Perspectives
Stay up-to-date with the current investment and macroeconomic issues at ClearBridge Investments. We provide analyses of the themes and trends which lie at the heart of your investment challenges.
Rate Pivot Poised to Help Towers and Renewables
Q2 2024 Global Infrastructure Value Strategy Commentary: Increased confidence that we are looking toward a rate-cutting cycle could be the start of the turn for many of our long-duration assets.
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Expanding to Undervalued Geographies
Q2 2024 Global Growth Strategy Commentary: We are broadening out our geographic footprint with new names to take advantage of ideas where we still see significant upside in technology.
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Improvers Outperform on AI Demand
Q2 2024 Global Value Improvers Strategy Commentary: The Strategy outperformed its benchmark, as strong stock selection in our industrials and health care holdings overcame detractors in the financials sector.
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Midyear Equity Outlook: Rotation Seems Inevitable
While second-half profit expectations are likely to be reduced, we believe weakness will be contained, and the U.S. economy will avoid a recession.
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The Long View: It's All About Perspective
The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard improved to an overall green signal this month with three underlying indicator improvements, supporting our view of continued economic normalisation.
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U.K. Water: Flat or Bubbly?
Near-term political volatility could represent a buying opportunity for listed U.K. water utilities, whose spending on improving environmental impacts adds to the bottom line, as investments can earn attractive allowed returns, which translates to better earnings and dividends.
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Transports Poised for Delayed Recovery
An extended contraction in U.S. manufacturing activity has left the transports industry mired in a freight recession, yet the emergence of reshoring and improving operating efficiencies leave high-quality operators attractively positioned for an economic recovery.
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Introducing Global Growth
In this video, Portfolio Manager, Michael Testorf is joined by Head of APAC Business Development, Matt Bushby to introduce the Global Growth Strategy. Come along as they explore the Strategy and it's objectives.
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AOR Update: Resilient Economy Gets More Credit
Credit Spreads became the first indicator to turn green this month while Profit Margins improved to yellow, bringing the overall dashboard closer to green.
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Peak Rates a Good Sign for Infrastructure
Infrastructure has historically outperformed global equities as interest rates have peaked, something to keep in mind as inflation indicators slow and allow major central banks to end their hawkish positioning and move toward easing.
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Introducing Global Value Improvers
Join Portfolio Manager, Grace Su as she delves into the investment philosophy supporting the ClearBridge Global Value Improvers Strategy, and explores what the Strategy aims to achieve.
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ClearBridge Investments 2024 Stewardship Report
ClearBridge Investments' annual stewardship report highlights how active ownership benefits from ESG integration and how company engagements and proxy voting create value and drive positive change.
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