Mitigating 2024's rise in fund manager moves
Last year saw a spike in the number of fund manager departures, which were at their highest level since Covid.This week David Thorpe, Joseph Wilkins and Dave Baxter have a chat about why that might be...
6 Mars 202519min
Are we at an inflection point for political risk?
For better or worse, Donald Trump's first few weeks in the White House have involved a flurry of activity - which the markets have always appreciating some of the new US president's decisions.This wee...
27 Feb 202515min
Are equal-weight indices all they’re cracked up to be?
If volatility has made a comeback, are equal-weight indices the solution to this problem? Or do they present different issues?This week David Thorpe, Dave Baxter and Joseph Wilkins have a chat about t...
20 Feb 202520min
Is volatility back for good?
With Donald Trump in the White House and China pursuing its AI ambitions, it seems like 2025 is going to be a volatile year.This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins have a chat with Eren Osman, head ...
13 Feb 202529min
Benchmarking for success
Selecting a benchmark can be a thorny issue for portfolio managers since it is what their performance is judged against.This week David Thorpe and Joseph Wilkins are joined by Shanti Kelemen, chief in...
6 Feb 202522min
What to make of this week's AI rout?
This week's stock market rout following the emergence of China's DeepSeek has up-ended expectations that stocks like Nvidia would continue powering upwards uninterrupted.This week David Thorpe and Jos...
30 Jan 202525min
Why Gam has such a large exposure to US equities
Gam allocates about a third of its portfolio to US equities which, even in a market where exposure to Wall Street is rising, is a punchy position.This week we are joined by Julian Howard, chief multi-...
23 Jan 202529min
Why is RSMR's Stewart Smith such a big fan of Japan?
Through the recent peaks and troughs, average exposure to Japanese equities in our database has been relatively unmoved at about 3.5 per cent.But Stewart Smith, head of MPS at RSMR, has the highest ex...
16 Jan 202523min
