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Asset Managers, Research Desk and Observations

Pascal Blanqué, Chairman, Amundi Institute
Amundi Asset Management,  20 April 2022
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Charles-Henry Monchau, Chief Investment officer
Banque Syz SA, Focus, Major turning point? 29 March 2022
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Tristan Perrier, Global Views Analyst
Amundi Asset Management,  February 02, 2021
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“We Were Inverted”

Alexander Zemek-Parkinson
M&G Investments,  Bond Vigilantes, 18 July 2024

The Journey to QN

We have written many times on QE (Quantitative Easing) and QT (Quantitative Tightening); however, we have never talked about QN. QN is the ultimate goal for central banks – but what exactly is it?

Richard Woolnough, Carlo Putti
M&G Investments,  Bond Vigilantes, 12 June 2024

Cracks in the armour of the resilient consumer

Consumption spending accounts for approximately two-thirds of the US economy. It is vital that we understand the dynamics of the consumer because if the consumer falters, so does the US economy, which has far-reaching consequence

Robert Burrows
M&G Investments,  Bond Vigilantes, 22 May 2024

Let’s get real (about interest rates)

Higher real rates in the coming years might favor value stocks

Sebastien Page, Head of Global Multi-Asset and CIO
T. Rowe Price,  May 2024

Gold prices: beyond inflation and real yields

Renowned for its role as a hedge against economic uncertainty and inflation, gold has long captivated investors. One key factor influencing gold’s price is the relationship between real yields and inflation. Over the long term, gold has protected one against the pernicious effects of inflation and remains a powerful diversifier within an investment portfolio:

Robert Burrows
M&G Investments,  Bond Vigilantes, 25 April 2024
Investment Review April 2023

Investment Review April 2023

Many impossible things are happening in the investment world at the moment; like the bluebottle which sits upside-down on the ceiling, we have to come to realise these things were not so impossible, after all.

Jonathan Ruffer, Chairman
Ruffer, Investment Review, 3 April 2023
Pension Funds  Asset Allocation 2022

Pension Funds Asset Allocation 2022

Thinking Ahead Institute and secondary sources
Willis Towers Watson, Global Pension Assets Study 2023
Aggregate P7 asset allocation from 2002 to 2022

Aggregate P7 asset allocation from 2002 to 2022

Thinking Ahead Institute and secondary sources
Willis Towers Watson, Global Pension Assets Study 2023