Will Drive Asset Prices? Jim Caron Jim Caron, Head of Global Macro Strategies, provides timely insights on what’s driving fixed income markets today. Listen now.

Sustainable Investing • 25-Jun-2020
ESG and Trends in Reserves Management There is a growing interest in ESG assets amongst central bank reserve managers, a new survey by Morgan Stanley Investment Management and the Institute of International Finance (IIF) finds.

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

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

Artículo de opinión • 19-Jun-2020

La gestión activa en renta fija: ahora más que nunca

Jim Caron

Dado que los tipos de interés se encuentran próximos a cero o en terreno negativo y así seguirá siendo por un tiempo, ¿serán los bonos mecanismos de diversificación útiles para las carteras? Jim Caron, gestor de carteras de Global Fixed Income, cree que sí, si bien la clave radica en una gestión activa enfocado en generar alfa.

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

Global Fixed Income Bulletin • 15-Jun-2020
Cambian las mareas: más que esperanza Global Fixed Income Team A pesar de los negativos datos económicos sin precedentes y la incertidumbre en torno a la evolución del coronavirus, los mercados siguieron trazando una trayectoria alcista en mayo y siguieron subiendo.

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

Global Fixed Income Insights • 15-Jun-2020
The Case for Investing in European Aggregate Fixed Income Leon Grenyer, Anton Heese, Richard Class Read why we believe that a single portfolio manager is better placed to manage overall risk and take advantage of relative value opportunities between different fixed income sectors.

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