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In our final ActiveViews webcast of the year, host Will Lockhart and Head of Macro Strategy, John Butler, analyse recent macro events and explore potential 2025 market outcomes for investors. They discuss today’s exceptional economic backdrop and what to look out for during this next stage of the new economic era, including the potential investment ramifications of the US elections, Europe’s evolving fiscal and monetary landscape, and policy developments in China and Japan.
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Chart in Focus: Do strong earnings require a resilient economy?
Can earnings momentum continue if growth slows? This Chart in Focus explores the link between GDP growth and company earnings — and what investors may want to watch next across equity markets, AI investment, energy risks, and new issuance.
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2027-08-31
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AI-driven market dispersion favors active selectivity
Headline market volatility may appear subdued, but dispersion across stocks and sectors is rising. Explore why AI-driven differentiation may favor active selectivity.
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2027-08-31
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Tech Stocks as an Inflation Hedge: Is the Case Weakening?
Fixed Income Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana explores why US tech stocks may be a less attractive hedge against US inflation and currency debasement and how this could favor bonds.
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2027-09-03
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Deep dive on CLO equity investing
Alyssa Irving, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, discusses the CLO equity asset class, highlighting its diversification potential, risk-return dynamics, and the crucial role of managers.
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2027-08-31
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AI stocks after the sell-off: why the long-term investment case may remain intact
Portfolio Manager Yash Patodia shares his perspectives on why recent volatility may be a positioning-driven unwind — not a broken thesis — and where selective, long-term opportunities are emerging across semiconductors and the wider AI value chain.
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2029-08-31
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How is AI transforming the macro outlook? Three potential scenarios
Macro Strategists John Butler and Eoin O’Callaghan explore how AI is transforming the macro outlook and outline three potential scenarios with very different investment implications.
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2027-06-04
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A credit investor’s perspective on inflation, fiscal policy, and AI
Paul Skinner, Investment Director, and Connor Fitzgerald, Fixed Income Portfolio Manager. explore the forces shaping the economic landscape today, from the inflation outlook and the evolving role of fiscal policy, to the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on markets and corporate behaviour. Connor shares his perspective on where opportunities and risks are emerging across fixed income and what it all means for investors positioning their portfolios in an uncertain environment.
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2027-05-31
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Approach AI with an open mind
Our experts profile how accelerating AI, infrastructure demand, software disruption, and labor impacts may reshape risks and opportunities across global markets.
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2027-05-31
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The economy needs more competition. AI can make that happen.
Brij Khurana believes that as AI evolves, it will challenge traditional business moats and revitalize competition across industries. This transformation could lead to increased productivity, higher real wages, and stronger economic growth.
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2027-03-25
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Perspectives on the Middle East conflict
As the situation in the Middle East continues to unfold, you can find the latest insights from our investment experts here.
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2027-03-01
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How to reposition equity portfolios for recurring AI disruption
With a growing range of industries hit by sell-offs, Multi-Asset Strategist Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson explores how to reposition equity portfolios for recurring AI disruption.
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2027-03-01
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