Explore our latest thinking on recent world and market developments.
From crisis to Goldilocks
By Pierre-Yves Bareau
We enter the 2nd quarter with a constructive view on emerging markets debt. In our view, the combination of a dovish Federal Reserve, Chinese stimulus and a stable servicing backdrop should lead to a stable returns profile for the rest of 2019.
Factor performance was bifurcated amid sharp market reversals. Equity factors were down across the board; macro factors were bolstered by carry across asset classes. We see potential catalysts in place across equity, event-driven and macro spaces.
Drawing on the insights and experience of more than 800 alternatives professionals around the globe, we explore how alternative asset allocation can help boost returns and reduce risk in a late-cycle investment environment.
Our 2019 Long-Term Capital Market Assumptions (LTCMAs) provides a context for how some of the structural factors affecting economies today are likely to drive asset returns over a 10- to 15-year investment horizon.
