Notes from the Investment Floor: The global economy is on the mend

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Mark Richards says any policy tightening should be seen more as withdrawal of extremely accommodative policies rather than the start of a hiking cycle.

Go with the FLO: a new alpha model factor

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Jupiter’s Systematic Equities team has explored the potential of analysing portfolio allocations and fund flows data, resulting in a new factor for their alpha model.

Notes from the Investment Floor: Markets grapple with stagflation

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James Novotny discusses stagflation and asks whether central banks are about to make a mistake.

COP 26: What to expect from climate change’s key event

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Abbie Llewellyn-Waters, Head of Sustainable Investing, looks ahead to the landmark summit and shares what investors should look out for.

A politician’s politician: is Kishida a missed opportunity for Japan?

A politician’s politician: is Kishida a missed opportunity for Japan?

Dan Carter and Mitesh Patel outline the ramifications of the appointment of Fumio Kishida as Japanese Prime Minister. He’s a “politician’s politician”, but will a Kishida premiership be a missed opportunity for Japan?

No need to fear the deer: why stagflation is not a long-term concern for fixed-income investors

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Ariel Bezalel, Head of Strategy, Fixed Income at Jupiter Asset Management, explains why investors should not be worried about the threat of stagflation.

Stablecoin scrutiny offers clues to cryptocurrency regulation

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Governments are watching the growth of stablecoins, says NZS Capital’s Brad Slingerlend. How they are regulated may provide pointers to the future of cryptocurrency.

Notes from the Investment Floor: Is Evergrande China’s Lehman moment?

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Nick Payne assesses the latest developments in the Evergrande saga, while Matt Cable discusses a thriving UK IPO market.

Inflation: demographics, narrative, and the snow globe economy

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Ariel Bezalel, Ned Naylor-Leyland and Talib Sheikh examine the inflation debate and the implications it has for their asset classes.

Generating returns in a zero-yield world

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Mark Nash discusses alternative ways for fixed income investors to generate returns in a zero-yield world, through flexibility and controlled risk management.