Monthly Highlights - February 2023

 


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Bonding with Japan

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Bonding with Japan

08 May

My recent trip to Japan where I met up with 7 corporates reaffirmed the bond team’s ...

Q2 2025 Market Outlook: Trump 2.0 – Weathering Trump’s tariff tantrum

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Multi asset

Q2 2025 Market Outlook: Trump 2.0 – Weathering Trump’s tariff tantrum

06 May

In light of the recent tariff announcements, we foresee a significant slowdown in US ...

Why it pays to get dirty

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Equity

Why it pays to get dirty

05 May | Fabian Graimann , Joanne Khew

Companies in high-polluting industries are often undervalued due to the stigma ...

Navigating total return strategies in Trump 2.0

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Navigating total return strategies in Trump 2.0

29 Apr | Nupur Gupta

US policy unpredictability has reduced the ability to forecast the future with decent ...

Looking for bright spots in Emerging Markets

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Equity

Looking for bright spots in Emerging Markets

28 Apr | Global Emerging Markets Equity Team , Manyun Tan

Tariffs will increase inflation, reduce consumption and hurt business investment ...

Asian credits: Positioned in defensive plays

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Fixed income

Asian credits: Positioned in defensive plays

15 Apr

Vast majority of Asia Pacific USD bond issuers are relatively insulated from US ...

Why stay invested in Japan?

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Equity

Why stay invested in Japan?

15 Apr | Ivailo Dikov

Japan’s economy is expected to be impacted by US tariffs, with the trade uncertainty ...

GEM ex China: Why still relevant

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Equity

GEM ex China: Why still relevant

10 Apr | Navin Hingorani

Global Emerging Markets (GEMs) appear to be at an inflection point, supported by ...

Income investing in Asia: Where are the opportunities?

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Equity

Income investing in Asia: Where are the opportunities?

10 Apr | Christina Woon, CFA , Samuel Bentley

In view of the market developments following the US tariff announcements on 2nd April ...

Adjusting to US tariff shock

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Multi asset

Adjusting to US tariff shock

03 Apr

The new US tariffs today have raised the US effective tariff rate from 2.2% at the end ...

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