Talking Heads

Among Asian emerging market (EM) equities, many investors have focused this year on what they see as an usually lacklustre Chinese economy – traditionally an EM growth engine. The reality, however, is that Beijing’s efforts to re-engineer the economy have led to a situation where support for the economy appears centred more on tackling possible systemic issues than developing new growth engines.   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Resilient domestic demand and record-high profit margins at cash-rich companies have helped shield the eurozone economy from much of the effect of higher interest rates. However, the full impact is likely to be felt in 2024. A slowdown could lead to a larger-than-expected deceleration in price pressures, potentially setting up the European Central Bank for rate cuts in the second half of 2024. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The end of two decades of deflation and wage growth have improved the prospects of the Japanese economy and with it the outlook for Japanese equities.  Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Sean Park, Investment Specialist, and Junki Okamoto, Deputy Portfolio Manager. For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

With market expectations for a US recession being ‘kicked down the road’, the outlook for US small capitalisation stocks has improved.  Listen to this Talking Heads podcast with Vincent Nichols, Investment Specialist US Small Caps, and Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist.   For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

For investors looking for alternative investments and new sources of income, investing in managed timber and woodland can be an attractive source of stable yields.  Listen to our podcast with Otto Reventlow, CEO, and Asger Strange Olesen, Director ESG Climate and Biodiversity, at BNPP AM majority-owned International Woodland Company.   For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Two factors are driving growing interest in fixed income exchange-traded funds. First, bonds are back with yields at attractive levels relative to the era of low interest rates. Investors can lock in higher yields using a low-cost instrument such as an ETF, as Lorraine Sereyjol-Garros, Head of ETF Sales, explains to Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris.  For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Money market funds have been in favour as central banks tightened monetary policy. Investment Specialist Thibault Malin talks to Daniel Morris, Chief Market Strategist, about the bright outlook for money markets in this Talking Heads podcast.     For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Investors can help to speed climate mitigation and adaptation measures by allocating more and more actively to the protection of ecosystems and natural carbon sinks as well as other pro-climate fields, Thibaud Clisson, Climate Change Lead, tells Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris in the wake of the latest Climate Week NYC and ahead of December’s UN COP28 meeting.    For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What is the best way to actively manage an allocation to large-cap European equities?  Listen to this Talking Heads podcast as Valerie Charriere details a broad-ranging assessment of the fundamentals that matter to her team, such as the structure of the industry a company operates in and competitive advantages in terms of, for example, scale or technology.    For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

At around 15%, financial stocks account for a significant part of European equity indices. What is the outlook for the sector now that interest rates have normalised? Jeroen Knol, portfolio manager for European Equities and a European Financials specialist, discusses perspectives with Chief Market Strategist Daniel Morris in this Talking Heads podcast.   For more insights, visit Viewpoint: https://viewpoint.bnpparibas-am.com/ Download the Viewpoint app: https://onelink.to/tpxq34 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://bnpp.lk/am   Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.