Perspectives
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Developed Markets Infrastructure Income Model September Commentary
We remain defensively positioned as impacts of tightened financial conditions continue to impact the economy.
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The Long View: Stick the Landing
A healthier U.S. economy, the start of a rate cutting cycle and aggressive Chinese stimulus all improve the chances of a soft landing.
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Global Value Improvers Strategy September Commentary
September was a positive month for global markets, as the beginning of the rate cut cycle in the U.S., news of upcoming Chinese stimulus and a broadening of market leadership helped bolster global equities broadly.
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Emerging Markets Strategy September Commentary
China’s bazooka stimulus package symbolised a turning point of growth narrative of emerging markets.
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Governance Reforms Power Japan Forward
A new emphasis on corporate governance has helped to revitalise the Japanese market by improving corporate profitability and shareholder engagement while better integrating sustainability disclosures.
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AOR Update: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
The ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard has seen a shift with Jobless Claims improving to green, a development inconsistent with substantial deterioration in the labour market.
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Listed Infrastructure Powers AI - And Vice Versa
The potential of AI and data growth to drive significant infrastructure investment represents an emerging long-term thematic driver for the listed infrastructure asset class.
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INBrief with Infrastructure Portfolio Manager, Shane Hurst
Portfolio Manager, Shane Hurst, sits down with Giselle Roux from The Inside Networks to discuss how AI and decarbonisation are fuelling major investments in energy infrastructure.
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Rising Unemployment: Closer Look, Different Conclusion
A triggering of the Sahm rule has spooked financial markets in recent weeks but a deeper analysis shows increasing labour supply, rather than job losses, is a primary contributor to the pickup in unemployment.
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AOR Update: The Great Rotation?
With equities experiencing the most volatility since the pandemic, we examined the five factors driving the move out of mega cap growth stocks and why a slowing but still expansive economy, with the aid of imminent rate cuts, should support value, small cap and cyclical stocks in coming quarters as well as active management.
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Valuation of Infrastructure Assets Q2 2024
In our latest Valuation update, Portfolio Manager, Daniel Chu, discusses the contributors to infrastructure returns in the second quarter of 2024, and weighs in on the factors impacting different infrastructure sectors across the globe.
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Structural Tailwinds Make Utilities High Income and High Growth
Q2 2024 Infrastructure Income Strategy Commentary: Growing power demand from AI data centres is a positive for both utilities and energy infrastructure.
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